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  • Title: “Exploring Sales Data for a Retail Company: A Story of Growth and Opportunities” PDF file of draft dashboard: Attached One page write-up: Introduction: The retail industry is highly competitive and constantly evolving, making it crucial for companies

    Your task is to do initial analysis on your data in Tableau. Create some visuals, considering how you might tell a story with this data. Create at least four visualizations. Only one may be a table. Create a draft dashboard with these visuals. This work needs to be done in Taableau software. You must be able to use this software and provide me the file that is in Tableau. Business Intelligence and Analytics Software | Tableau 
    Submit three things:
    A pdf file of your draft dashboard
    A one page write-up (use Word) explaining how you your dashboard tells a story
    The link to your Tableau Public dashboard 

  • Title: Addressing the Challenge of Health Disparities in North Carolina: The Impact of the Affordable Care Act Introduction: North Carolina faces numerous challenges in its healthcare system, but one of the most pressing issues is the presence of significant health disparities

    Identify and explain one challenge your health care system currently faces in North Carolina
    Identify and explain one health policy that addresses the challenge you explain. Using objective evidence please explain the degree to which the policy has been effective (or not)
    each posting, students should address every aspect of the prompt and support
    their assertions with at least 2 peer reviewed articles in APA format in addition to the Biblical
    references and textbook. Biblical application should be clearly communicated. Keep in mind
    that merely adding a Bible verse is not a demonstration of Biblical application/worldview,
    applying the Bible verse to the prompt is required

  • Comparative Analysis of Coupling Shows: A Study of Attraction, Relationships, and Love in Reality TV “Exploring Sexual Content and Social Issues in the Song ‘WAP’ by Cardi B ft. Megan Thee Stallion”

    Your Comparative Analysis of Texts in a Profession is due this Friday, June 21 by 11:59 PM. To complete this project, please review the Comparative Analysis of Texts in a Profession document for directions and guidance. This project is worth 20 points. Projects received after the deadline will be marked late and docked points. Document with directions attached.
    Discussion Question #3
    DISCUSSION BOARD 3-1.docx
    For this week’s discussion, please select ONE of the shows listed below for your response.
    In this course, we talked about attraction, relationships, love, and how people become couples. Several television shows try to take a different look at coupling. Shows such as 90-Day Fiancée, Love is Blind, Married at First Site and a new show called Naked Attraction, take the concepts that we’ve discussed and double-down on them or totally ignore them.
    I’m curious to know what concepts from this course would you apply to ONE of these shows to help explain the show. You do not have to have watched the show to answer the question. You can simply use the descriptions below to get an idea of the show.
    The premise of Love Is Blind is that the contestants cannot see each other, which means they can only speak with a partition between them. After speaking with multiple people, contestants picked people they wanted to keep talking to and producers helped arrange dates if two people selected one another.
    The series, 90 Day Fiancé, is an American reality television series on TLC that follows couples who have applied for or received a K-1 visa, available uniquely to foreign fiancés of U.S. citizens, and therefore have 90 days to marry each other. They have 90 days to spend time together before they get married or choose not to get married.
