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As we learned in our lecture, a supplement is any product intended to supplement the diet that contains one or more of the following:

• a vitamin
• a mineral
• an amino acid
• a herb, botanical, or plant extract

It is estimated that over 50% of the US population takes dietary supplements, accounting for more than $30 billion annually in sales. There is disagreement in the scientific and medical communities regarding whether supplements are beneficial and should be prescribed. Added to this, the FDA does not closely monitor most supplements, unless there is evidence that a supplement is dangerous or is marketed with illegal claims. Manufacturers are allowed to make broad claims about the benefits of their supplement, as long as they do not state the supplement will prevent, cure, or treat disease. Thus, it is common to see manufacturers market their product with unproven claims, e.g. the supplement will increase energy, enhance performance, reduce body fat, promote weight loss, eliminate signs of aging, relieve stress, enhance mood, promote bowel health, reduce fatigue, prevent premenstrual symptoms, and the list goes on. In addition, the quality, purity, and consistency of dietary supplements are also not closely monitored by the FDA, resulting in wide variation in product quality.
This discussion forum provides an opportunity for you to learn more about and critically evaluate supplements for yourself, using actual research and course materials. For this discussion forum, you will be researching a supplement of interest, using your textbook, credible websites, and 3 scientific research articles (from journals), and reporting your findings to the class, using the template below. Please note that the research article component is not an option. You will lose a significant number of points if you do not use actual research articles. You can access online versions of most research articles by using PubMed, CINAHL, and other such search engines.

1. What is this supplement used for?
2. What health claims are made about this product? How credible are these claims?
3. What are the potential benefits of using this supplement?
4. What are the risks/hazards of using this supplement?
5. What research has been done on this supplement? Make sure to walk through 3 actual research articles from journals to respond to this question!
   • What was researched?
   • What was found?
   • What did the authors conclude?
6. Do we know the effective dose?
   • Is there a recommended daily intake for this supplement?
   • Does it vary by age and gender?
7. Are there special populations, e.g. pregnant women, people with renal disease, children, etc, that should avoid this supplement? Why?
8. Is this a supplement you would take? Why or why not?
9. How could you get the same nutrients without taking a supplement, i.e. which foods or drinks could you consume?
10. What are your thoughts about the use of supplements – whether they are beneficial and should be widely used? Should they be regulated?

Make sure you answer each of the above questions using your text, research articles, and credible sources. Cite your sources in APA style. Note that this is not a paper. You are free to copy and paste the above questions into the body of your post and to use lists and bullets for your responses. Just make sure to adequately explain yourself.

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Discuss long-term care, special populations and palliative care. You are a newly hired VP of mergers and special projects. You have noticed that there are shifts in the healthcare industry and you want to ensure your facility can continue to sustain itself in the future.

You are a newly hired VP of mergers and special projects. You have noticed that there are shifts in the healthcare industry and you want to ensure your facility can continue to sustain itself in the future. You want to make a recommendation to pursue a specific population to increase funding, but you must make a logical explanation to the board.

Create a PowerPoint presentation (8-10 slides) and make a recommendation to the board. Use the notes section in PowerPoint to provide detailed speaker notes with your presentation that fully explain each point and justification for your recommendations.

Create a timeline of the development of the US healthcare system which includes the following :
The shift from physician power to insurance company control.
Public versus private sector institutions.
Medicare and Medicaid, Prospective Payment System, and the trend shift from private insurance to HMO.
Potential impact of U.S. healthcare system reform.

Discuss long-term care, special populations and palliative care. Also address insurance types for different populations and settings, systems for measuring quality, and types of providers working in each type of facility.
Make a recommendation on serving one of the populations (long-term care, special populations, and palliative care).

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This week you will write the Proposed Study and Budget sections of your Grant Proposal. The Proposed Study section will resemble a typical methods section like the one you would write in an empirical paper (except that the data have not yet been collected). In this section you will describe the study that you are proposing to conduct to test your hypothesis.
You will also write the Budget Justification section and the Budget for your grant proposal. The Budget Justification section will contain a description of your proposed budget including how grant funds will be used and justifying costs. Proposed costs must be reasonable, necessary and allocable to carry out the project’s goals and objectives.
The Budget, which will be Appendix A of your grant proposal, will follow the format of the budget in the Sample Grant Proposal Template (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site., Appendix A . There is also a Budget Calculation spreadsheet (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. that you can use to determine the direct and indirect costs for your proposed study.

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Discussion—Barriers and Differences in Treating Women

Treating substance-abusing women can be a completely different entity from treating men. Often, women who abuse substances face significant barriers when seeking treatment, and are often in need of therapeutic techniques specifically tailored to suit their needs.
Keeping this in mind, and using the textbook, lecture materials, and other scholarly resources, respond to the following questions:

• Describe the barriers that women face when seeking treatment.
• Compare and contrast how these barriers differ from the barriers faced by men.
• Recommend several treatment modifications that should be made for women in treatment.
• Explain why these modifications are important and how they are different from treatment for men.

Write your initial response in approximately 300–400 words. Apply APA standards to citation of sources.Using the Annotated Bibliography format provide a detailed review of six qualitative articles. As you review articles with the focus of your research question you may need to select alternative studies to align with your completed work. The selection of articles is dependent on the focus you choose for your discussion. If the articles do not meet the requirements needed to support your discussion, search and replace articles as needed. Link the areas of focus and indicators to the theory. Keep in mind the theoretical or conceptual framework your have selected. The articles may use a different theory than the one you have chosen for previous papers.  Following the Prospectus description for the Purpose of the Study in the Doctoral Project Manual, use the criteria and information from previous activities to draft your Purpose of the Study. Use your Research Question as your focus for the discussion. Follow with the 6 studies in the annotated bibliography format.

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Unit 1 Assignment 1 (U1A1)

(Individual)
“Finding Balance”
Week 1
100 points

Introduce yourself to your classmates and to me.  Write using first person, such as—Hello class, my name is ME, and I want to tell you a little bit about myself and why I am interested in healthcare administration…
Within the context of your intro, share your perspective on the importance of “finding balance” between the roles of healthcare delivery providers, such as nurses and assorted clinicians in a hospital environment next to the business/financial component that drives variables such as costs, length of stay, discharge protocols, admit/surgical denials, and any others.  Further consider that there is (or should be) a synergy among/between patient care providers and bean counters, yet it requires money to keep the beds open and salaries paid—just as it takes the care provided by trained professionals on the units.  How effective is writing “policy” on matters such as these?

This first assignment should be at least two pages in length, double spaced, 12 points font, and the title page is not part of the page count.  If you cite, be sure to include your sources within the essay, and at the end in a separate Reference List.  However, because this assignment is more of an opportunity to opine, sources are not mandatory.

Evaluation Criteria
You will be evaluated on your ability to complete the following tasks according to points designated:

1. Introduce yourself…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….10 points
2. Identify and analyze a problem………………………………………………………………..…………………………   20 points
3. Outline and analyze proposed solutions……………………………………………………………………………………20 points
4. Explain the background of the issue including its history and previous attempts to address the problem…………….20 points
5. Name any inherent values that need to be assessed…………………………………………………… …………………..10 points
6. Determine the resources, both financial and human, needed to bring the issue forward and to reach a resolution…10 points
7. Describe a plan of action or policy based on your conclusions………………………………………………………….   10 points

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