Imagine you are a community health educator and you have been tasked with developing a presentation using an engaging educational resource to educate an audience on one type of diabetes.

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Imagine you are a community health educator and you have been tasked with developing a presentation using an engaging educational resource to educate an audience on one type of diabetes.

Identify your audience. Examples include:

  • Senior center
  • Middle school
  • A workplace

Choose from the two following options:

Option A: Type 1 Diabetes

Your educational resource should address the following questions:

  • How does society view Type 1 diabetes (what society thinks it is versus what it actually is, common beliefs and practices)?
  • What are some signs and symptoms?
  • How can patients comply with treatment regimens?
  • How can patients make the right decisions to live a healthy life?
  • What is the impact of Type 1 diabetes on health care resources?

Option B: Type 2 Diabetes

Your educational resource should address the following questions:

  • How does society view Type 2 diabetes (what society thinks it is versus what it actually is, common beliefs and practices)?
  • What are some preventive measures?
  • What are some signs and symptoms?
  • How can patients make the right decisions to live a healthy life?
  • How can patients comply with treatment regimens?
  • What is the impact of Type 2 diabetes on health care resources?

Create a 350- to 700-word educational resource as a way to share this information. Examples of educational resources include:

  • A social media page
  • An informational pamphlet
  • A Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation

Note: Consider the audience you are presenting to. You will need to craft your educational resource in an appropriate and understandable way for your identified audience.

Cite at least 2 reputable references used to complete your resource. Reputable references include trade or industry publications, government or agency websites, scholarly works, a textbook, or other sources of similar quality.

Format your references according to APA guidelines.

Submit your assignment.

Loyal customers offer multiple benefits to a healthcare organization.  What are some of these benefits? How can loyalty be measured from a  marketing approach? Find one example of a loyalty program in the  healthcare industry, and comment on it. Is there in the program content  any room for improvements?

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Question # 1

When establishing the product element of the marketing mix, a  company must decide its product mix, product line, and its breadth and  depth. Pick a Hospital or any health services facility you are working  for, or you are familiar with, and describe the product (service) mix  that facility is offering. Based on your experience with that facility,  is it possible to modify the product mix by eliminating, adding,  services? If yes, why? If not, why?

Question # 2

Transparency is a growing factor in health care. You have been hired  to consult with a group of cardiologists who have just developed their  first website.

The practice is located in a in a medium-sized community where there  are 3 other cardiology practices. Present the pros and cons for them in  developing a proactive approach to transparency on their website.

Some of the partners in the practice are strongly opposed to providing any metrics on the site.

Question # 3

Loyal customers offer multiple benefits to a healthcare organization.  What are some of these benefits? How can loyalty be measured from a  marketing approach? Find one example of a loyalty program in the  healthcare industry, and comment on it. Is there in the program content  any room for improvements?

QUESTION # 4

Visit the websites of two major healthcare providers, Mayo clinic (https://www.mayoclinic.org)   and Cleveland clinic (https://my.clevelandclinic.org).

Which one do you believe does a better job in promoting its  services and why? And why is the other website not as good and how could  it be improved?

QUESTION # 5

At a recent strategic planning retreat of a 40­ person  multispecialty group, the administrator made a presentation that focused  on the coming year’s plans to establish the organization’s first two  primary care satel­lites, which would be located in the two growing  sub­urbs of the community. These new additions would require the hiring  of four family practitioners and other support staff. When the  administrator finished her pre­sentation, one of the most senior  physicians stood up and said, “This is a foolish expenditure. We’re so  busy now in this group, we can’t even see another patient. Our revenue  was up 14 percent according to the previous financial presentation we  heard. There is no reason to change what we’re doing.” How might you  respond to this physician?

Microbiology Questions ( Part 3)

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1. Explain how common source outbreaks differ from propagated epidemics. Use the coronavirus outbreak and pandemic to support your answer.

