How to close the health care disparities gap in the LGBTQ community?
Health Care Disparities in LGBTQ How to close the health care disparities gap in the LGBTQ community?initial post should be at least 500 words, formatted, and cited in current APA style with support from at least 2 academic sources. Your initial post is worth 8 points.
Discuss the importance of the purpose statement in any research and distinguish between the purpose statement and the problem statement in a research.
AssignmentChapter 6: The Purpose Statement1.Discuss the importance of the purpose statement in any research and distinguish between the purpose statement and the problem statement in a research.2.Select one of the topics below (either a or b) and write a qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods purpose statement for each one use the scripts provided in the Creswell textbook (p.119 qualitative, p. 124 quantitative and p. 127 or p. 128), but tailor it to the particular topic (either a or b).a. A bachelors degree is associated with better employment rates and higher income. However, assume that in your community the rates of bachelors degree attainment among adults have not improved beyond 30% for nearly 20 years.b. Ample evidence suggests that exercise reduces the risk of diabetes. Furthermore, we have numerous wearable devices to track exercise behavior. However, assume that in your community, rates of exercise are not improving.
What is a primary source for any research study? Why is it important to read the primary source?
The Research ProcessImagine you are in a fast-food restaurant where a lady tells you that she had heard there was a gene for liking or hating the taste of cilantro. You looked on the Internet to investigate this statement, and although you found similar comments on reputable websites, you are yet to find any scientific studies supporting this claim.Should you be skeptical about the scientific merit of this claim after browsing the Internet? Why?Do you think there are times when scientifically-sound research is not accepted for publication? Why?What should you do to continue this investigation?Using the South University Online Library, find two peer-reviewed articles discussing genetics and food preference. Using the skills you learned from this weeks lectures, summarize each of them.What is a primary source for any research study? Why is it important to read the primary source?Why do most students settle for reading secondhand or thirdhand accounts of research studies instead of reading the primary source?When might you have to depend on a secondary source of information? Are thirdhand accounts of research studies reliable? Why?
Identify any intellectual properties you may require so your product can be brought to the market.
Note: The instructions describe the preparation of four proforma forecast budgets for Facilities, Equipment, Manpower, and Operations Expense. Attached below is an Excel file that contains templates for all of these four charts.The following comments pertain to a business where you will be producing a product. If your business involves providing a service or doesnt require manufacturing, you should customize the content of your operations chapter accordingly. Describe the operating elements that are applicable to your specific business while following the template provided.Use this outline for your Operations Plan.6.0 OPERATIONS PLAN6.1 Description of Operations Strategic Plan6.2 Business Location and Reasons for Site Selection/Advantages of Location6.3 Facilities Requirements, Costs and Acquisition Plans6.4 Equipment Requirements, Costs and Acquisition Plans6.5 Staffing Headcount, Cost and Hiring Plans6.6 Operating Expenses and Working Capital Needs6.7 Project Management Chart Development Tasks, Implementation Timeline, and Status6.8 Business Development Challenges and Risks6.9 Intellectual Property Required by the BusinessThe first two sections are broad in nature. Dealing with the companys overall plan for executing its operations, and also its plan for where to situate itself geographically, the topics are wide spread and encompassing.6.1 Description of Operations Strategic PlanThe Operations Strategic Plan section is the section where you describe how you will approach all the various activities included under operations. Operations mean everything that isnt related to Marketing & Sales, or to Finance. Operations can include Research & Development, Engineering, Materials Management, Manufacturing, Distribution, Maintenance, etc.Set up your Operations Strategic Plan section as a list of the Operations activities your business requires. For each activity, describe that activitys objective and then describe your strategy for how you will accomplish it. The key is to recognize that there is generally more than one choice for how you can execute each element of your Operations strategy. Your companys task is to decide which option to use in your business.To produce a product, there are several choices. You can establish your own factory, meaning you require facilities, equipment, manpower, and inventory. Or you can enter into a contract with a manufacturer to have your product produced. There are many contract manufacturers, both in-country and abroad.To package your product and ship it, you also have choices. You can perform the warehousing, picking, packing, and dispatch functions in-house. You would require facilities, equipment, and manpower for this. Or alternatively, you can contract with a fulfillment company, such as Amazon, whose role is to receive goods that their customers (you) arrange to have sent to them, and then to turn around and ship those goods against your customers orders. The current buzz term for this is called fulfillment. 