    The series, Married at First Sight, features three to five couples, paired up by relationship experts, who agree to marry when they first meet. They do not get to know each other before the wedding and meet at the altar.
    Naked Attraction is a British series that involves one person selecting from 6 potential dating partners. The difference between this show and dating shows is that all six potential dating partners are naked and the person selecting is clothed and sees each potential date naked, revealed from the feet up to the head. They select one person from the original six to date.
    Your answer should use information from the text covered thus far in the course to support your answer. You must cite at least twice the text using the format highlighted below.
    INSTRUCTIONS
    Please provide your own original support to the question above. Your response should be substantive. A substantive response is one that consists of at least SIX full sentences where the student provides his/her thoughts on the question and cites the text at least two times referring to two different portions of the text to support the response. Students will earn up to 10 points per question. You must cite the textbook using the format below to support your answer. Students will earn up to 10 points per question. Please refer to grading criteria below.
    You must post your response before reading any other responses. You are not required to respond to anyone else’s comment, however you should read through comments to see what your classmates have said.
    To access the discussion board:
    Click on the “Discussions” tab on Blackboard.
    Click on “Discussion 2.”
    Click on “Create Thread” and provide your answer.
    You can provide a brief title for your response in the subject box.
    Type your answer in the message box.
    Make sure to cite the text to support your answer by citing “Hyde & DeLamater, 2020 (p. ##)” and referring to a specific portion of the text material using page numbers.
    GRADING CRITERIA [Continues on the next page]
    10 points
    7 points
    5 Points
    -An excellent post reflects that the student read and understood the assigned material and specifically refers to the text chapters that have been assigned thus far.
    -The selects one of the statements provided above and argues for the statement.
    -The text is cited to support the argument.
    –Citing of the text uses the format provided above and refers to at least two different specific portions of the text.
    -The post meets the length requirement of at least SIX sentences and there are no are no proofing or spelling errors.
    -Post is made on time.
    -This post answers the question but does not demonstrate that the student has read and understood the text.
    -There are not two distinct citations of the text that clearly support the statement
    -The citations do not appropriately match the proper citation format provided above.
    -The answer does not adequately address the question.
    -The answer does not meet the required length or is not substantive in nature.
    -Post is made on time.
    -Post is not made on time.
    -Post does not answer the question.
    -Post does not cite the text book.
    Sexy Songs (10 points)
    Write a 1-2 page analysis examining a song with overt or covert sexual content and/or relates to the course. In your analysis, you can describe specific lyrics and discuss what they mean. You analysis can include (but is not limited to) examining gender, behaviors, political issues, social issues, stereotypes, health and well-being, etc. Your analysis must include citations from the text. You must include the title of the song, songwriter, the artist who performed it, and the exact lyrics of the entire song. Papers that do not include the song title, songwriter, performer, and complete lyrics will not be accepted.
    Please everything in separate documents.

