Community health assessments

Instructions

Community health assessments are used by health planners to identify, and prioritize health problems within a given community. To prioritize health programs and their development, a needs assessment is used. There are four types of needs that should be considered in a needs assessment. Although there is no single way to conduct a needs assessment, the basic steps to conducting a needs assessment can be identified.

Using the Internet, research about needs assessments and the types of health needs in your community. Based on your research, create a 4- to 5-page Microsoft Word document that:

  • Describes the four types of needs and compares them. Explains the interaction of the four types and the role of each type of need in the community assessment process.
  • Selects one of the four needs and provides an example of how this need can be applied to a health issue in your community. Describes the potential pitfalls of focusing a needs assessment on a single need. Provides examples to support your assertions.
  • Identifies and describes the basic steps of conducting a needs assessment and also explains the importance of each.
  • Describes any additional steps that should be considered in the assessment process.

Submission Details:

  • Cite any sources in APA format. Requires an introduction, headings, conclusion, references and must be under 25% similarity report.
 
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National Director of Intelligence

*keep each question and reference separate 

After 9/11, the position of National Director of Intelligence (NDI) was created to bring organization to the multitude of intelligence agencies.  Today there remain at least 17 intelligence agencies in US government.  Why do we still have so many? 500 words 2 references 

Congress has been given oversight of the US Intelligence Community.  The House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence has 21 members.  The Senate Select Committee on Intelligence has 15 members.  There is a belief in some quarters that 36 members of Congress are too many to entrust with sensitive intelligence data given the congressional propensity for leaks to the media.  This has resulted in certain intelligence issues being disclosed only to the “Gang of Eight,” which is composed of committee leadership and House and Senate leaders.  This excludes 32 of the 36 committee members who maintain they cannot exercise their oversight responsibilities by being left in the dark on critical matters.  Which camp has the better argument? 500 words 2 references 

Many people think they have all the ethical and moral training they need before they start a public administration program. For many, ethics is simply “doing good and avoiding evil”. How might training in administrative ethics help you to become a better public manager? 500 words 2 references 

Please describe the difference between ethics and moral?  Please give 3 examples of each, be very detailed in your response. 500 words 2 references 

 
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Gardner’s Theory of Multiple Intelligences

The idea of Gardner’s Theory of Multiple Intelligences suggests that there are specific intelligences that are inherent in all individuals. A preferred learning style may not necessarily be the best way an individual learns, but for some it may be. Considering the various learning styles and preferences helps instructors customize their instruction. With that in mind, reflect on and discuss the relevancy you see in using the intelligences in your instruction planning. Additionally, reflect and discuss how your knowledge of multiple intelligences may serve in the way you interact with colleagues, family, or friends.

Prepare 

Prior to beginning work on this discussion forum, watch this video 8 Intelligences – Theory of Multiple Intelligences Explained – Dr. Howard Gardner (Links to an external site.).

Reflect

Within your own personal and professional experiences, reflect on the eight types that make up Howard Gardner’s multiple intelligences:

  1. Musical-rhythmic
  2. Visual-spatial
  3. Verbal-linguistic
  4. Logical-mathematical
  5. Bodily-kinesthetic
  6. Interpersonal
  7. Intrapersonal
  8. Naturalistic

Consider the intelligence that you perceive as your own strength and how you may naturally instruct your learners from that strength. For example, if you are an auditory learner, do you then feel most comfortable delivering instruction in an auditory lecture format?

Content Instructions

  • Take the following multiple intelligences test from Literacynet.org: 
  • Share your results from the test and relate your intellectual strengths to the way you learn and even the activities or hobbies you engage in.
  • Discuss the value of utilizing multiple intelligences when planning your instruction. 
    • Describe why you want to consider the areas of multiple intelligences when instructing.
    • Provide evidence from at least one scholarly source to support your point.
  • Knowing what you know now about multiple intelligences, describe how it might change the way you interact with colleagues, family, and/or friends. Provide at least two examples.

Guided Response: Respond to at least two of your classmates. In addition to responding to your classmates, offer specific insights about how your classmates could strengthen their point of view by offering one to two targeted and specific pieces of advice or suggestions to bolster their idea(s). Be sure to also respond to any questions that your instructor might pose. Continue to monitor the discussion forum through Day 7 and respond with robust dialogue to anyone who replies to your initial post.

 
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describe and explain the Incident Command System

 Instructions: 

Please answer the following questions according to the number (number the answers) associated. 

1. In a paragraph, describe and explain the Incident Command System.

2. Name and describe the five functional areas of ICS and list their primary responsibilities.

3. Describe the key components of an incident action plan.

4. List at least 5 duties of the Incident Commander (IC) or the Unified Command (UC)

5.  Set up and diagram an Incident Command System for the following scenario. Define all the roles and responsibilities for each functional area that would be included in this scenario. 

SCENARIO: At 10:05a.m. today, a hurricane/earthquake/tornado/flood hit the community of Edenton. The downtown area was the hardest hit. People have reported damage to homes, and businesses have been affected as well. No fatalities have been reported. Three people with injuries have been taken to the Edenton Community Hospital, which is also reporting some damage. As many as 10 people are missing. The downtown fire station is destroyed/inoperable. Two other fire stations are operational. Other possible effects: A large fire has broken out in downtown Water mains are cut. 10 percent of the population has sustained injuries. Utility lines are down. Animals in the zoo have escaped from their cages. Looters are rampaging downtown. Sewers have backed up, endangering public health. Many houses are destroyed/inhabitable and shelters will be needed. A hazardous spill has occurred. A major road has been affected. 

Instructions for question 5. 350-400 words, APA style format and a minimum of 3 references.

6.  NIMS provides and promotes _____________, which fosters more effective communications among agencies and organizations responding together to an incident. 

  • A. operating procedures
  • B. common terminology
  • C. portable radios
  • D. cellular equipment

7.  Operations has the task of translating strategic objectives into specific:

  • A. measurable tactical objectives.
  • B. immediate orders.
  • C. general emergency orders.
  • D. general tactical objectives.

8.  The inherent flexibility provided by the NIMS framework facilitates scalability of emergency management and incident response activities. NIMS also provides the flexibility for unique implementation in specified areas around the nation.

  • A. Statement one is correct, statement two is incorrect.
  • B. Statement one is incorrect, statement two is correct.
  • C. Both statements are correct.
  • D. Both statements are incorrect.
 
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