Which of the following is a result of regulations set up by the Food and Drug Administration and the Consumer Product Safety Commission?

A) The time between new product ideas and their introduction to the market has decreased.

B) Spending on research and development has decreased.

C) Research costs for companies have grown.

D) More companies have failed to meet safety standards.

E) Companies are more focused on making practical, affordable versions of products.

Hillsboro County
Community Health Needs Assessment Case 1 – Assignment
Assignment Overview:
You are to complete a community health needs assessment (CHNA) for Hillsboro County utilizing the information contained in Case 1 of the Middleboro CASEBOOK. A CHNA answers the question: What are the primary healthcare needs and issues facing this county?
You are encouraged to seek outside data to benchmark local data to state and national data/trends. For purposes of benchmarks, assume that Hillsboro County is located in Pennsylvania. Selected Excel tables of data from the case are provide in Moodle.
Your submission is limited to 5 single-spaced pages following APA format. Utilize appendices for tables and charts (not included in page count).

Every year new case material is introduced and numbers and other information are changed. You are expected to produce independent work. Evidence that work has not been produced independently, as determined by the instructor and subject to the policies governing plagiarism established by the college, will be grounds for failure of the course and potential dismissal from the program.
The following questions will guide the development of your CHNA:
Demographic and Population Analysis
We need an analysis of the population changes and characteristics in Hillsboro County. Please address each of the following questions and provide appropriate quantitative justification to support your conclusions and recommendations:
Over the past five and ten years, which of the communities located in Hillsboro County have grown faster than the overall rate of population increase in Hillsboro County? Over the last five and ten years, which of the communities in Hillsboro County have grown slower than the overall rate of population growth in Hillsboro County? What should we expect the population to be as of CY+5 for all towns located in Hillsboro County? To what degree does the age profile of Hillsboro County resemble the overall age profile demographic of the United States? Which towns in the county are the “oldest” and the “youngest?” Assess the implications of your findings related to the delivery of health services in the county.
Nursing Home Need Study
National statistics indicate that approximately 3.9 percent of the population 65 or older is in nursing homes. Historically, nursing homes in Hillsboro County have an averageoccupancy of 94 percent. Does Hillsboro County currently have a sufficient number of nursing home beds? Are additional nursing home beds needed as of today and/or by 2020? If yes, indicate where in Hillsboro County you recommend any additional nursing home beds be located.
Health Priorities
In order to assess and improve health services in Hillsboro County we need a comprehensive understanding of population characteristics and anticipated changes. For example, the need and demand for health and medical care are both critically linked to demographic characteristics. Based on your answers to Question 1, indicate your five most significant assessments involving Hillsboro County and its communities. For each critical assessment, indicate your rationale and assess its significance on the health and healthcare services in Hillsboro County.
Hospital Comparison
We need an analysis of hospital utilization, cost, and quality in Hillsboro County. Consider average length of stay (ALOS), hospital admissions and patient days per 1,000 population, and other appropriate statistics. Answer the following questions and provide appropriate quantitative justification to support your conclusions and recommendations:
Indicate significant conclusions concerning 2014 countywide and town-specific hospital utilization statistics. Are local hospital utilization statistics in keeping with national rates and statistics? What should be the number of 2014 and 2019 hospital discharges and patient days generated by the population in Hillsboro County? For 2019 include your demographic forecast. This question will require you to estimate national hospital utilization statistics (e.g. ALOS, patient days per 1,000, etc.) for 2019. Based on your 2019 estimate and previous estimate of 2019 population, indicate the anticipated number of inpatient patient days and occupancy for Middleboro Community and Webster Hospital. Assess the significance of your findings on the health and healthcare services in Hillsboro County.
Physician Type Analyses
We need a comprehensive understanding of the number and type of physicians in Hillsboro County. Address each of the following questions and provide appropriate quantitative justification to support your conclusions and recommendations. Based on available national statistics (e.g., physician population ratios), does Hillsboro County have an excess or shortage of physicians? Excluding hospital-based specialties (e.g., pathologists), what medical specialties (e.g., general internal medicine) are in excess of national standards? Asof 2014, how many additional physicians are needed in what specific medical specialties? Assess the significance of your findings on the health and healthcare services in Hillsboro County.
Health Needs Study
We need an analysis of the health needs in Hillsboro County. Please address each of the following questions and provide appropriate quantitative justification to support your conclusions and recommendations:
Assess Hillsboro County’s mortality statistics (Tables 1.17 and 1.18). Is Hillsboro County experiencing “excess” mortality associated with specific causes of death? Are Hillsboro County’s causes of death in accordance with or significantly different than disease-specific national rates and specific trends? Compare the health insurance coverage in Hillsboro County with national statistics. Is Hillsboro County similar or different than the overall United States? Assess the significance of your findings on the health and healthcare services in Hillsboro County.
Vital Statistics Analysis
Assess Hillsboro County’s vital statistics (Table 1.16). Indicate whether the rates experienced in Hillsboro County are in accordance with national rates and trends. Assess the significance of your findings on the health and healthcare services in Hillsboro County.
County-Wide Disaster Planning
As you are aware, under a new federal and state program administered by the office of the governor, every county has the opportunity to apply for a planning grant (potentially), followed by implementation funding to better prepare for large-scale disasters. Each municipality in our county and all licensed health facilities and schools has existing disaster plans. Some of our larger employers also report have such plans. An analysis two years ago indicated that the number of first responders (police, fire, and EMT) in Hillsboro County per 1,000 residents is within 5 percent of national averages for a rural area. As such, we believe that we have sufficient infrastructure to address accidents and related issues.
For the grant we need to propose six to ten actions that could significantly enhance our area’s ability to address large-scale weather disasters and/or other types of large-scale disasters that would involve a significant area response. Provide your list of six to ten actions with rationale.

