Describe the purpose ion the following agencies in our healthcare system: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), National Institute of Health (NIH), Agency for Healthcare Policy and Research (AHCPR), Centers for Medicare & Medicaid (CMS), Health & Human Services (HHS), Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI), Institute of Medicine (IOM).

1. Select a human immune or autoimmune system disease and describe its mechanism, symptoms, and treatment options (I chose ulcerative colitis).
2. What components of the immune system are affected by this disease? Adaptive or humoral? Why do you believe this is the correct choice?
3. What are the implications for the individual, the family, and the community as a result of this disease?

Ethical and legal issues must be considered when dealing with human subjects, which is one reason why the most common sampling method is the convenience sample. Describe a convenience sample and the implications for how you will interpret the findings from studies that choose this method of sampling. Please provide a reference. Thank you​

The Self

Discuss the avocado idea of the self and explain at least one version of the idea that human beings have a shared essential nature. Contrast this account with the artichoke idea of the self (drawing upon phenomenology and existentialism to develop your account) and a discussion of how the modern/avocado and postmodern/artichoke ideas of the self differ.

Identify the sampling design that would be best suited for the following and explain how you would draw the sample using this technique.

A manager wants to assess whether the level of job satisfaction differs amongst employees in four divisions of the organisation, namely, Human Resources, Industrial Relations, Training and Development and, Risk Management.          

(Q.1-5)

True(a) / False(b)

1. Aldosterone increases potassium absorption.

2. ADH reduces water reabsorption.

3. Kidneys control the blood pH.

4. Not all the glucose is absorbed back from the kidney tubules in a healthy person.

5. There are about a thousand nephrons in a human kidney.

What part of your study of reproduction and human development interested you? What did you find out that you never knew before? Example: "I think that it's a miracle that a child, our future generation, is so far along in development in only four weeks, I never knew that!"

Come up with a brief human resources plan for your chosen business. Who are you looking to recruit, what knowledge/skills/abilities should they have and where will you likely find them? What channels will you use to attract these employees? How will you retain them? As always, be sure to cite.