...between both the Center of Disease Control (CDC) and ProMedica Health System (PHS) will be presented as to their responsibilities and purpose in providing controlling, monitoring, evaluating, research, and education services while following regulatory health care guidelines will be presented. Introduction Regulatory agencies play an important and vital role in securing the protection, safety and welfare of our nation’s population. People, agriculture, health care industries and its affiliate employees need guidance and resources to protect the nation from dreadful diseases. Efforts to ensure the safety of the nation in the face of all kinds of diseases are developed through regulatory agencies such as the Center for Disease Control (CDC) (cdc.gov.od). Health care organizations that impact the regulatory agencies objectives of evaluating and monitoring conditions within disease control measures are found in associative organizations such as ProMedica Health System (ProMedica) as well as state and local governmental organizations. The CDC introduces the regulations, guideline and services available to our growing industrialized communities. Center for Disease Control and Prevention The Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) operates under the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and was created with the basic purpose of stopping and preventing infectious and chronic diseases. In keeping with their mission; the CDC has numerous educational programs, they track...
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... Particular agency governs health care. The following agency has a place in governing the health care industry and the people of the world. The paper shall begin with the agency role and structure and follow with the impact it effects within the health care industry. The agency that will be discussed in the paper is center for disease control. (CDC). After the completion of the effect the discussion will transfer into what the duties are of this agency along with the regulations that are governed by the other agencies involved with the CDC. Along with the final part which, will be the accreditation of the agency and how they affect the public. To begin first point or item expressed her is the agency’s role. Level one - the agency’s role or structure. The agencies’ role or information given by The Cdc - Laws and Regulations (2012) It is your single source for accurate, timely, consistent, and science-based information on a wide variety of disease prevention and health promotion topics. The subsidiary to this agency is the department of health and human services when asked or told by the CDC has the responsibility for preventing the introduction, transmission, and spread of communicable diseases in the United States along with other countries and allies. This agency has many other agencies’ attached or associated to them and what they do with the main agency which is to help in the operation of quarantine service to the health and well being of animals...
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...Government Agencies and Health Policy The United States Health Care system has evolved from the home visit by the town doctor concept, to a more complex system of regulatory agencies, policies, rules and regulations that govern the practice and art of medicine. It is a system in which billions of dollars have been budgeted and dedicated to ensuring the country is delivering affordable, quality care. The ultimate goal of the U.S. system is making sure quality care is accessible to its consumers and is value added care that will result in clinical outcomes aimed at reducing the nation’s mortality rate and increasing or extending the average life expectancy. In order to achieve that goal the system is divided into different segments, with each segment responsible for a specific function. For example, there are agencies that are responsible for the safety of prescriptions drugs; credentialing and accreditation; payments and reimbursements; and infectious diseases just to name a few. In addition to the agency’s specific function, the agency’s goals and objectives are driven by a specific mission and operate within their assigned scope; one such agency is the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (commonly referred to as the CDC). This essay will examine: the mission of the CDC; issues that are addressed by the CDC; the impact and influence the CDC has on policy and delivery and current initiatives of the CDC. The essay will also address the need to utilize political and legal...
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...coordination with the CDC released the nations first-ever comprehensive coordinated HIV/AIDS roadmap with measurable targets that need to be achieved by 2015. The vision for the NHAS is that “The United States will become a place where new HIV infections are rare and when they do occur, every person, regardless of age, gender, race/ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity or socio-economic circumstance, will have unfettered access to high quality, life-extending care, free from stigma and discrimination (White House)”. The National HIV/AIDS strategy was developed to address three main goals: “Reducing the number or people who become infected with HIV, increasing access to care and optimizing health outcomes for people living with HIV, and reducing HIV-related health disparities” (White House). In order to decrease the number of people who become infected with HIV it is important to know who currently has the virus, what risk factors increase a person’s likelihood of contracting the virus, and where the virus is most prevalent. This information is obtained by the CDC through surveillance. Surveillance is the “ongoing, systematic collection, analysis, interpretation, and dissemination of data regarding a health-related event. HIV/AIDS surveillance observes records and disseminates reports about new cases of HIV and AIDS” (HIV/AIDS Statistics and Surveillance). The CDC’s HIV/AIDS surveillance system is the premier source for vital and up to date information used to track the...