Answer:The following instructions contain information about your goal statement, which is a required part of your application to Walden University. Please focus only on the information requested about you, your background, and your future goals. You are strongly encouraged to carefully proofread, grammar check, and spell check your goal statement. Overall writing presentation and clarity are very important.

Name: You must provide your full name (first and last) on your goal statement for it to be accepted by admissions.
Degree and concentration: You must clearly indicate to which degree program you are applying as well as the concentration you wish to pursue within that degree program.
Content: There are five sections described below. Please include the following information when preparing your goal statement. While not required, we strongly suggest that you format your goal statement by heading each section with the headings shown below. Write your information in paragraph form and do not use bullet format under the section headings.
Please note that applicants with incomplete goal statements will not be considered for admission.

Personal/Professional Goals Why are you interested in the Master of Social Work (MSW) program at Walden University and what are your plans after you receive your degree? What influenced you to choose the field of social work?

Academic Experience Describe your previous undergraduate and graduate academic experience; if you do not have a backy your prior academic skills to social work. You may include any experiences (e.g., study abroad, unique work or research experience) that influenced your choice of the MSW program at Walden University. Explain any inconsistencies in your academic record or work experience. If your GPA is not what you would have liked, explain special personal, physical, or family circumstances that may have adversely affected your GPA.

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Personal Qualities Include in this section personal qualities (e.g., interpersonal skills, team work skills, etc.) you possess that you believe will contribute to your success in your field and graduate study.

Why Walden? Indicate why Walden would be a good match for you and your future goals. What interested you about Walden (this could include courses, faculty, and / or research projects and facilities)? Why are you interested in an online program?

HR0372 – CULTURE & ORGANISATION – ASSIGNMENT ESSAY STRUCTURE Purpose: Apply a theoretical framework to conduct an analysis of an Organisation’s CULTURE ASSIGNMENT REPORT STRUCTURE ( +/- 3000 Words) Introduction (approx.. 300 words) Background of the company you have chosen The circumstances leading to the focus of your essay The topics you are going to discuss in the essay Theoretical Framework (approx.. 500 words) Briefly outline/discuss the theoretical framework you have chosen – discuss why your chosen framework is more appropriate for your essay rather than another framework (yes, outline briefly the other framework concepts as well) Argument = taking a viewpoint and justifying it. Discussion of central topic (approx..2000 words) As this module is about culture, you can define culture here Critically discuss and evaluate the cultural issues of your chosen topic by using the framework dimensions. Analyse the issues, use the theoretical concepts to explain/defend your evaluation about what is happening in that issue you are discussing. Conclusion (approx.. 300 words) Summarize the key points of your analysis Make sure the conclusion wraps up and links up to the central topic you mentioned at the beginning of the passage. What could have been done differently? PROPER REFERENCING – APA STYLE At least 10 academic references (published books, textbooks, journals) LINK & RELATE A GOOD DISICUSSION & CRITICAL EVALUATION look like this….. Analysing the issue using theoretical concepts….. Power Distance As dimension of national cultures, power distance reflects the range of basic answers found in the various countries to the basic question of how to handle the fact that people are unequal (Hofstede, 2010). In other words, how should people with different levels of power, prestige and status interact with one another – equally or unequally (Ferraro, 2010). This dimension corresponds to expectations for strong autocratic leadership rather than more egalitarian leadership (Hitt et al., 2009) Shows Research (3 writers), their interpretation to Hofstede’s Power Distance The ranking of the USA is 40 and for Germany is 35. The German’s power distance is smaller than that of the United States and seems inconsistent with the German preference for order and discipline (Scarborough, 1998). For example, Chrysler had a reputation for more freewheeling open culture (Anon., 2004) and mid-level managers were allowed to proceed on their own initiative without executive level approval (Vlasic and Stertz, 2000). This is because the US is an egalitarian society which leads to relative informal relations between people of high and low status, a general disregard of protocol, and high level of delegation of authority (Ferraro, 2010). We will find a similar culture at another American organisation – Google. The company avoided all unnecessary managerial hierarchies, creating a decentralised structure here employees are free to approach top management as desired and work on their own initiative (Hitt et al, 2009). Historically, Americans played down status differences and they become uncomfortable when faced with the type of ceremony, tradition and formalised social rules found more widely throughout Europe (Ferraro, 2010). Therefore it is easy to imagine how uncomfortable they felt when they deal with their German colleagues. Daimler, on the other hand embraced formality and hierarchy, from its intricately structured decision-making processes to its suit-and-tie dress code and respect for titles and proper names (Vlasic & Stertz, 2000). All the employees’ decisions at Daimler worked their way to the top of the hierarchy through formal channels. These are features of a hierarchical society where status and power hierarchies are expected to be maintained. Such formality, centralisation and strict hierarchy in an organisation restrict communication (Clegg et al., 2008). Therefore it is fair to assume that unlike Chrysler or Google, employees at Daimler were unlikely to communicate their ideas to the senior managers. Compares the index of 2 countries’ power distance. Applies the comparison against Chrysler and explains why. Gives another example of low Power Distance example. Explains the Power Distance behaviours and impact Critical Evaluation and makes an assertion after the discussion above

What is meant by maintaining ownership of the problem?