What is the number one public health concern in the United States. (COVID-19)

• Discuss the number one public health concern, and how it became the top concern
• Determine what is currently being done to combat this concern and if it is working
• Explore if there are other options or ideas for tackling this concern
• Detail what you think the future holds for this concern and if you think another concern will top this one in the future

Class: Healthcare Policy

Give some examples of the statement, “Common disorders commonly occur and rare ones rarely happen.” What are the implications of this statement for the ratio of generalist to specialist physicians in the United States? In addition, find one recent article about the ratio of generalist to specialist physicians using the ProQuest database in LIRN (see eResources) and write an informative summary of what you found. (400 words)

One of the major criticisms of Administrative Agencies is that “the need for specialized expertise in a given area can usually only come from the industry being regulated.” We can see this by the number of former Wall Street executives working for and heading the SEC or the United States Treasury or former pharmaceutical executives working for a heading the FDA. What do you think about this practice? Provide examples to defend your viewpoint.

ou are the CFO of a U.S. firm whose wholly owned subsidiary in Mexico manufactures component parts for your U.S. assembly operations. The subsidiary has been financed by bank borrowings in the United States. One of your analysts told you that the Mexican peso is expected to depreciate by 30 percent against the dollar on the foreign exchange markets over the next year. What actions, if any, should you take?

One of the criticisms of marketing and advertising is that it causes people to buy more than they can afford. Each year, a large number of people in the United States declare bankruptcy, often because they have overspent. Do you think that marketing and advertising causes people to buy more than they can afford, or are companies just responding to the materialistic desire of individuals? Defend your response.

A minimum of 150 words or more

Should physician-assisted suicide be permitted (made legal) in the United States? Present a clear argument for or against. In your answer, you must justify your position from a bioethical standpoint (meaning that you must use bioethical principles and explain how they apply). In your answer, you must also explain which bioethical principles are being diminished and which ones are being promoted in your argument.

16) For planning purposes, insurance companies must try to predict the number of hurricanes that will hit the eastern coast of the United States in any given year. If this area is hit with an average of 6 hurricanes per year, find the probability that in a given year…

a) …fewer than 3 hurricanes will hit this area.

b) …between 6 and 8 hurricanes (inclusive) will hit this area.

c) What is the standard deviation of this distribution?

Suppose the following table shows the forecast for the number of people (in thousands) who have two or more jobs in the United States.

Date Jobs Forecast

May 2013 6,798 6,158

June 2013 6,346 6,529

July 2013 6,843 6,701

August 2013 6,651 6,779

Calculate the RMSE (root mean squared error). Take all calculations and the final answer to three decimal places.

How does the process of socialization influence our values and beliefs regarding sex/gender, sexuality, race and/or ethnicity, and aging? Which of these areas do you think deserve the most attention in terms of organizational, political, and economic disparities in the United States today and why? How does prejudice and discrimination based on sex/gender, sexuality, race and/or ethnicity, and aging affect workplace communication and diversity in the workplace?