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 As public health officials, it is important that we understand where funding for interventions, programs, and initiatives comes from (local, state, and/or federal sources). We also need to understand the policies that exist within different states when addressing these public health issues. For this assignment, you will need to address the following issues.

• Identify a program in your community or state and explain how this program is financed.
• Explain the role of the federal government in funding this public health program or a program similar to yours.
• Appraise the recurring importance of health policy and explain the barriers that exist in implementing public health policies on these programs. Please provide examples.
• Using this same program, assess the impact of the public health policies on this program from a micro and/or a macro level.
• Evaluate how this program in your state differs from a similar program in another state considering different policies in the two states.

Include an introduction. should be at least three full pages in length, double-spaced (this does not include the title and reference pages); and use references where necessary with at least two peer-reviewed or academic journal articles. Adhere to APA Style when constructing this assignment, including in-text citations and references for all sources that are used. Please note that no abstract is needed. 

**STATE IS GEORGIA, LOCAL IS COLUMBUS,GA**

 

Overview

Congratulations! The board of directors agreed to the sale of the organization. However, you have just been notified that the primary buyer has withdrawn from the sale. After much negotiation, the alternative buyer you identified has acquired the life sciences organization instead.

It has now been three months since the completion of the acquisition process. The post-acquisition integration and activities are also now complete. In these three months, 5% of the original workforce left to join a different organization. The data from the updated employee survey also show that some employees are still worried about their position in the organization. However, on the financial side, after some dips in the beginning, the quarterly sales numbers and revenue have stabilized and show minimal impact.

It’s now time to complete an after-action review for the organization. This review will help the organization’s leaders evaluate how they managed change during the acquisition and how they will apply the lessons learned in the future.

Prompt

Create an after-action review report to evaluate how the organization in the course scenario handled change management related to the exit strategy.

Specifically, you must address the following criteria:

1. Expected outcome: Describe the expected outcome related to the organization in the course scenario and identify the goals you set related to change management at the beginning of this course.
2. Actual outcome: Assess the actual outcome related to the course scenario. Your response should address the following:
   1. Compare the actual outcome to the expected outcome by explaining the similarities and differences.
   2. Explain whether there is anything that could have been done differently to ensure that the actual outcome matched the expected outcome.
3. Learning: Continuing in your role in the course scenario, describe how you will apply what you learned from this outcome to any future organizational transformations.
   1. Describe what will you continue doing, start doing, and stop doing, when managing future changes for the life sciences organization.

Refer to Information Technology and Organizational Learning (Langer, 2018) Chapter 2 for Q1.

Q1. Please note some key foundational factors that non-executives need to know and understand regarding technology.  Also, note how non-IT departments interact with IT and how the change in the market will change how business is performed. Your response should be 250-300 words.

Refer to Information Systems for Business and Beyond Questions (Bourgeois, 2014) Chapter 2 for Exercise 2.

Exercise 2. Review the timeline of computers at the Old Computers website. Pick one computer from the listing and write a summary. Include the specifications for CPU, memory, and screen size. Now find the specifications of a computer being offered for sale today and compare. Did Moore’s Law hold true? Your response should be 150-200 words.

Please follow APA 7 guidelines for References.

1.What are some risks, threats, and vulnerabilities commonly found in the Workstation Domain that

must be mitigated through a layered security strategy? 

2.

File-sharing utilities and client-to-client communication applications can provide the capability to

share files with other users (for instance, peer-to-peer networking or sharing). What risks and/or

vulnerabilities are introduced with these applications?

3.

Explain how confidentiality can be achieved in the Workstation Domain with security controls

and security countermeasures.

4Explain how data integrity can be achieved in the Workstation Domain with security controls and

security countermeasures.

5.

Explain how availability can be achieved in the Workstation Domain with security controls and

security countermeasures.

6.

Although users of desktop applications might not create mission-critical data, all of their data

represents a resource that, if lost, can result in a permanent loss of information or productivity.

Explain what countermeasures and best practices should be implemented to avoid this potential

disaster.

7.

What is the purpose of the Microsoft® Windows Security Configuration and Analysis snap-in?

Explain.

8.

How would you go about updating the Windows Security Options File? Explain how this option

can help mitigate risk in the Workstation Domain.

9.