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...lower nutrient foods. According to the CDC (2015) a weight that is higher than what is considered a healthy weight for a given height is described as over weight and obese. While the United States continues to top the charts of obese countries, others such as India, Brazil, and Kuwait face similar consequences. According to the WHO (2015) most of the worlds population lives in countries where overweight and obesity kills more than underweight. Obesity has long been blamed on the increase consumption of energy dense high calorie food and the decrease of physical activity. Other up and coming countries however have experienced the effects of obesity secondary to societal and environmental changes, as stated by WHO (2015). Many countries and local communities for that matter lack support in policies dealing with health, environment, transportation, agriculture, food, and education. Many countries, cities, and communities are continuing to transition from rural base to urban base. Such choices largely prove to effect dietary considerations. As stated by Hoffman (2003), dietary changes associated with urbanization are related to the fact that rural dwellers tend to be more self sufficient in obtaining foods and also tend to eat traditional diets high in grains and fruits. If health care delivery systems are going to combat global health concerns there going to have to partner together with themselves and effected countries. According to the CDC (2015) through partnership of health...
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...physician Dr. Donald Kruglet said “ Among the 30 patients only five were hospitalized, 3 elderly males, 1 elderly female, and 1 one child age 6” all other patient were treated and released. The reason for the hospitalization was because of dehydration and low immune system. Department of Public Health and Environment are recalling eggs purchased at the following stores, Safeway, Edwards Market, and Wal-Mart. All local markets are informing customers who purchased eggs from their facility may have infected egg products (The Denver Post, 2010). Anyone who has bought eggs can return the uneaten portion to the store for a full refund, the health department stated (The Denver Post, 2010). To make local residents more comfortable with the outbreak the Miller Times will present basic information to bring awareness to the infection. What is Salmonellosis? Color-Enhanced scanning election Micrograph showing salmonella (red) invading cultured human cell (The Daily Beast, 2010) Salmonellosis is an infection from bacteria call Salmonella. Salmonella can develop diarrhea, fever, and abdominal cramps. The illness usually only lasts between four to seven days, and most people recover without any medical treatment (CDC, 2010). Some cases of Salmonella diarrhea may be so severe that a person must seek medical attention. In those cases, the infection could spread from the intestines to the bloodstream and to other parts of the body and could cause...
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...from which I used language, ideas, and information, whether quoted verbatim or paraphrased, and that any assistance of any kind, which I received while producing this paper, has been acknowledged in the References section. I have obtained written permission from the copyright holder for any trademarked material, logos, or images from the Internet or other sources. I further agree that my name typed on the line below is intended to have, and shall have, the same validity as my handwritten signature. Student's signature (name typed here is equivalent to a signature): _Marie Jean, Carrie Johnson, Paul Gauthier, Mike Waidlich________ Marie Jean WEEK II LEARNING TEAM Find articles that your team feels would give them a balanced view on these issues. Cite your sources. Summarize the article. The key question to cover in detail is the following: Tell why you see these as credible sources. Use the following to guide your discussion of “credibility” of your source. To determine credibility, you must “confirm the veracity” of your own research. Specifically, you must evaluate your source materials to make sure the evidence you use is relevant, sound, valid, and objective. Before you decide to use a source, examine the following issues: http://www.cdc.gov/vaccinesafety/Vaccine_Monitoring/Index.html The center for disease control and prevention (CDC) came to Atlanta Georgia in 1949, and has always been a good credible source of information on health issues for the public at...
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...Center for Disease Control (CDC) Similarities When comparing the CDC to the HFAP and FEMA, there are some similarities. First, the CDC and HFAP work with hospitals and clinics to figure out the problems. Second, CDC and FEMA both have training classes to learn more about what each are working for. Third, the CDC and FEMA both work to protect our nation from any major disasters, such as an outbreak or even a flood. Differences The CDC is mostly concerned with outbreaks and ailments disturbing certain areas, where FEMA is used to control disasters such as fires, floods, or tornadoes. The HFAP works to gather information about Medicare and Medicaid. CDC The CDC uses control charts to measure the performance improvements. Control charts are graphical statistical tools that monitor the changes in a particular set of observations over time (CDC, n.d.). The National Public Health Performance Standards Program (NPHPSP) is part of the CDC that helps to improve the quality of each health practice and the performance of public health (CDC, n.d.). The NPHPSP uses a strategic plan to communicate with leadership. This plan helps to acknowledge the leadership in public health and establishes objectives, goals, and strategic actions that will guide the research, policies, and partnership activities of the center (CDC, 2010). Performance Standards The CDC has a few performance standards that are used. First, they identify the relevant standards. Second, they communicate the expectations...