  • “Revise and Improve: Reflections on Writing Assignment 1” “Revise and Reflect: Improving Writing Strategies for Success” “Writing Assignment 1 Revision and Reflection: Improving Professional Writing Strategies” “Maximizing Social Media Reach: Utilizing Instagram and Facebook for Housing Solutions Promotion”

    Hi everyone, Welcome to the revision reflection assignment video. So the instructions are posted in the week 5 module, but I’m just going to go through them with you as we would in an in-person class to give you some tips and reminders to help you succeed on this assignment. So for this assignment, you’re going to be using the red level strategies, the orange and the yellow level strategies. So what you’re going to do essentially is revise writing assignment 1, the memo. Only this time you will work on, first of all, improving the red level strategies by reviewing your feedback on the memo and perhaps editing the subject line using the direct organization. If you didn’t do that last time, including a few more details for completeness and accuracy and so on. So be sure to look at your feedback on writing assignment one. And to do that, you’ll need to go to the assignment through the grades tab. So access writing assignment 1 through the grades tab. Open the assignment, open your submission and then click (the percentage icon). That way you’ll be able to see the annotation comments–in other words, the comments within the document. And then the end comments will appear in the text box at the side. And then click Show rubric so you can see, okay, well, I did pretty well on subject fine, but I need to work on ensuring completeness and accuracy and using direct organization. So I want to be sure to look at my instructor’s comments and revise accordingly. All right, then you will add in the orange and yellow level strategies. So you’ll add goodwill. So remember, find a way to thank the reader, acknowledge potential obstacles. But that can be a little bit tricky when you’re trying to use positive emphasis. So you generally want to begin by finding something positive to say about the organization or thanking the reader. Both in the introduction–in the opening paragraph–and in the closing paragraph. Alright, you will then want to emphasize reader benefits. So don’t focus on you, focus on the reader. How will this help them, right, with a positive emphasis? So again, try to avoid negative phrases. Instead, focus on what can be improved going forward. What will be refined, what will be changed, what will be implemented? What will be done to help with the situation? Alright? In this case, remember it’s using social media for Housing Solutions. So don’t focus on the negative. In fact, as considering what we don’t have now. But focus on what we will have as a result of implementing your social media campaign to increase fundraising and outreach. So remember, fundraising and outreach. Both of those are key elements, alright? Right with the reader base emphasis. So remember, try to use you or the reader’s name perhaps. Or the organization in this case would probably be more appropriate. Instead of saying for our company, remember Housing Solutions is a non-profit. So just say Housing Solutions or our organization. Alright, so try to do that instead of focusing on you as the writer for the yellow level strategies, you want to refine information to make it more useful. For example, you’re going to need to summarize the different platforms that you think Housing Solutions should use. Don’t give them a link. Don’t incorporate blocks, large blocks of text from another source about the platforms. It’s your job to research those and summarize them for the owners, the directors, so they can decide, Okay, well, instagram sounds really good, and we should definitely update our Facebook page. I don’t know as much about Tiktok, so need to learn more about it before I can make a decision. But at least now I have an idea of what it is. All right, so your job is to refine information to make it more useful. Use SSPD, so standard style for printed documents. So that means you’re going to include headings that are informative in this case, remember, your headings need to need to include positive outcomes. You don’t just want to say Instructions. So as an example, I used headings in– in this assignment document as well, Instructions for Successfully Completing the Assignment. So I included a positive outcome there. All right, resources for assistance. Strategies you will use for this assignment, right? So all these began with a noun–Strategies, Instructions, Resources. And they include the outcomes, not just strategies, but strategies you will use for this assignment. Okay? So for this assignment you are viewing the video. So you’re going to use all the red level strategies and improve on how you did so based on your feedback on writing assignment one. And then you will add in the orange level strategies and the yellow level strategies. All of them, not just some of them. So we talked about goodwill, opening, closing paragraphs, revising word choice for positive emphasis. That’s the biggest issue I saw in the writing assignment, drafts that I reviewed. And again, it can be tricky, as we’ve discussed in previous videos, it can be tricky to focus on the positive. When, for example, for writing assignment three, you have negative things going on in the company that you want to address, but you don’t want to dwell on that. You don’t want to dwell on the negative. Focus on going forward, what can be done, what will be changed, what will be implemented to improve, for example, customer satisfaction or for the memo. Awareness in the community, perhaps of Housing SSolutions and how you help those in need. Alright, so think about the positive and that will be easier to do probably going back to the writing assignment 1 and revising it as opposed to the refusal letter and the report. But keep that in mind. You will need to also add a list of some sort. So remember, you don’t want to just put a list in that you could easily incorporate into a sentence. A list should be– remember–that’s the way to help readers easily absorb and quickly absorb the information. So maybe you could list some advantages of implementing the social media campaign. And remember to use parallel construction. So for example, you can began each bullet point in your list with a gerund, an I-N-G verb, like marketing will help Housing Solutions do X. Communicating. What We do to Assist the Community Will Help Housing Solutions do Y, and so on. All right, so keep that in mind. And you will want to go back and