What does the Microsoft® Windows executable GPResult.exe do and what general information

does it provide? Explain how this application helps mitigate the risks, threats, and vulnerabilities

commonly found in the Workstation Domain.

10.

What is the risk involved in caching logon credentials on a Microsoft® Windows system?

11.

What is the current URL for the location of the DISA Military STIGs on Microsoft® Windows 7

operating systems?

12.

Within the Windows 7 Security Technical Implementation Guide (STIG), what are the three

Vulnerability Severity Code Definitions defined?

13.

DumpSec is a tool used by system administrators performing information assurance on a

Microsoft® Windows 7 workstation. What is the purpose of this tool?

14.

From the Windows 7 Security Technical Implementation Guide (STIG), where can Windows 7

File & Registry Settings be reviewed and audited on a Windows 7 workstation?

15.

As per DoD and information assurance procedures, who must be notified if any exceptions to

DoD STIGs standards for workstation configurations are to be implemented?

 read chapter 5&6 that is attached to complete assignment . 

must be at least 400 words. For each thread, students must support their assertions with at least 3 scholarly
citations in APA format. 

 

Think about two environments you have experienced.

1. The first environment is one that did not confront the brutal facts, where the people (and the truth) were not heard.
2. The second environment is one that did confront the brutal facts, where people had a tremendous opportunity to be heard.

What accounts for the difference between the two environments?  If you do not have this life experience you are not off the hook—you  will need to interview a leader who has these experiences and report on  that. What does the contrast teach us about how to construct an  environment where the truth is heard? Using strong Biblical support,  explain how you relate this to your Christian Worldview. Does your  Christian Worldview help you develop this environment? How does this  relate to the ethical components of Meese & Ortmeier: Leadership, Ethics, and Policing: Challenges for the 21st Century?

You will write a 3-page paper on your chosen research topic for the  Paper. You must choose from the list below:

·         Insurance, Mental Health
·         Medical Care – Law and Legislation
·         Medical Laws and Legislation
·         Medical Personnel Malpractice
·         Medical Records – Law and Legislation
·         Medicare – Law and Legislation
·         Mental Illness
·         Mental Health – Laws and Legislation
·         Mental Health Facilities – Law and Legislation
·         Mental Health Personnel
·         Mentally Handicapped Children
·         Mentally Ill – Commitment and Detention
·         Mentally Ill Offenders
·         Physicians Malpractice
·         Psychiatric Hospitals – Admission and Discharge
·         Psychiatrists – Malpractice
·         Public Health Law
·         Right to Die – Law and Legislation
 

 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: 

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 Call Center Waiting Time 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. 

Please read the following info and the answer the questions at the bottom.

 This discussion allows us to consider financial decisions of individuals, corporations, and commercial and non-commercial entities alongside pricing of financial products valued using time value of money concepts introduced in this module. We learned in Module 1 that all cash flows are inherently risky. In this module, we notice that financial products and services are valued based on the level and timing of cash flows they produce. Riskiness of cash flows affects the probability that payments will be received within planned time periods. Riskiness of cash flows affects the value of a set of cash flows through its effect on the timing of payment. This uncertainty can result in additional fees or other payment penalties or incentives. In this discussion, we consider the effect of uncertainty regarding timing of payment on products and services priced using the time value of money. We conclude by considering how this affects individuals using these products, lenders and investors, and the public more generally. 

Module 4: Case Background Transcript

One application of time value of money is the commercial provision of credit to individuals, firms, and commercial and non-profit entities, including municipalities and governments. Payment by Installment (personal or consumer use of credit) is often traced back to between World War I and World War II, when mass production of high-value goods, such as cars and washers and driers, made credit purchases common. Consumer debt has continued to increase (with only minor periods of decline) during the interwar period. According to research, consumers have increasingly used debt to level or smooth consumption between periods of high and low income and to invest in homes and education. These activities require individuals to weigh current and future payments against future benefits in the same way that firms weigh financing costs of debt products against the expected value of cash flows resulting from them.

