Essays on Minnesota

Introduction. 2

Strategic Plan3 Program Description.5 Leadership Challenges..6 Ethical Implications..7

Engaging communities and building constituencies.7

Budgeting, financing, and human resources.8 Performance management & Health Informatics..9

Appendix 1 SWOT Analysis10

Appendix 2 SMART Objectives..11 Appendix 3 Budget..13 References15 Introduction In the past decade, chronic lifestyle diseases such as type 2 diabetes, heart/cardiovascular disease and stroke have increased exponentially in the state of Minnesota. Sedentary lifestyle and poor diet has led to an increase in obesity which in turn has led to an increase in heart disease and stroke. Most adults in Minnesota have poor lifestyle which has increased their risk to heart disease and stroke. As per the Minnesota department of health, ...

Milestones in Public Heath Informatics

There are several milestones in public health informatics history and one of them is specialization. The health field is vast and has many fields of concern to help the patients recover from various health complications and illnesses. Initially a doctor was supposed to be able to handle any health complications regardless of any aspects. Currently, the various areas that medical practitioners can specialize are such as disease prevention, epidemiology, laboratory health informatics, epidemiology among others (Yasnoff, O'carroll, Koo, Linkins & Kilbourne, 2000). With specialization in different fields and progress in information technology, the various areas of health concern can be ...

Final Grade: 72/100

This paper is being submitted on January 18, 2017 for Tramaine Ingram’s STA3215 Inferential Statistics and Analytics course. At the request of the company’s client, we have performed research pertaining to the salary distributions of jobs in the state of Minnesota. The sampling was haphazard (non-statistical. The client is only interested in the jobs that pay salaries of between $40,000 and $120,000. Any job that that falls within this range was included in the analysis. The data set was obtained from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, and consists of a total of 64 records. In ...

Introduction

Vermont, Minnesota and Colorado have introduced transformative healthcare payment and delivery system reforms. The three regions have introduced deliberate measures to coordinate the healthcare insurance providers and health facilities to improve disease prevention and management. The reforms in the regions have the aims to lower the basic costs and enhance the desired healthcare results. The healthcare models in Colorado and Minnesota have introduced transformative, accountability and transparent approaches for the patients under the Medicaid program. On the other hand, Vermont has introduced the multi-payer programs with the objective of a consolidated healthcare financial system. This article focuses on the ...

Statistical hypothesis testing is a very important concept in statistics. There are steps to be followed in hypothesis testing, as shown below (Eberly College of Science, n.d.) Formulation of the Null Hypothesis – this step involves stating of the null hypothesis, which states equality between the hypothesized value and a predicted value. In this case, it is the opposite of the alternative hypothesis.

H0: The average salary for all jobs in Minnesota is greater than or equal to $65,000.

H0: x ≥$65,000 Formulation of the Alternative Hypothesis –the alternative hypothesis is the opposite of the null hypothesis, which states that a value is less than, greater than, or not equal to a certain value. This ...

Importance of Confidence intervals

The confidence interval is a set or range of values that a population parameter is likely to fall within (Graham, 2008). It is calculated using the sample statistics and a given confidence level. For instance, a confidence interval of the mean calculated using the sample statistics, gives the lowest and highest possible value of the population mean. The population mean is expected to be within the confidence interval. A point estimate is a single value that approximates a population parameter (Graham, 2008). For instance, a sample mean is point estimate of the population mean, while a sample proportion is ...

Overview of the scenario

The scenario involves analyzing the distribution of salaries for different jobs in the state of Minnesota. The client is interested in the distribution of salaries for jobs with salaries ranging from $40,000 to $120,000. Data on 364 different jobs in the state were collected from the Bureau of Statistics. The data will be analyzed by determining the measures of central tendency and dispersion to understand the distribution of salaries.

Quantitative and qualitative variable

In this scenario, the job title is the qualitative variable since it cannot be measured numerically. On the other hand, salary is the quantitative variable since it is ...

Abstract

The risk management approach refers to the techniques, processes tools and the team roles and responsibilities that are employed on a general scale or on specific issues to help address issues such as loss of lives, destruction of property, financial losses and any other relate losses. This essay compares the organizational approaches between private entities as represented by BP and the public entities as represented by Minnesota State’s Department of Administration. The risk management by the State government of Minnesota is operated through its insurance program as well as the programs that cover the safety of the state’ ...

The Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory 2 is a test used to measure the psychopathology of adults. Typically, this test is used to measure the mental health of individuals already suspected of having mental health issues. The test is based on 10 different scales and use actual test items that differentiate people from the norm. The ten clinical scales include hypochondriasis, depression, hysteria, psychopathic deviate, masculinity-femininity, paranoia, psychasthenia, schizophrenia, hypomania and social introversion. Each scale is intended to measure these specific abnormal behavior traits in an individual. Portions of the test are also general questions regarding honesty on the test ...

Sports organizations such as the department of sport and recreation (2016), Sask Sports Inc (2016), and Sport Nova Scotia (2016) are regularly preparing annual reports for each yearly operation. However, Sask (2016) and Nova Scotia (2016) are only presenting their statement of revenue and expenditure while the government of western Australia (2016) presented a full set of financial statements, which includes the statement of financial position. The financial position of the Australian department revealed that the sport organization has a smaller value for their total debt at only AUD$5.41m when compared to the equity of AUD$147.82m (Department, ...

Defense acquisition process

The acquisition process is among the primary processes that constitute the defense acquisition system. It is mandated by principles and policies put in place by the Department of Defense (DOD) which offers directives to that effect. The process is event based since any program has to undergo a number of processes from the time of conception to the time of actualization. In essence, an acquisition program is defined by the Department of Defense as an effort initiated and funded with the primary aim of providing improved weapon and/or information systems that respond to the needs of the U.S Armed ...

Executive Summary

Better Fresh Juice Parlor is determined to create a distinctive place where customers can exchange meaning and entertain each other in a relaxed environment as they enjoy quality fresh juice and snacks. Apart from serving the customers, we will be conscious in providing satisfaction to our employees and steady returns to the shareholders by constantly reinvesting our profits in a portfolio of businesses. The business will capitalize on the high population of Minnesota Institution of Management as it focuses on developing a big customer base for its products. 1.1 Objectives

• To be the best Fresh Juice parlor in the region as rated by local authorities.

• To maintain a profit margin of 40% and above, • ...

Chapter 2: Literature review

Introduction This chapter presents the literature review appraisal that exists and is linked to work contentment and inspiration subjects and how these issues are closely related to industrial performance. The chapter discusses the concept of motivation, job satisfaction, and project management and employee satisfaction. Organizational performance as well as its continuity largely depends on critical assets, employees and the managers' capabilities to create and sustain motivating environments of the employees and other human assets. The primary challenge that managers are faced with today is keeping their human capital such as the employees satisfied and motivated. Therefore, all managers must ...

Introduction

Can colleges and universities increase their tuition rates continuously, despite the suffering they cause students? This issue can be and has been tackled by economics – specifically; we can use the tools offered by the study of price elasticity of demand to see what colleges take into consideration before raising their prices. The reaction of students to the increasing tuitions and other expenses might be a driving force on the demand side for higher education. If the students believe that higher education’s high costs will not create a value equal to or less than its cost, they might prefer ...

The paper deals with comparing and contrasting health care reform data for the two states of Minnesota and Arkansas.

Lack of Health Insurance According to the last data recorded, Minnesota had 7 percent of its total population without any private health insurance, neither their employer nor the government has it for them (State Public Health Statistics, 2016). This percentage has decreased only by 0.9% in last one decade. For Arkansas, it is the state that ranks 35 when it comes to having health insurance for the state’s population. 13.9% Arkansas population lacks health insurance, privately, through the government or the employer (State Public Health Statistics, 2016). Lacking health insurance privately put people in having difficulties accessing the ...

There is a picture of Arthur Klobe standing at attention, hanged at the entrance of the Greatest Generation display at the Minnesota History Museum in St. Paul. Born 1919 in Young America, Klobe was among World War II strategist. He was the child of Alice and Herman Klobe and sister to Marguerite Paplow. He is well remembered for his straight forward personality and natural presence. It can be said that he enjoyed quite a long life in which he accomplished a lot as a result of his endless curiosity. After pursuing his first degree from the University of Minnesota, ...

