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Universal Healthcare vs. Private Sector Insurance-based Payers

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Food/Water Insecurity, Hunger, & Poverty

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Climate Change & Natural Disasters

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Obesity & Heart Disease

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Use a standard essay format for responses to all questions (i.e., an introduction, middle
paragraphs and conclusion).

Canada
The Canadian system for health care delivery can be described as a mixed system because it is possible to have completely private health care with the patient paying the provider. However, most Canadian health care is provided through the single-payer model. Each province in Canada has the constitutional option to opt out of this system, although none have to date. All physician, hospital, pharmaceutical, and clinic fees are set and paid for by the government. A health care provider cannot charge more than the government fee, even if the patient is not covered by the public system or is from another country, unless the provider opts out of the system altogether. Other health care expenses such as dentistry and optometry are wholly private-sector operations. Each person who enrolls in the program is given a health care card, much like the Medicare card in the United States. All people have the same plan (http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca).

In recent years, American citizens have increasingly gone to Canada to purchase prescription drugs and be treated for certain illnesses. U.S. citizens take advantage of the high quality and lower cost of Canadian health care. Canadians also come to the United States for elective surgeries such as hip and heart. Canadians travel to the United States for health care for specialized procedures not available in Canada and in some cases to avoid long waiting times.

History
The early French settlers founded Catholic hospitals in the 1800s. Health care in Canada was private until 1946. At that time, the province of Saskatchewan introduced universal health care coverage. Over the next 10 years, the remaining nine provinces introduced similar coverage. In 1957, the Hospital and Diagnostic Services Act was passed through which the federal government paid 50 percent of costs of the health care programs in all 10 provinces. In 1966, the Medical Care Act was passed that instituted the universal coverage countrywide. The Canada Health Act was passed in 1984 that prohibited extra user fees and extra physician billing fees. The Canadian system, which blends universal health coverage with private-sector fee-for-service, is often seen as a model for U.S. health care reform in current and future discussions.

Delivery
The majority of health care in Canada (75%) is funded publicly and delivered privately. The private-sector spending is about 30 percent of the total, primarily for services not covered by Canadian Medicare such as dentistry, optometry, some prescription drugs, cosmetic surgery, and for, in some provinces, priority access to health care services. Canadians may also purchase supplementary private health insurance for these services; about 65 percent of the population has this coverage.

The actual delivery of services is the responsibility of the provinces and territories. Although privately funded, most of the services are provided by private enterprises. Most physicians do not receive a salary, but are paid on a fee-for-service basis. They in turn pay their staff, much like private practice physicians in the United States. The role of the federal government is to:

Provide the funds to deliver the services to the provinces

Set and administer the principles of the national health care system

Deliver services to specific special groups—veterans, First Nation Peoples, and the Inuit people

Provide public health, health protection programs, and health care research

Both Canadian citizens and health care providers report high approval ratings for this system (Health Canada http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca).

Statistics
In 2012, Canada spent 9.8 percent of GDP on health care, or U.S. $4,045 per capita. Of that, approximately 70 percent was government expenditure, according to the World Health Organization (WHO) (Canada http://www.who.int/countries/can).

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Clinical management of teens and adults (7 pages doublespaced)

You will listen to two interesting assigned StutterTalk podcasts retrieved from Schneider Speech website  (Blog/Podcast Collection).  Link below:

https://www.schneiderspeech.com/podcasts 

Podcast 1- Story Time:Speaking your Truth (13 mins)
Podcast 2 - Stuttering: Tell Me What to Do (36 mins)
                          
From each of the two podcasts:
a) discuss 3-4 clinical approaches/strategies that you learned including rationale and b) specify how you would apply what you learned to therapy with teens and adults who stutter (e.g., therapy activity, what directive you would say to the client and family, areas for counseling).
*Alot of counseling here as a speech pathologist with individuals who stutter. 

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ANALYZE NEWS RELATED TO ANY TOPIC IN THIS COURSE: Find a current article in your local newspaper or any publication that carries news related to Human Biology. Write a summary and analyze the article by answering the following questions: 

1. What sort of language does the writer use? Do the words imply sensationalism or conclusive findings? Phrases such as “startling revelation” or “now we know” or “the study proved” are clues to whether the report is sensational one.

2. Does the article imply that the current finding wipes out all that has gone before it? Can you detect a broad understanding of this topic on the writer’s part? 

3. Does the article mention whether the research results under discussion are published in a medical or nutrition journal? 

4. How were the results obtained? Can you tell from the article whether this was a case study, an epidemiological study, an intervention study, or laboratory study? How does the information affect your understanding of what the results have contributed to the science of nutrition? 

5. Does the finding apply to you? Should you change your eating patterns because of it? 

6. Does the finding make sense to you in light of what you know? You may not know enough to make the judgment yet. 

Please enclose the title, author, source and date for your article. Make sure to: 

1. Use current news. Use Science section of New York Times, Newsday or any scientific journal.

2. Summarize and explain the article to the class, same as if you were making a presentation. 

3. Do the analysis by answering the above questions. 

4. Use topics related to nutrition only.

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Ethical issues about euthanasia

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Nursing Profession Research Paper
The nursing profession is rich with various contributors to the profession in the areas of research, education, and practice among other roles. For the purposes of this assignment, the student must select a current or historical leader in the nursing profession to answer the following questions:

What are the title and responsibilities of the nursing leader?
What is the nursing leader's educational background (school, degree, certifications, etc.)?
What year did the leader enter the nursing profession? How long has the nursing leader been in the profession?
What organization(s) is the nursing leader a part?
What contributions has the leader made to the nursing profession?
Describe the way(s) in which the nurse pioneered in the profession or exemplified extraordinary leadership.
What nursing or non-nursing theory does the leader ascribe to?
How has the identified theory shaped their professional practice?
Do they believe knowledge of theoretical concepts are important for the contemporary nurse?  Why or why not?
How does the leader use a concept, theory, conceptual framework, and/or model within their professional role?
Write a 1250-1500 word paper according to the following:

Include an introductory paragraph with the reason(s) for selecting the nursing leader,
In the body of the paper, provide a narrative summary with responses to the questions.
Conclude with a reflective paragraph on the selected professional role in nursing.

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Until the mid-1960s, it was generally believed that the common interests of individuals or firms would lead necessarily to an organization to represent those interests. However, this reasoning was faulty; it neglected an important aspect of organizational development, the problem of “free riders. This is the topic of this week's discussion question.
First, in your own words, discuss what a free rider is.  Why is this an issue for associations/organizations formed to represent the interest of specific groups of people/firms?  The ADA and ANA found ways to overcome the free rider issue.  Discuss three of these initiatives. Why do you think these worked? In what ways could these have failed? It maybe that these are not as useful in 2019.  Identify and discuss a new initiative for the ANA and ADA that are more suited to 21st century healthcare. Be sure to provide a rationale for why these will work. 

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What are the social and political narratives about climate change?

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What happens to Earth and life on Earth as a result of climate change?