Unlike firms, which normally employ trained individuals to make financial decisions, individuals may not have the financial tools to think effectively about financial decisions. Consumers with very poor credit may be particularly unprepared to make good financial decisions. An example of lending to consumers with poor credit is Payday Lending, or short-term borrowing of small sums where a lender offers high-interest credit based on a borrower’s income and credit profile. Many states regulate this practice; some states set an interest rate cap. In 2008-2009, a dramatic decline in financial and economic activity took place that has come to be called the “Great Recession of 2008-2009.” As a result of the Great Recession, policymakers realized that credit use can have broad systemic consequences to the flow of funds that power financial activity. A Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) was established following the Great Recession. The role of the CFPB is to educate and monitor consumers’ use of credit. The CFPB also regulates financial goods and services offered to consumers commercially. The CFPB regulates Pay Day Loans, for instance. The CFPB notes that a typical two-week payday loan with a $15 per $100 fee equates to an annual percentage rate (APR) of almost 400%, while APRs on credit cards can range from about 12% to 30%. Payday Loans typically require a post-dated check or permission to take repayment automatically from a debtor’s bank account for the full amount owed on a due date. The date of the post-dated check is usually required to correspond to receipt of a paycheck or social security payment. 

Firms and commercial and non-profit entities, including municipalities and governments, may make accept high-interest loans for very different reasons. In this module’s required readings (see section 4.5 and p. 128 of Finance: Applications and Theory), we notice that the timing of payments affects the cost of debt products, including credit cards, short term loans, and related products. Regardless of their reasons for borrowing, all borrowers with evidence of poor historical repayment habits or indications of inability or unwillingness to repay debts are charged high interest rates and often encounter additional fees. A credit score is a tool that lenders use to set interest rates offered to consumers. A credit score offers lenders an index describing a consumer’s historical repayment habits. Borrowers with very poor historic payment activity are considered sub-prime or even “deep sub-prime” (defined as having credit scores below 580). 

Nationally, lending to deep sub-prime borrowers has risen since the Great Recession of 2008-2009. This is so even while the Great Recession of 2008-2009 exposed the riskiness of lending to sub-prime borrowers and contributed to a broad collapse in credit markets. In 2008-2009, it became apparent that many lenders held risky debt products, making financial institutions unwilling to lend to one another. This perception of wide-spread risk cut the flow of credit to consumers, firms, and commercial and non-profit entities. Consumer borrowing in general has risen steadily since the 1970s. Borrowing—and credit generally—supports consumer spending. A consumer might need gas in their car on Monday when they are not paid until Friday, for instance. Consumers might need to use a credit card to put gas in their cars to get to work. They may need to purchase furniture and appliances on credit, or they may need to promise future income to repay a home mortgage or car loan. These credit “instruments” support spending when current income is insufficient to do so.

Consumers, firms, and commercial and non-profit entities, including municipalities and governments, may all borrow, even when financing costs are very high. According to TransUnion (a credit-reporting agency), sub-prime lending (including lending to deep sub-prime borrowers) constitutes 11% of all non-secured lending, with room for growth. Subprime fees and interest exceeded 40% of borrowers’ year-end balances, according to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Non-secured lending is risky because it is not backed by collateral or an asset that may be sold to compensate a lender if a borrower fails to repay in a timely fashion. In the Great Recession of 2008-2009, even asset-backed lending became risky when asset prices fell. In 2008 and 2009, risky assets – even those backed by collateral – were difficult to sell. This difficulty damaged the liquidity of financial institutions and their ability to keep funds flowing out to consumers and others, even those with very good credit.

 

Case

Jacquelyn has selected a Payday Lender with fees above those offered to sub-prime borrowers approved for credit cards or other forms of unsecured lending. Once a month Jacquelyn visits a lender willing to offer her an advance on her paycheck. Jacqulyn insists this allows her to meet obligations, including rent and cost of prescriptions, that she would not be able to meet otherwise. Interest rates are compounded daily at a set percentage and, measured annually, may reach above 1,500%. Jacquelyn does not live in a state that caps interest rates. Jacquelyn has had numerous adverse credit events in the past, however her current lender’s fees and other conditions offer enough of a guarantee to allow this lender to extend necessary credit. Because of the high financing costs paid currently, in part, Jacquelyn’s credit is unlikely to improve in the short term. She has been unable to stay current on student loan repayments. Her income has not grown as expected and has been unstable. She has taken temporary positions to supplement her income and is still looking for work in her field.

 

Case Questions

Initial Post

Based upon this module’s required reading and the background information provided here, form an initial post covering the following four issues:

Section 1

• Based upon this module’s required reading, explain briefly how interest rates for borrowers, including high-interest borrowers like Jacquelyn, are determined. You might consider observations on p. 128 of our textbook.