2. How does the hemolytic disease of the newborn arise? How can it be prevented?

Revolutionary ideas after Renaissance

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Since the Renaissance, Western society has been impacted by several revolutionary ideas. It may be argued that society was more receptive to new ideologies, which were intended to transform their way of life. It’s important to mention that not all of these revolutionary ideas yielded positive results. Regardless, Western society has continued to evolve with the passage of time, taking what was needed from various movements and discarding what was deemed useless.

Napoleon emerged as France’s first leader, following the French Revolution. Therefore, it was quite an eye opening exercise to determine whether he chose to follow or break away from the aims of the revolutionaries. The term revolution has been used more “frequently to signify a total overthrow of the existing political and social order” (Puchner et al. 545). In reference to France, the actions of the revolutionaries exceeded their geographic boundaries, and set off a series of political uprising across the European continent (Hunt et al. 604). The French Revolution was a direct reflection of the ills of society at the time. For the first time, citizens were no longer willing to suffer in silence. As their frustrations overflowed, there was a resounding cry for changes in the way that the state functioned. One of the main areas of contention dealt with the economic constraints, which the ruling monarchy was ill-equipped to manage. Even worse, the social inequities and the rising costs of their bare necessities forced French citizens to rebel. Unfortunately, “the fiscal crisis soon provoked a constitutional crisis of epic proportions” (Hunt et al. 610). There was a ripple effect, along with the loud cry for change. Consequently, after several failed attempts by the revolutionaries, there was the first establishment of a republic in French history (Hunt et al. 614). At the forefront, the revolutionaries were focused on ensuring the wellbeing of society on a whole, especially with the removal of the monarchy. Most significantly, as the revolution was dwindling down, with the support of the military, Napoleon was presented as a new national leader. As a result, it is important to compare the both factions, and to determine whether they were aligned or followed different paths.

Joseph Conrad took on the challenge of composing a literary critique of imperialism in Africa, when he wrote The Heart of Darkness. This well-suited title hinted to the realities of both the African natives and the European imperialists. Additionally, Conrad’s narrative was more of an exposé, as he addressed a subject that many seemed to shy away from, or chose to only portray it in a positive way. However, Conrad had the good or bad fortune, depending on one’s perspective, to actually travel to the Congo, where he was able to see for himself, what truly took place under the umbrella of imperialism. Through personal observations and introspective conversations with other explorers, he received a well-rounded understanding of this economic and politically motivated phenomenon. During one of his discussions with another trader, Conrad was left grossly repulsed and traumatized by all that he had learned. Consequently, after a few years following his voyage, “he began to write about it with a moral rage that emerged openly at first and subsequently in more complex, ironic form” (Puchner et al. 1692). This would explain his motivation for writing Heart of Darkness, which was completely nuanced, as he described his different reactions of the narrator throughout his voyage. The young explorer, Marlow, was initially enthralled by the idea of voyaging to Africa; however, his experiences showed that he was ill-prepared for the realities, which will forever change him as a man.

Works Cited

Hunt, L., et al. The Making of the West, Peoples and Cultures. 5th Edition, Vol 2, Bedford/St. Martin’s.

Puchner, Martin, et al. The Norton Anthology of Western Literature. Vol. 2, 9th Edition, W.W. Norton, 2014.

Topic: Factors contributing to increase rate of diabetes type 2 in African American( in US only)

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Topic: Factors contributing to increase rate of diabetes type 2 in African American( in US only)

APA format, 4 pages, references include, minimum 9 references use.

Giving out some of the factors why African American has higher chance to get diabetes type 2 than other ethnics. Also mention why it is hard for them to control the sugar even they have medications and physicians.

If there is any recently statistics show the percentages or rate will be good.

DAT 565 Week 5 Assignment Apply Regression Modelling

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Wk 5 – Apply: Regression Modeling [due Mon]

Assignment Content

1.

Purpose 

This assignment provides an opportunity to develop, evaluate, and apply bivariate and multivariate linear regression models.