change the font to Times New Roman (12 point font) except for the headings which are an Arial bold. So I did that for this assignment document as well. So you can see just as a little reminder of what your memo will look like. All right, we talked about how to view your specific comments. But just to review that, go to the submission, Writing Assignment 1 through the grades tab. Open that up and then you’ll see in (the percentage icon) click there. So you can see comments within the document. Make all those corrections first or edits or additions depending on what I said. And then you, of course, you’ll also want to click Show rubric to see where you did well and what you need to work on improving for the next version. All right, so then this is the reflection aspect. So for part one, you’re going to revise the memo, adding all of the orange level strategies and all yellow level strategies and refining your use of the red level strategies. For part two, It’s the reflection part. So that’s five questions about your revision process and they’re on the form, but they’re also here for your convenience. All right. Okay., so actually now it’s four questions. Sorry, I have to update that. I made a few changes before posting it. Alright, so you’re then going to open up the revision and reflection assignment form. So this is the form because we want one document. You can’t submit multiple documents. And I have to have everything in one document to be able to grade it. So you’re going to use this form. So you can just delete that and place your original WA1 here if you want (to delete where it says WA1), but you don’t have to. So just paste the original submission. There doesn’t need to include the comments. It’s just your original Word document submission, which you can also access in the writing assignment 1 Dropbox. You can download that and then paste it so that’s your original. So I can look back and compare it to the revision. Right, then you revise. One will be here. So this will be what you add, will just add the memo here after you refine the red level strategies and add in the orange and yellow level strategies. Alright, and then you’ll answer these questions. So again, here, answer them on this document, not anywhere else, not in the comments section. I need all of this in one document. What changes have you made to your writing assignment One based on the specific feedback and rubric score. So basically how have you refined the red level strategies, your use of the red level strategies. What changes have you made to your writing assignment 1 to improve your use of that? Of the orange level strategies. At least two of the orange level strategies in your response, that should say to use the orange level strategies, sorry, I’ll fix that. What changes have you made it to use the yellow level strategies, what additions have you made? So you’re going to include all of them, all the orange level strategies and all the yellow level strategies in the responses here. You can just talk about two of them. You don’t have to talk about all of them in the reflection for the orange and yellow level strategies. But you do, as stated here on the assignment document, need to include all right, and then how the specific changes resulted in a more professional document. So what, for example, has adding SSPD done to make your document more readable and more easily readable by the Directors of Housing Solutions And then also I’m just interested in how you might use these strategies in the future in academic or workplace settings. And you will. So think about that. For example, if you’re writing a memo in your first entry level job after you graduate from college. If you’re writing a memo to your supervisor, you’ll reflect back and remember, oh, yes, I need to begin with goodwill. Oh, yes. I need to include enough information in it for my supervisor to make a decision, and so on. All right. Okay, and then here is the rubric for the revision and reflection. So I’m going to look at how well you’ve used the red level strategies. Did you clearly establish purpose and audience? So remember for that you want to state while you’re writing in paragraph 1. And that also goes along with using the direct organization. So uses simple concrete direct language, aligns language and purpose. So you don’t want to use (social media) terms the directors might not be familiar with. You don’t want to use a bunch of thesaurus words, either to make yourself sound really smart or because you are smart as it is, you don’t need to use the source words to sound smart. Trust me. It just isn’t the best idea, especially in workplace correspondence. Everyone in the workplace has plenty of work to do. They don’t need to spend time trying to decipher what you’ve said. Using thesaurus words, they just need, need the information. Alright, is complete inaccurate. The subject line is highly informative and purposeful. So one thing I noticed is that a lot of people for the subject line for the memo did not include both of the concepts that were mentioned, fundraising and outreach. So be sure to include both of those words, content in your subject line. You should also include the key phrase social media. And you want to, of course, be positive in your subject line. You don’t want to say something like our social media use is terrible or, or ineffective social media use. Now, focus on again, what can be done, what you will do, or have you refined the information. Again, we talked about that so the Anderson’s know what it is you are proposing specifically and how the platforms are different. If Instagram and Facebook are both social media with reels, or both can include reels then why use both? So you want to explain generally different audiences. Another way to get the word out there about Housing Solutions and so on. Headings are very informative. So again, we’ve talked about this several times, but we don’t want just one word headings, right? You want your headings to be specific and informative and they should include outcomes as well. So review that in the yellow level strategies tutorial. And remember I like how they’re described in there. In the tutorial. They’re described as like newspaper headlines. You wouldn’t just put DBU wins. You’d put DBU Women’s Basketball Wins Regional Tournament. All right. So you want your headings to be informative or a, did you use SSPD? So you’ve got the headings and Arial Bold. The content is in Times New Roman 12 point font, lists are used effectively, and they are written with parallel structure. All right, for the yellow level strategies, did you see an error here? 