Section 2

• Identify and analyze one benefit sub-prime borrowers like Jacquelyn or society receives from high-interest borrowing.

Section 3

• Recognizing that some states set interest rate maximums, identify and analyze one cost or negative effect that borrowers, including sub-prime borrowers like Jacquelyn, or society suffers as a result of high-interest borrowing.

Section 4

• Why might firms or commercial or non-profit entities, including municipalities or governments conceivably turn to high-interest borrowing?

Section 5

• Comment on limitations of lending to individuals and other entities with poor credit that you learned about in reflecting on sections 1-4. 

Examine Case Study: A Puerto Rican Woman With Comorbid Addiction. You will be asked to make three decisions concerning the medication to prescribe to this client. Be sure to consider factors that might impact the client’s pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic processes.

At each decision point, you should evaluate all options before selecting your decision and moving throughout the exercise. Before you make your decision, make sure that you have researched each option and that you evaluate the decision that you will select. Be sure to research each option using the primary literature.

Introduction to the case (1 page)

• Briefly explain and summarize the case for this Assignment. Be sure to include the specific patient factors that may impact your decision making when prescribing medication for this patient.

Decision #1 (1 page)

• Which decision did you select?
• Why did you select this decision? Be specific and support your response with clinically relevant and patient-specific resources, including the primary literature.
• Why did you not select the other two options provided in the exercise? Be specific and support your response with clinically relevant and patient-specific resources, including the primary literature.
• What were you hoping to achieve by making this decision? Support your response with evidence and references to the Learning Resources (including the primary literature).
• Explain how ethical considerations may impact your treatment plan and communication with patients. Be specific and provide examples.

Decision #2 (1 page)

• Why did you select this decision? Be specific and support your response with clinically relevant and patient-specific resources, including the primary literature.
• Why did you not select the other two options provided in the exercise? Be specific and support your response with clinically relevant and patient-specific resources, including the primary literature.
• What were you hoping to achieve by making this decision? Support your response with evidence and references to the Learning Resources (including the primary literature).
• Explain how ethical considerations may impact your treatment plan and communication with patients. Be specific and provide examples.

Decision #3 (1 page)

• Why did you select this decision? Be specific and support your response with clinically relevant and patient-specific resources, including the primary literature.
• Why did you not select the other two options provided in the exercise? Be specific and support your response with clinically relevant and patient-specific resources, including the primary literature.
• What were you hoping to achieve by making this decision? Support your response with evidence and references to the Learning Resources (including the primary literature).
• Explain how ethical considerations may impact your treatment plan and communication with patients. Be specific and provide examples.

Conclusion (1 page)

• Summarize your recommendations on the treatment options you selected for this patient. Be sure to justify your recommendations and support your response with clinically relevant and patient-specific resources, including the primary literature.

At the beginning of each year the Council on Foreign Relations, arguably the most influential American think-tank in the foreign policy arena, publishes the results of its Preventive Priorities Survey Links to an external site.(PPS) highlighting the most acute crises for the U.S. to watch in the coming year.  The identification of these crises is based on feedback from leading foreign policy experts and practitioners. 

Choose one of the following Tier One crisis that the PPS highlights and, based your understanding of the material in George and Rishikof’s The National Security Enterprise, write a 2,500 words assessing which agencies and institutions in the U.S. national security apparatus would be most active in dealing with this challenge and outlining some of the specific roles that they might play in addressing a crisis like this. While extensive outside reading for this project is not necessarily required, some may be necessary.  Information must be accurate in terms of current U.S. policy positions and take into account any international alliances or international organizations that might be involved.  All sources, including George and Rishikof, must be cited appropriately.  

1. An escalation of coercive pressure by China toward Taiwan, including heightened military activity, precipitates a severe cross-strait crisis involving the United States and other countries in the region

2. An escalation of the armed conflict in Ukraine resulting from the employment of unconventional weapons, spillover into neighboring countries (including cyberattacks on critical infrastructure), and/or the direct involvement of NATO members

3. A highly disruptive cyberattack targeting U.S. critical infrastructure by a state or nonstate entity

4. Popular dissatisfaction with the war in Ukraine and worsening economic conditions lead to growing civil unrest in Russia and a power struggle in Moscow