Resources: Microsoft Excel®, DAT565_v3_Wk5_Data_File

Instructions: 

The Excel file for this assignment contains a database with information about the tax assessment value assigned to medical office buildings in a city. The following is a list of the variables in the database:

o FloorArea: square feet of floor space

o Offices: number of offices in the building

o Entrances: number of customer entrances

o Age: age of the building (years)

o AssessedValue: tax assessment value (thousands of dollars)

Use the data to construct a model that predicts the tax assessment value assigned to medical office buildings with specific characteristics.

o Construct a scatter plot in Excel with FloorArea as the independent variable and AssessmentValue as the dependent variable. Insert the bivariate linear regression equation and r^2 in your graph. Do you observe a linear relationship between the 2 variables?

o Use Excel’s Analysis ToolPak to conduct a regression analysis of FloorArea and AssessmentValue. Is FloorArea a significant predictor of AssessmentValue?

o Construct a scatter plot in Excel with Age as the independent variable and AssessmentValue as the dependent variable. Insert the bivariate linear regression equation and r^2 in your graph. Do you observe a linear relationship between the 2 variables?

o Use Excel’s Analysis ToolPak to conduct a regression analysis of Age and Assessment Value. Is Age a significant predictor of AssessmentValue?

Construct a multiple regression model.

o Use Excel’s Analysis ToolPak to conduct a regression analysis with AssessmentValue as the dependent variable and FloorArea, Offices, Entrances, and Age as independent variables. What is the overall fit r^2? What is the adjusted r^2?

o Which predictors are considered significant if we work with α=0.05? Which predictors can be eliminated?

o What is the final model if we only use FloorArea and Offices as predictors?

o Suppose our final model is:

o AssessedValue = 115.9 + 0.26 x FloorArea + 78.34 x Offices

o What wouldbe the assessed value of a medical office building with a floor area of 3500 sq. ft., 2 offices, that was built 15 years ago? Is this assessed value consistent with what appears in the database?

Submit your assignment.

 

 

DAT 565 Week 2 Signature Assignment Pastas R Us, Inc.

Scenario: 

Pastas R Us, Inc. is a fast-casual restaurant chain specializing in noodle-based dishes, soups, and salads. Since its inception, the business development team has favored …

DAT 565 Week 3 Apply: Market Analysis Research

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Wk 3 – Apply: Market Analysis Research [due Mon]

Purpose

MBA Business Plan component

Context

One of the most important elements in a business plan is the market analysis. A market analysis is a qualitative and quantitative assessment of a market. It includes data collection and estimation in reference to the market size and value; characteristics of the intended customer base; in-depth understanding of the competition; barriers to entry and the regulatory environment. An accurate and detailed market analysis allows entrepreneurs to determine whether the market is sufficiently large to build a sustainable, profitable business. In this assignment, you will prepare a portion of the market analysis for your proposed business. You will create a report that can be included as part of your digital portfolio.

Instructions

Write a 525-word report that includes the following sections:

· Section 1: Business overview, mission and vision

· Section 2: Market analysis

· Section 3: Recommendation

Use the Market Analysis Research document for details on what to include in each section.

Cite references to support your assignment.

Format your citations according to APA guidelines.

Submit your assignment.

DAT 565 Wk 4 – Apply: Signature Assignment: Globalization and Information Research

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Wk 4 – Apply: Signature Assignment: Globalization and Information Research

Purpose 

This assignment is intended to give you an opportunity to strengthen your skills in gathering and analyzing business-related information. It provides a deeper understanding of how companies can look at globalization as part of their strategic and operational plans. The assignment has two parts: one focused on information research and analysis, and the other is on applied analytics.

Resources: 

· Microsoft Excel®

· “How Netflix Expanded to 190 Countries in 7 Years” from Harvard Business Review

· CallCenterWaitingTime.xlsx file 

Part 1: Globalization and Information Research

Context: Companies that perform well in their country of origin usually consider expanding operations in new international markets. Deciding where, how, and when to expand is not an easy task, though.

Many issues need to be considered before crafting an expansion strategy and investing significant resources to this end, including:

· the level of demand to be expected for the company’s products/services

· presence of local competitors

· the regulatory, economic, demographic, and political environments

Carefully researching and analyzing these and other factors can help mitigate the inherent risk associated with an overseas expansion strategy, thus increasing the likelihood of success.