6.2 Business Location and Reasons for Site Selection/Advantages of LocationThis section is where you describe the area that you have chosen to locate your expanded business and explain the reasons why you selected this location. It doesnt have to be the same location that you used for your initial startup. To be fully complete, this section should explain your site selection not only in terms of its advantages but also in terms of how this site is superior to other sites that were considered. If possible, focus the site selection to a specific address within a community. Providing a specific address is tangible and will be very attractive to an investor, who can imagine the project completion with such specific details.The next four sections, dealing with Facilities, Equipment. Staffing and Expense/Working Capital Requirements are very detailed. These sections are the heart of your expansion plan. Describe the details of what you plan to buy, build or lease to execute your expansion plan. And include the expenses you will incur and the working capital you will require to operate your business after the expansion plan is completed. Dont include any existing resources these sections are to exclusively describe the net additions you will make to your business so that your expansion plan can be completed. This gives the reader a good picture of the hard goods that the investment money will be spent on. Describe the items, their costs, and details of how they will be provided.6.3 Facilities Requirements, Costs, and Acquisition PlansFacilities mean the actual land and building. Describe here the actual facilities you will either build, buy or lease. Explain details about the facility and how much it will cost, where it is located, etc. If you are leasing, include your leasehold improvements in this section. Show the cost of the Facility and the improvements to the facility in a spreadsheet that is timed over five years. Your expansion project might involve all the expenditures and installation in the early part of the plan the first year or two. Or you may have an expansion plan that just keeps growing, in which case the expenditures could be spread over the entire five-year period.Use a spreadsheet to display your Facilities and Facility Improvements budget for the business plan period. The template is provided in the attachment below.This cost information should be very helpful when developing the financial statements in chapter 7.6.4 Equipment Requirements, Costs, and Acquisition PlansMachinery and Equipment mean all the items that you require to be installed inside your facility so that you are able to produce your product. This can include various factory machines such as presses, office equipment such as desks and computers, and any tools that you require in production. Create a list of all the major machinery and equipment you need and show the cost, and your plan to acquire the equipment. Indicate whether you have commitments or just estimates.Show the cost of the Machinery and Equipment in a spreadsheet that is timed over five years. Your expansion project might involve all the expenditures and installation in the early part of the plan the first year or two. Or you may have an expansion plan that just keeps growing, in which case the expenditures could be spread over the entire five-year period.Use a spreadsheet to display your Machinery and Equipment Budget for the business plan period. The template is provided in the attachment below.6.5 Staffing Headcount, Cost and Hiring PlansStaffing means all the manpower you will require to operate your expanded business. It does not include senior management which was described previously in Chapter 5. If you have existing personnel, the staffing is only the incremental requirement of employees needed to fulfill the growth strategy. Staffing should be identified by Operations Function, and the cost, as well as the anticipated hiring dates, should be indicated. Show the cost of the added staff in a spreadsheet that is timed over five years. Your expansion project might involve all the staff to be added in the early part of the plan the first year or two. Or you may have an expansion plan that just keeps growing, in which case the staff additions could be spread over the entire five-year period.This section is about all the employees that you will require to staff all the functions in your operations plan. This could include engineers, scientists, quality control techs, production workers, materials management workers, receivers, shippers, office staff, and any other functions that your specific business proposal may require. And you need to describe it as it is expected to change over time, from the beginning of the plan period through to the end of the plan period.You previously described the business volume growth due