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...DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT Report on Summer Training BRAND AWARENESS OF HCL LEARNING - CDC (Career Development Centre) -A Study in Chandigarh- Submitted to Lovely Professional University In partial fulfilment of the Requirements for the award of Degree of Master of Business Administration Submitted by: Gaurav Sharma University Registration No. 3450070065 DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT LOVELY PROFESSIONAL UNIVERSITY JALANDHAR-NEW DELHI GT ROAD PHAGWARA PUNJAB Acknowledgment This project was result of my life’s best efforts till now and ultimate industry and corporate world experience. However, it would not have been possible without the kind support and help of many individuals and organizations. I would like to extend my sincere thanks to all of them. I wish to express my sincere gratitude to my Training Coordinator, Mr. Ashwani Panesar and my Mentor and project guide for Summer Training, Ms. Mandakini, Lecturer in Management Department of Lovely Professional University, for providing me an opportunity to do my Six week Summer Training Project on “BRAND AWARENESS OF HCL LEARNING-CDC” in “HCL Infosystems Ltd., PHASE-8, MOHALI.” I am highly indebted to my project guide in HCL Infosystems Ltd, Mr.Tarun Kumar, Business manager-North, HCL Infosystems Ltd. for their guidance and constant supervision as well as for providing necessary information regarding the project & also for their support in completing the project. I would like to...
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...series over a period of days or sometimes weeks. If it is less than 4 weeks before you leave, you should still see your doctor. You might still benefit from shots or medications and other information about how to protect yourself from illness and injury while traveling. CDC divides vaccines for travel into three categories: routine, recommended, and required. While your doctor will tell you which ones you should have, it's best to be aware of them ahead of time. Before visiting Nigeria, you may need to get the following vaccinations and medications for vaccine-preventable diseases and other diseases you might be at risk for at your destination: (Note: Your doctor or health-care provider will determine what you will need, depending on factors such as your health and immunization history, areas of the country you will be visiting, and planned activities.) To have the most benefit, see a health-care provider at least 4–6 weeks before your trip to allow time for your vaccines to take effect and to start taking medicine to prevent malaria, if you need it. Even if you have less than 4 weeks before you leave, you should still see a health-care provider for needed vaccines, anti-malaria drugs and other medications and information about how to protect yourself from illness and injury while traveling. CDC recommends that you see a health-care provider who specializes in Travel Medicine. Find a travel medicine clinic near you. If you have a medical condition, you should also share your travel...
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...June 04, 2016 Human Immunodeficiency Virus Human Immunodeficiency Virus, or HIV, is a virus that attacks the body’s immune system, and if left untreated, it can develop into Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome, or AIDS (AIDS, 2015). HIV is a virus that a person will have for the rest of their life, because the human body can never completely get rid of the virus (AIDS, 2015). There is currently no cure for HIV, but if properly treated, it can be controlled. HIV is caused by a virus that specifically attacks CD4 cells. These cells are responsible for the immune system. When left untreated, HIV attacks these cells, leaving the human body unable to fight off infection or cancers (AIDS, 2015). There are three stages of HIV. The first is the acute infection stage where there is a large amount of the virus being produced in the body. A person may not even know they have HIV in this stage. The second stage is the clinical latency stage where very low levels of the virus is being produced because a person may be receiving treatment. A person can live in the clinical latency stage for years, even decades. The final stage of HIV is known as AIDS and this is where a person is susceptible to opportunistic infection. (AIDS, 2015). There are several symptoms of HIV, but the only way to be certain that one has HIV is through testing. Early symptoms include fatigue, muscle aches, fever, chills, swelling of lymph nodes, night sweats, and ulcers in the mouth (AIDS, 2015). ...
