With the complexity of real-life decision-making and the policy process. Write about how we can/should ensure that the results of our analysis can be most useful for decision makers. Make sure to relate your ideas here back to the Theory and Practice in Policy Analysis.
It should include: What guidelines should we follow for how to present material to decision makers? If we believe that the policy process is somewhat as Kingdom describes, what role does good analysis have in that process? Should policy analysis be more like science and avoid value judgments? If so, how do we ensure that it is useful and relevant? How should we integrate "policy analysis" into government decision making? What role should it serve? Can/should policy analysis tell is what we "ought" to be doing?
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According to Texas law, FERPA, and HIPAA- When MUST you break confidentiality and when MAY you break confidentiality?
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People are still dying of cancer linked to asbestos, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control says, despite decades of regulations meant to limit dangerous exposure.
Starting in 1971, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration has regulated how much asbestos workers can be exposed to, because it contains tiny fibers that can cause lung disease or cancer if they are swallowed or inhaled.
The Environmental Protection Agency regulates asbestos too, setting requirements for inspecting, demolishing and renovating buildings that contain materials made with asbestos, like insulation, vinyl tiles, roofing, shingles, and paint.
But, a recent CDC analysis found that thousands of people are still dying each year from a type of cancer called malignant mesothelioma that is associated with inhaling asbestos fibers, even briefly or in small amounts. Even after decades of regulation, between 1999 and 2015 there were 45,221 mesothelioma deaths in the U.S. The majority of those who died were men.
The greatest increase is among people over 85 years old, who were likely exposed to asbestos many years ago. It can take anywhere from two to seven decades for mesothelioma to develop after a person inhales asbestos fibers. And early deaths among people 35 to 65 are down overall.
But, investigators say, the fact that people younger than 55 are still dying of a disease linked to asbestos means that workers are still being exposed to dangerous levels of asbestos despite federal regulations.
One source is asbestos that was originally installed years ago, and gets stirred up during a building renovation or a demolition project. People exposed in this way are sometimes referred to as the "third wave" of people with asbestos disease, as we have reported. The first two waves were asbestos miners and manufacturers, and then tradesmen, such as pipe fitters or shipbuilders.
For example, the CDC researchers note that although there appears to be a general decline in asbestos on worksites between 1979 and 2003, "20 percent of air samples collected in the construction industry in 2003 for compliance purposes exceeded the OSHA permissible exposure limit [for asbestos]."
And asbestos is still being used in new products. A report on the findings published Tuesday in the Journal of the American Medical Association, notes "Asbestos production stopped in the United States in 2002, but it is imported into the country to produce chemicals used in manufacturing common items such as soap, fertilizers, and alkaline batteries."
More than 350 metric tons of the mineral were used in 2015 in the U.S., according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
The CDC analysis also found that mesothelioma deaths were not evenly distributed across the country, despite the fact that the material is regulated at the federal level.
It is difficult to say why some states seem to have higher rates of death associated with asbestos. The authors note that, because the analysis is based on death certificate data, it does not necessarily mean that more people are being exposed to asbestos in states with high rates of mesothelioma deaths, although that is possible. Alternatively, people may have been exposed to asbestos in a different state than the one where they eventually died.
But the overall number of deaths nationally is concerning. "The continuing occurrence of malignant mesothelioma deaths underscores the need for maintaining asbestos exposure prevention efforts and for ongoing surveillance," the authors write.
For homeowners and consumers who are concerned about asbestos, the EPA has guidelines about how to identify asbestos products and how to have the material safely removed during a renovation.
Q. How this issue relates to environmental concerns and consumer protections?
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The answer should be 2-3 pages long
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It appears as though the pace of life has quickened and people are as stressed as ever. Do you feel that anti-anxiety drugs are an appropriate way to deal with stress? How do you feel about adolescents being given drugs to reduce stress? Why or why not?
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1. Do you own yourself? Is this a private property right?
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How convincing are each of these contentions made by deep ecologists: that our environmental problems are caused by our being too individualistic; that our environmental problems are caused by our reductionism; that our environmental problems are caused by our consumerism?
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Write a paper of approximately 750 words that discusses the following:
Identify a character with which you are familiar: either a character from a movie, book, or a historical figure and describe his or her personality and any relevant background information.
Analyze this person using the different stages of development and perspectives of human nature learned so far in this course.
Describe which counseling modality you would use to work with this individual if he or she were your client.
What would the stages be according to Freud? Oral, anal, Phallic? Or is id, ego, superego considered stages? I am not sure what stages I should write about. I was going to use the character Harry Potter.
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Question Preface: Julie, a Physics major, has difficulty believing that psychology is a science, because people cannot observe other people's thoughts and sensations.
Primary Post:In your own words, explain how Edward Titchener and John Watson would have responded to Julie's skepticism regarding psychology's scientific status.
Secondary Post: In your own words, explain the difference between correlational and experimental research.
Reply Post: Make a substantive reply to at least one peer that demonstrates your ability to discuss and analyze the content within this section.
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TEXT: describe 3 examples of modernism as an assault on tradition: Picasso, "Les Demoiselles d'Avignon," Stein, "How She Bowed to Her Brother," and "Le Sacre du Printemps," composed by Stravinsky and choreographed by Nijinsky. For each example, identify the medium, describe the content, and discuss in detail the form. Be sure to refer to the elements of art for each discipline
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