to the expansion plan, in the Proforma forecast, you constructed in Chapter 3. You need to describe your plan for adding people that corresponds to that growth curve. You can start by describing your existing staffing pre-expansion. Then proceed to lay out a timed analysis of the headcount additions you plan to make. And, you need to then show how much this will cost. That cost data will be used in Chapter 7 to construct Profit and Loss statements. And if some of the manpower requirements will be outsourced rather than hired, you can show that as separate lines for contractors and retained professionals.You can do this by constructing a chart that shows all your staffing needs over time. The template is provided in the attachment below.Be sure to add descriptions below the chart to explain the various line items you include on the chart.6.6 Operating Expenses and Working Capital NeedsDescribe all your operating Expenses at the levels you expect to incur after your expansion plan has been completed. Carry forward the annual total amount developed in Section 6.5 for wages or salaries. Similarly, carry forward the Senior Management Team Compensation described in Chapter 5. And carry forward the selling and marketing expenses described in chapter 4. The resultant budget should represent a clear picture of your total expected operating expenses for your business. Describe your operating expenses by expense category and identify the amount by year, for each of the five business plan years. Start by describing your current level of operating expenses. In your explanations that follow the illustration, describe the reasons why the amounts change from year to year. In your Proforma forecasts, the expense amounts should correspond to the volume forecast you included in Chapter 3.In addition to your operating expenses, describe working capital needs that will have to be met from new equity. Such working capital is generally to cover operating losses in the early years after launch, along with the build-up of Accounts Receivable not covered by corresponding increases in Accounts Payable. Additional working capital needs can occur to pay for inventory buildup and for prepaid utilities and other expenses. The amount to be shown is not the total working capital required, just the amount needed to keep the proforma Cash Flow balances from falling below a target minimum level. Show this on the line titled Cash Reserves.Time all of your expenses and working capital over the five-year business plan period using a spreadsheet. The template is provided in the attachment below.The last three sections relate to more general topics affecting the operations of the business.6.7 Project Management Chart Development Tasks, Implementation Timeline, and StatusThis is where you describe all the various steps/activities that will have to be taken in order to complete your expansion plan. These activities might include such things as trademark product and business names, establish a board of directors, select advertising agency, select business site, design facility, construct a facility, purchase equipment, install equipment, test equipment, hire staff, train staff, pre-production test, production ramp-up, and full production achieved. The preferred display is a GANTT Chart. There are numerous examples of GANTT Charts on the internet with instructions on how to complete the chart. A simple list of activities with expected completion dates and status situation is adequate if you cant find an example.6.8 Business Development Challenges and RisksIdentify any significant business risks that your company can anticipate, the likelihood of their occurrence, and what steps you are taking to mitigate the effect of such risks. Also describe risks associated with completing the expansion plan project on budget and on schedule, and what you are doing to ensure that occurs.6.9 Intellectual Property Required by the BusinessIdentify any intellectual properties you may require so your product can be brought to the market.Identify your own intellectual properties and what you have done (or are doing) to protect them
Discuss an example of how a leader has used one or the other approach.
Assignment DetailsLeading teams requires a constant level of feedback and review.Have the leaders for whom you have worked utilized a strengths-based or weaknesses-based approach to feedback, performance review, or coaching?Discuss an example of how a leader has used one or the other approach.How did the leaders strengths- or weaknesses-based approach influence your performance, emotions, or development?To get you started, think about how this pertains to your work, sports, church, or school history. If none of these apply, think of how leadership works in your family structure.
Write a summary of your assessment and identify two non-pharmacological nursing interventions that you might recommend.
Identify a family member or a friend, not a client, and conduct a pain assessment including the following:LocationDurationQuantityQualityChronologyAggravating factorsAlleviating factorsAssociated phenomenaWrite a summary of your assessment and identify two non-pharmacological nursing interventions that you might recommend.
What evidence can you provide to support your conclusions about team cohesion?