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...Food Born Illness: Salmonella Timothy Thomas SCI/163 Salmonellosis is an infection that is caused by a Salmonella bacteria strain. Salmonella gains its name from being named after the American scientist who discovered the bacteria Daniel E. Salmon. ("CDC - General Information on Salmonella," n.d.) There are several different types of bacterial strains with the serotypes Salmonella Typhimurium and Salmonella Enteritidis being the two most common in the United States. Reported cases of a Salmonella infection tend to be more commen in the summer months with children under five years having the highest infection rate amoung age groups. While it is not the most dangerous of infections it can be fatal if the infection reaches the infected persons blood stream and causes an estimated 400 deaths per year due to acute salmonellosis. ("CDC - General Information on Salmonella," n.d.) Food products are the most common transmission sources for salmonella with eggs and chicken being the two major causes of a salmonella infection. ("Transmission of Salmonella Bacteria | About Salmonella," n.d.) Eggs can carry the bacteria on the shell since they come out of the same passages that hens use to pass feces. For this reason eggs are required to be washed at processing, although that might not be enough to prevent the infection. Eggs can also become contaminated due to the bacteria going through the pores of the shells after they are laid, contamination can also occur if the bacteria is in...
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...Health HCS/535 The Center for Disease Control and Prevention, CDC, coordinate efforts in conjunction with states and other partnersto offer a system of health surveillance, which would monitor and prevent disease outbreaks, which includes bioterrorism. The goal of the agency is to implement strategies to prevent diseases as well as maintain national health statistics. Another role of the CDC is to safeguard against international disease transmission, this is vital as the agency has personnel located several countries outside the United States. Looking at the agency’s core functions, examining influences in the workplace, and identifying roles of the agency personnel is vital to understanding the CDC’s contribution(Center for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC], n.d.). Core functions The primary focus of the CDC has been geared toward the protection of health and the promotion of life. This is achieved through preventing and controlling of disease, injury, and forms of disability. This will be attained through collaborative efforts with partnerships in the United States as well as throughout the world. These efforts include monitoring health, detecting and investigating health issues, performing research to improve prevention, develop and promote policies, spearhead leadership and training, and foster safe and healthy environments(Fos& Fine, 2005). Support to the Public Health System The CDC is a sub-set of the Department of Health and Human Services and is the...
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...to be a system in place for determining its accuracy and reliability. http://www.cdc.gov.htm is a website created by the Center for Disease Control and is intended to provide consumers with information pertaining to diseases, emergencies, disasters, environmental health, travelers health, healthy living, workplace safety and more. This website can easily be found via the Google search engine. The following will discuss this website and determine if it is credible. Authority Authority can be defined as “the extent to which material is the creation of a person or organization that is recognized as having definitive knowledge of a given subject area.” (Usher & Skinner, 2008). The CDC is recognized as an accredited institution whose material is based on sound, researched evidence. The CDC has been in existence for over 60 years and is a well-known institution. On the website the CDC speaks of its core values. These are described as accountability by which their services are based on: sound scientific research and integrity by which there is a promise to disseminate information based on high quality data (http://www.cdc.gov/about/organization/mission.htm). Information The completeness of website information is an important step in evaluating website credibility. If a consumer of the website is reading incomplete information there is a possibility that detrimental results can occur (Dutta-Bergman, 2004). In order to have a credible website, the information presented...
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...Executive Summary Barilla and its distributors have decided to implement the Just-in-Time Distribution (JITD) approach. This will require a vendor relationship between Barilla and its distributors and investment in sharing information from its customers and the inventory on hand in the distributors’ warehouse. Because of Barilla’s poor performance caused by shortages it is imperative that JITD is implemented in a proper manner that emphasizes the short term and long term gains that Barilla and its supply chain will have. Although most of the implementation can occur in a short period of time, in order for the supply chain to truly be successful, there must be long term investment for the vendor relationship and relationship with its internal members to truly be effective and successful. Issue Identification The following are a list of issues that must be addressed: * Distribution System * Extreme demand fluctuations * Distributor resistance * Internal resistance Issue Identification including Root Cause Analysis Distribution system Barilla has employed two main approaches to meet the end users’ needs. Barilla carries extra inventory in its factories in anticipation of any large pulls from its customer because it can’t produce product fast enough within the constraints of its production facilities. However, holding extra inventory is extremely expensive because there is no predictability in demand. Second, in order to minimize its inventory carrying...
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