Women and gender studies

Gender studies - the practice of interdisciplinary research using the cognitive capabilities of the social theory of sex (gender) for the analysis of social phenomena and its changes. The psychoanalyst Robert Stoller worked at the University of California he has introduced into science the term "gender" in 1958, which means social manifestations of belonging to a sex or a "social sex". In 1963, Robert Stoller spoke at a psychoanalytic congress in Stockholm. He presented a report on the gender self-awareness. His concept was based on the separation into biological and culture study of sex. The scientist believed that sex ...

Introduction

The use of physical restraints in the care of psychiatry in-patients has been prevalent for centuries. However, in recent years there has been a call among nurse practitioners to reduce and altogether eliminate the process which is in contrast to the goals and ethical practices of the nursing professions which states that all human beings have the right to autonomy and the right to be treated with dignity. After examining the existing research on the use of restraints, it is proposed that a reduction in restraints is beneficial to patients and improves quality of care. This paper will present ...

Introduction

Can colleges and universities increase their tuition rates continuously, despite the suffering they cause students? This issue can be and has been tackled by economics – specifically, we can use the tools offered by the study of price elasticity of demand to see what colleges take into consideration before raising their prices.

Let us assume that, in an attempt to raise more revenue, New York State University increases its tuition rates. Will this necessarily result in more income for the university? Not always. As we know, revenue depends on price and quantity of the demanded good or service. In the ...

The Disease/Condition

This essay focuses on a study done by Luepker et al. in the year 1994. The study was entitled Community Education for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention: Risk Factor Changes in the Minnesota Heart Health Program. Specifically, the study focussed on the efficacy of the Minnesota Heart Health Program in reducing incidents of cardiovascular diseases in Minnesota. The public intervention program was carried out after it became evident that cardiovascular diseases, particularly coronary heart diseases, were on the rise in most developed nations, including the United States (Luepker et al., 1994, p.1383). One of the government initiatives developed to counter the ...

Abstract

Continuous exposure to a wide spectrum of natural light has constructive impacts to not only one’s health but also their moods. The production of hormones such as serotonin and melatonin based on the intensity of light has a large impact on the distribution of an individual’s emotions. This study seeks to validate the role of sunlight in the distribution of a person’s mood and whether a lack thereof has a negative impact on their emotional balance. The paper utilizes similar researches conducted on this issue to establish an argument about the constructive impacts of sunlight on ...

The films that will be examined in this paper have much in common though, at the same time they consist of different aspects in their plots and picture different characters (Hayward 67). The main issue that unites all these films is the theme of obsession. The meaning of this word in films is the same, but considering each character, it may have slightly different understanding. Each character has different aims and values and they act according to them (Parkinson 109). Nevertheless, there is one common and the most important characteristic feature in their behavior. It influences their lives and ...

Business Law Case Study

Issues

Was it a proper service when the summons was mailed to the defendant medical clinic? Whether the Minnesota court should invalidate the Tennessee judgment. Rule The general principle under Rule 4 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure is that service can be made personally to the defendant, left in their place of residence or business or through an email. For corporations or companies, Rule 4 (B) of the rules states that the summons can be delivered to the defendant’s agent authorized to receive such processes but a copy of the summons must be copied to each ...

Prоfеssоr

Cоursе Dаtе I interviewed a marketing manager of Peace Coffee. Peace Coffee in Minneapolis started as a pilot project of a nonprofit, and has grown into one of the most successful coffee roasters in the upper Midwest. Their mission is providing a fair price for farmers, a mission that started before “fair trade” became a popular marketing concept.

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In Gender Pluralisms under the Transgender Umbrella, Paisley Currah introduces two legal cases that are quite similar in their contexts but argued out in different ways. Currah chooses to stay neutral in both cases and state them as they are to the reader. The first case is about a seventh-grade girl, Pat Doe, who wishes to express her femininity while attending school by wearing makeup, skirts, tight skirts, padded bras, and high heeled shoes. Her attire was quite disturbing to her teachers at South Junior High, located in Brockton, Massachusetts. The main issue was her gender presentation because her ...