You will create this assignment following the Assignment Detail instructions below. Planning and ExecutionHow cohesive is your team? (Cohesion is a measurement of relationship, togetherness, and belongingness experienced by the team members.)What evidence can you provide to support your conclusions about team cohesion? Are there any pieces of evidence that might contradict your conclusion?How might you increase the amount of team cohesion (in essence, what intervention methods, such as role-playing and so forth, would you use)?How productive is your team? (Productivity is a measurement of task fulfillment by team members.)What evidence can you provide to support your conclusions about team productivity? Are there any pieces of evidence that might contradict your conclusion?How might you increase the amount of team productivity (e.g., what intervention methods would you use)?Who needs to be involved in the team development plan for it to be a success?What is the time frame for implementing your plan?Prepare a 5-page team plan that addresses the following issues:What is the organization you are working with (to remind your readers)?What is the team cohesion need that should be addressed, and what is the intervention for that need?What is the team productivity need that should be addressed, and what is the intervention for that need?Who will need to participate (at any level) in the training and development initiative?When will the initiative take place?What is the basic schedule for rolling out your initiative?Submitting your assignment in APA format means, at a minimum, you will need the following:Title page: Remember the running head. The title should be in all capitals.Length: 5 pagesAbstract: This is a summary of your paper, not an introduction. Begin writing in third person.Body: This begins on the page following the title page and abstract page and must be double-spaced (be careful not to triple- or quadruple-space between paragraphs). The typeface should be 12-pt. Times Roman or 12-pt. Courier in regular black type. Do not use color, bold type, or italics, except as required for APA-level headings and references. The deliverable length of the body of your paper for this assignment is 5 pages. In-body academic citations to support your decisions and analysis are required. A variety of academic sources is encouraged.Reference page: References that align with your in-body academic sources are listed on the final page of your paper. The references must be in APA format using appropriate spacing, hanging indent, italics, and uppercase and lowercase usage as appropriate for the type of resource used. Remember, the Reference page is not a bibliography but a further listing of the abbreviated in-body citations used in the paper. Every referenced item must have a corresponding in-body citation.
Critique their study in terms of methodology used, relevance of data and information, whether the results addressed the hypotheses, etc.
Week 4: Article ReviewNo unread replies.No replies.One of the reasons leaders study statistics is so they are better equipped to demonstrate ability to critically analyze research, methods used and results presented by researchers. Read the article by Bono et al. (2007). Critique their study in terms of methodology used, relevance of data and information, whether the results addressed the hypotheses, etc. MOHA 570 Bono Article.pdf
What is the purpose of a training needs analysis (TNA)?
I need 3 paragraphs (250 to 300 words) for each discussion which is a total of 6 paragraphs. Please keep both separate, address each question and add the references at the bottom of each discussion. Please make sure you check grammar and punctuation errors, as well as quoting and using in text citations. PLEASE make sure you cite the information, do NOT plagiarize and ADD all references. No Cover Page Needed PLEASE INBOX ME IF YOU HAVE QUESTION or need reading material on the assignment!Part 1 Needs AnalysisIn this discussion forum you will evaluate an organizational training scenario and apply a training needs analysis. Read the following scenario:Scenario: A manager says, We need a training course on time management. We have 30 field representatives coming in for a conference next week and only 20% of them are actually meeting their goals. This is disappointing because they had the training four months ago but still have not met their overall goals in sales and customer service. I want you to give them a half-day training on time management.Describe in detail how you would respond to and proceed in this situation. In your post, respond to the following questions:· What is the purpose of a training needs analysis (TNA)?· How do you determine when needs analysis should be conducted?· Is it always necessary to conduct a TNA?· What methods and tools would you use to help this manager?Your initial post should be 250 to 300 words. Use this weeks lecture and Chapter 4 from the course text as a foundation for your initial post. In addition to the Blanchard and Thacker (2019) text, use at least one additional scholarly source to support your discussion.Part 2 Levels of AnalysisIn this discussion forum you will examine the differences between, and the relationship among, the following levels of analysis: organizational analysis, operational analysis, and personal analysis. Provide more than a basic definition of the analysis. Generate at least two important questions to ask when conducting each level of analysis. Identify at least two techniques, sources of data, or methods to collect data for each level of analysis.Your initial post should be 250 to 300 words. Use this weeks lecture and Chapter 4 of the course text as a foundation for your initial post. In addition to the Blanchard and Thacker (2019) text, use at least one additional scholarly source to support your discussion.
Why do organizations use external data as a source of business intelligence?
For this weeks discussions, provide your answer to the following four questions. Be sure to justify your answers with facts from the textbook or outside research. Use APA citations to cite either the textbook or outside sources.Why do organizations use external data as a source of business intelligence?What are examples of sources of external data?How might retail giant Walmart use external data to make tactical-level decisions?How might its decision makers use external data to make strategic-level decisions?Share your answers to these prompts in your initial post. Then scan your classmates threads and reply to at least TWO classmates whose answers interest you most. In your reply, comment on what you like about his/her sharing. Further the discussion in a direction you deem appropriate.