As a data analyst in your company’s business development department, you’ve been tasked with the responsibility of recommending countries for international expansion. You’ll write a report to the company’s executive team with your research, analysis, and recommendations.

Instructions:

Write a 525-word summary covering the following items:

· According to the article listed above, what were the most important strategic moves that propelled Netflix’s successful international expansion?

· The article mentions investments in big data and analytics as one of the elements accompanying the second phase of overseas expansion. Why was this investment important? What type of information did Netflix derive from the data collected?

· According to the article, what is exponential globalization?

· Not all international expansion strategies are a resounding success, however. Research an article or video that discusses an instance in which an American company’s expansion efforts in another country failed. According to the article/video you selected, what were the main reasons for this failure? Do you agree with this assessment?

· Explain some of the reasons why certain companies’ expansion plans have failed in the past.

Part 2: Hypothesis testing

Context: Your organization is evaluating the quality of its call center operations. One of the most important metrics in a call center is Time in Queue (TiQ), which is the time a customer has to wait before he/she is serviced by a Customer Service Representative (CSR). If a customer has to wait for too long, he/she is more likely to get discouraged and hang up. Furthermore, customers who have to wait too long in the queue typically report a negative overall experience with the call. You’ve conducted an exhaustive literature review and found that the average TiQ in your industry is 2.5 minutes (150 seconds).

Another important metric is Service Time (ST), also known as Handle Time, which is the time a CSR spends servicing the customer. CSR’s with more experience and deeper knowledge tend to resolve customer calls faster. Companies can improve average ST by providing more training to their CSR’s or even by channeling calls according to area of expertise. Last month your company had an average ST of approximately 3.5 minutes (210 seconds). In an effort to improve this metric, the company has implemented a new protocol that channels calls to CSR’s based on area of expertise. The new protocol (PE) is being tested side-by-side with the traditional (PT) protocol.

Instructions:

Access the CallCenterWaitingTime.xlsx file. Each row in the database corresponds to a different call. The column variables are as follows:

· ProtocolType: indicates protocol type, either PT or PE

· QueueTime: Time in Queue, in seconds

· ServiceTime: Service Time, in seconds

· Perform a test of hypothesis to determine whether the average TiQ is lower than the industry standard of 2.5 minutes (150 seconds). Use a significance level of α=0.05.

· Evaluate if the company should allocate more resources to improve its average TiQ.

· Perform a test of hypothesis to determine whether the average ST with service protocol PE is lower than with the PT protocol. Use a significance level of α=0.05.

· Assess if the new protocol served its purpose. (Hint: this should be a test of means for 2 independent groups.)

· Submit your calculations and a 175-word summary of your conclusions.

Submit your assignment.

DAT 565 Week 6 Apply: Signature Assignment: Smart Parking Space App Presentation

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Wk 6 – Apply: Signature Assignment: Smart Parking Space App Presentation

Assignment Content

1.

Purpose 

This assignment illustrates how data analytics can be used to create strategies for sustainable organizational success while integrating the organization’s mission with societal values. You’ll apply statistical time series modeling techniques to identify patterns and develop time-dependent demand models. You’ll practice organizing and delivering a presentation to senior decision-makers. The PowerPoint presentation includes an audio component in addition to speaker notes.

Resources: Microsoft Excel®, DAT565_v3_Wk6_Data_File

Scenario: A city’s administration isn’t driven by the goal of maximizing revenues or profits but instead looks at improving the quality of life of its residents. Many American cities are confronted with high traffic and congestion. Finding parking spaces, whether in the street or a parking lot, can be time consuming and contribute to congestion. Some cities have rolled out data-driven parking space management to reduce congestion and make traffic more fluid.

You’re a data analyst working for a mid-size city that has anticipated significant increments in population and car traffic. The city is evaluating whether it makes sense to invest in infrastructure to count and report the number of parking spaces available at the different parking lots downtown. This data would be collected and processed in real-time, feeding an app that motorists can access to find parking space availability in different parking lots throughout the city.