Perhaps one of the most crucial and controversial points of difference between Islam and the West, is the extent of religious influence on the private and public lives of people. The concept of ‘a sovereign, democratic nation’ in the West is based on a strict division between church and the state (government). The rationale used for establishing this premise is that religion is entirely a personal matter for individuals; there is no logic in the faith or beliefs that people have, since they cannot be quantified and measured (Asad, 2003: 45). Hence religion, is a volatile and emotional domain, ...

Summary of immigrant communities

Summary of Immigrant Communities

The tale of immigration in the US started before the founding of the country and it persist today. In the past decade, there have been continuing efforts to change the immigration system to make certain it meets the needs of the state. Owen et al., notes that when it comes to workforce replenishment, immigrants are essential; unlike Native American who are aging rapidly; when the immigrants come to the United States they mostly in their productive years, thus providing essential blend to the workforce. In essence, the new generations of immigrants are expected to pay ...

Abstract

The Hmong is one of the many human race groups who at the moment are occupying Minnesota and California cities found in the United States of America. The group is from different countries found in Asia for instance China, others from Vietnam whereas others have their roots in the country of Thailand. The research seeks provide in-depth understanding of traditional cultural practices of Hmong people, comparing them with present time in order to motivate critical and creative thinking about differences in western culture and also prompt more research questions in the intercultural communication frontier. This paper will seek to ...

HR Topic: Employment Laws and Wal-Mart

Employment laws are essential standards under which the employers engage employees. This means that standards are set by the country’s governing authority, which set precedence for action by the employers. These are the employment laws which govern the country, and they vary from one country to another depending on a country’s economic standards. For example, the USA might have employment laws that are distinct from Germany. However, certain basics of employment laws remain constant across divides. Some of these issues include non-discrimination to employees, reduced salary, and remuneration to the employees, as well as harsh working conditions ( ...

Summary

Differences The Kaiser Permanente (KP) is an autonomous integrated not-for-profit health care organization. It comprises of the Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Permanente Medical Groups, and Kaiser Foundation Hospitals. The organization has its services spread across eight regions. It focuses on the successful evolution of a system that encourages physician and managerial partnership for quality and efficiency in patient care. The Mayo Clinic is a non-profitable healthcare organization based in Rochester Minnesota. This organization concentrates on education, medical practice and research. It operates as one of the largest nonprofit organizations in the world that specialize in complex healthcare issues through ...

The Institutional Affiliation

The Professor's Name Abstract The report is aimed at providing the information about the Pilgrim Cleaners business locations in the Saint Antonio area. It discusses both the company and the clearing industry. The paper provides a short background and the history of the company. It also discusses in details the 4 P's of marketing, including the types of the services provided, the pricing, the places where the clients can use the company's services, and the advertising methods. The report defines strengthens, weaknesses, threats and opportunities of business by the Pilgrim Cleaners. It provides recommendations on how to improve and ...

Transgender and the Use of MMPI-2

The Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) test is a self-report measure of psychopathology and the personality structures in adults. As opposed to other similar tests, it is difficult for those subjected to it to give a false impression or deny` the existence of a problem. It is also possible to conduct empirical research using the MMPI-2 tests, as it gives an opportunity to give quantitative evidence. Therefore, it is more practical when evaluating psychological issues. It is especially the case in addressing the psychological issues of the diverse transgender population (Tellegen, et al., 2003). Interventions such as hormonal treatment ...

Slavery was an important part of American history as it kept the economy of the country in balance. But eventually slavery led to the Civil War between the Northand South. Slavery was not the only reason of the beginning of the war; there were also the social, political, and economical aspects. Slavery began in 1607 and continued until 1865 in America. Many “black” families were destroyed because people were separated from their families and sold. Slaves even didn’t know where and when they came from. As I have already mentioned, slavery was the reason of the development of ...

A word processing program is a computer application that is used to produce different printable materials. There are various programs, for example Microsoft word which is the most currently used software with over 500,000,000 users (Wolf & Berninger, 2009). Students with special needs, such as learning disabilities, are not mostly considered in the business manifestos of the software producing companies. It is important that this negative trend be checked by companies making word processing programs. There are many positive outcomes that would accompany the production and availability of various word processing computer applications specially designed to suit students with ...