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HLT 600 GC Week 7 Public Health Policy Ethics Latest This assignment will be a collaborative learning team project. The instructor will assign each student to a CLC group. Scenario: You are in a committee of legislators reviewing the Universal Health Care Act presented by former President William Clinton, located at http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-103hr3600ih/pdf/BILLS-103hr3600ih.pdf After reviewing the Universal…
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HLT 600 GC Week 4 Health Care Policy Analysis Latest You are a health care policy analyst for the local health department. You have been tasked with identifying a policy relevant to health care (e.g., obesity, smoking, asthma, etc.) from your state health department. Once identified, you are to conduct a critical analysis of the…
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HLT 600 Week 2 Health Care Policy Process Latest 1) Identify a specific health care policy (e.g., Medicare/Medicaid, Social Security, Affordable Health Care Act, etc.) from http://www.kaiserhealthnews.org/ or similar websites. 2) In a flow chart, illustrate how the health care policy became law. The flow chart should include a historical timeline from the introduction of…
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HLT 540 Grand Canyon Week 7 Discussion 1 What are the indicators for using an ANOVA? Create a research scenario in which it would be correct to use an ANOVA, including the research question, sample size, and dependent and independent variables. ADDITIONAL INFO What are the indicators for using an ANOVA? Introduction ANOVA is…
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HLT 540 Grand Canyon Week 8 Discussion 2 Discuss your thoughts about the ethics of using informed consent vs. blinding the subjects to the expected outcomes of the intervention. Should they be told? How much should they be told? How would the placebo effect be impacted if subjects are told which intervention is being applied…
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HLT 540 Grand Canyon Week 6 Discussion 1 Discuss the differences between the concepts of correlation and causality, and why it is critically important to make sure that the differences are understood? MORE INFO The differences between the concepts of correlation and causality Introduction There are many different types of causes, but the most…
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HLT 540 Grand Canyon Week 5 Discussion 2 When students talk about “grading on the curve,” how does that apply to the normal distribution? MORE INFO The “grading on the curve” and normal distribution Introduction Grading on a curve is a common method of assigning grades to students in school. The idea is that…
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HLT 540 Grand Canyon Week 6 Discussion 2 What are the indicators for using a t-test? Create a research scenario in which it would be correct to use a t-test, including the research question, sample size, and dependent and independent variables. ADDITIONAL INFO What are the indicators for using a t-test? Introduction The t-test…
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HLT 540 Grand Canyon Week 4 Discussion 2 As you have learned to evaluate different research studies, what elements seem the most important to you for evaluation of the research’s quality? Why? MORE INFO Evaluating the quality of research studies Introduction When you’re looking at research studies, it’s important to understand what they are…
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HLT 540 Grand Canyon Week 4 Discussion 1 Why do you think so many people have problems with using, interpreting, or applying statistics in making business decisions? MORE INFO Applying statistics in making business decisions Introduction The most important thing to understand is that the numbers are secondary to the people making them up.…