Instructions: Work with the provided Excel database. This database has the following columns:

o LotCode: A unique code that identifies the parking lot

o LotCapacity: A number with the respective parking lot capacity

o LotOccupancy: A number with the current number of cars in the parking lot

o TimeStamp: A day/time combination indicating the moment when occupancy was measured

o Day: The day of the week corresponding to the TimeStamp

o Insert a new column, OccupancyRate, recording occupancy rate as a percentage with one decimal. For instance, if the current LotOccupancy is 61 and LotCapacity is 577, then the OccupancyRate would be reported as 10.6 (or 10.6%).

o Using the OccupancyRate and Day columns, construct box plots for each day of the week. You can use Insert > Insert Statistic Chart >Box and Whisker for this purpose. Is the median occupancy rate approximately the same throughout the week? If not, which days have lower median occupancy rates? Which days have higher median occupancy rates? Is this what you expected?

o Using the OccupancyRate and LotCode columns,construct box plots for each parking lot. You can use Insert > Insert Statistic Chart >Box and Whisker for this purpose. Do all parking lots experience approximately equal occupancy rates?Are some parking lots more frequented than others? Is this what you expected?

o Select any 2 parking lots. For each one, prepare as catter plot showing occupancy rate against TimeStamp for the week 11/20/2016 –11/26/2016. Are occupancy rates time dependent? If so, which times seem to experience highest occupancy rates? Is this what you expected?

Presentation: 

Create a 10- to 12-slide presentation with speaker notes and audio. Your audience is the City Council members who are responsible for deciding whether the city invests in resources to set in motion the smart parking space app.

Complete the following in your presentation:

o Outline the rationale and goals of the project.

o Utilize boxplots showing the occupancy rates for each day of the week. Include your interpretation of results.

o Utilize box plots showing the occupancy rates for each parking lot. Include your interpretation of results.

o Provide scatter plots showing occupancy rate against time of day of your selected four parking lots. Include your interpretation of results.

o Make a recommendation about continuing with the implementation of this project.

Submit your assignment.

LASA 2: The Apportionment Problem

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You are a census officer in a newly democratic nation and you have been charged with using the census data from the table below to determine how 100 congressional seats should be divided among the 10 states of the union.

State

Population

1

15475

2

35644

3

98756

4

88346

5

369

6

85663

7

43427

8

84311

9

54730

10

25467

Being a fan of United States history, you are familiar with the many methods of apportionment applied to this problem to achieve fair representation in the US House of Representatives. You decide that apportionment (chapter 11, sections 1-4 in your textbook) is the best approach to solving this problem, but need to compare several methods and then determine which is actually fair.

Using the Hamilton method of apportionment, determine the number of seats each state should receive.
Using the numbers you just calculated from applying the Hamilton method, determine the average constituency for each state. Explain your decision making process for allocating the remaining seats.
Calculate the absolute and relative unfairness of this apportionment.
Explain how changes in state boundaries or populations could affect the balance of representation in this congress. Provide an example using the results above.
How and why could an Alabama Paradox occur?
Explain how applying the Huntington-Hill apportionment method helps to avoid an Alabama Paradox.
Based upon your experience in solving this problem, do you feel apportionment is the best way to achieve fair representation? Be sure to support your answer.
Suggest another strategy that could be applied to achieve fair representation either using apportionment methods or a method of your choosing.
You may perform your own calculations or use either the Excel spreadsheet or the Excel 2013 Spreadsheet to assist you. You must show some calculations in your document to demonstrate that you know how to perform these tasks. Be sure to compile your work in a Word document and submit it to the Submissions Area by the due date assigned.

For full credit in your assignments, you may be asked to ‘show your work,’ or to explain how you arrived at an answer using mathematics. For a reminder of how to do this, as well as some tips and tricks, click to access the following PDF tutorials: Fractions, Exponents and Roots, Expressions and Equations