  • “Disaster Preparedness and Challenges for Special Populations: A Focus on Women in War-Torn Ukraine” “Barriers to Mental Health Care for Women in Wartime: The Case of Ukraine” “Addressing the Mental Health Needs of Vulnerable Populations in Disasters: Challenges and Solutions” Title: Addressing Disparities in Disaster Preparedness and Trauma Care for Special Populations

    reply to each post with 100 words as if you are me and reply hello (person name)
    no generic replies. Each reply should have seprate references 
    post 1
    robert gallagher posted Jun 13, 2024 8:55 AM
    1. Can you describe disaster preparedness and challenges with regard to special populations?
    Understanding how to build resiliency is the key to being prepared for man-made natural disasters like wars (North Atlantic Treaty Organization  (NATO) (2023) Resilience comes from both the individual and the people of a Country preparing for, resisting, respond to and quickly recover from shocks and disruptions of being invaded by a foreign Country (NATO, 2023). The special population I would like to discuss for this week is violence against women in Countries where a Country such as Ukraine was invaded by a foreign enemy in Russia. I wanted to explore how women in Ukraine are disproportionality and uniquely affected by wars. 
    Women are more likely to experience domestic violence in times of war (Carll, 2007). Women are also more likely to stay with a domestic partner when they are financially dependent on a partner, there are threats to their life, and there is a lack of support (Carll, 2007). All these risk factors are increased in times of war. Another risk for women in times are war is the increased fears and actual rapes of women in war zones. Rape of women increase during times of conflict (Carll, 2007). Carll (2007) suggests people who invade other people’s countries, like the Russians who have invaded Ukraine, use the rape of Ukrainian women to install shame and humiliation to undermine and collapse the social bonds of the citizens of that country. This rape of Ukraine women by Russian soldiers is justified by the idea of ethnic cleansing (Carll, 2007). Taylor (2022) noted that the rape of Ukraine women has significantly increased since Russia invaded Ukraine. 
    Carl (2007) noted how women and children are the people most likely to be put in human trafficking in times of war. The United National Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) (2022) noted that vulnerabilities to trafficking in persons arise from the impacts of conflict: lack of income-generation opportunities, interruption in the provision of essential services, issues with the rule of law, and internal displacement which makes helping these women even more challenging (UNODC (2022). The lack of access to income and to essential services and goods, including food, water, heating, and electricity continues to pose challenges for discloser of trauma as these women are focusing on their basic needs of food, clothing, and shelter. The Russian invasion of Ukraine has displaced many women internally making it hard to find them for psychological services (Taylor, 2022). Taylor (2022) has also suggested that Ukraine women have not accessed resources primarily due to 1. they have died or 2. because the shame and trauma they feel makes it too difficult to talk about it out loud.
    These services are critical because these Ukraine women are at heightened vulnerability to physical and sexual violence, trauma, and other abuses (UNOCD, 2022). Women are also more at risk of being sex trafficked and labor trafficked making it harder to access these women for services as well. If these women are not trafficked many have fled Ukraine. UNOCD (2022) noted half of Ukrainians who fled to European countries adult women, 40% percent are children and 10% are adult men. Again, this makes it harder to access resources for these women. 
    2). How does a disaster and trauma-related disorders impact special populations?
    Bethel, Burke, and Britt (2013) and Yousef et al. (2021) noted how man-made disasters like wars create psychological distress, loss of property, death, and more illnesses. Women disproportionality in the world have less income than men. When a war breaks out women are less prepared than men economically and have fewer financial resources to endure during a war making them more at risk to be exploited (Bethel, Burke, and Britt (2013). Psychologically women who are involved in wartime are at significant risk of PTSD (Carll, 2007; Yourself et al., 2021). PTSD is a re-experiencing of symptoms, avoidance and numbing symptoms, and hyperarousal symptoms (Carll, 2007). In wartimes, women are at significant risk of PTSD due to having their lives threatened, physical injury due to rape, imprisonment, kidnapping, torture, increased fear or sense of helplessness, and other scarring events when the foreign invaders bomb their Country and take over land once ruled by people within their ethnicity like in the case of Ukraine (Yousef et al., 2021). 
    3). Why do special populations have more barriers to mental health care following a disaster?
    UNODC (2022) noted that people living in conflict zones, like women in Ukraine, may adopt negative coping strategies to gain access to food and other supplies, or for their safety and security. UNODC (2022) also noted a major barrier to access to women in Ukraine is the ability to find these women. Many Ukraine women who like Ukraine for Western Europe returned for several reasons and can no longer access mental health services. UNODC (2022) reported that Ukrainian people have crossed Ukraine’s borders back into the country 8.7 million times, for reasons including temporary trips to check on family, property, and businesses, joining family, accessing economic opportunities, and perception of safety in specific area. 
    To stay in contact with families whether women have fled Ukraine or have returned looking for their families increases their risk of online sexual exploitation and abuse, as many Ukrainians use messaging apps and social media (particularly Viber, Telegram, and Facebook) to seek support, and sex traffickers carry out recruitment of victims and advertise exploitative services online (UNODC, 2022). Seeking out support mental health support increases their risk of being trafficked as traffickers are creating fake mental health sites to capture these women (UNODC, 2022). These mental health services, however, are important as Chon (2021) noted that individuals who have experienced trafficking may exhibit signs of anxiety, emotional numbness, memory loss, and depression. They may develop post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), a dependence on substance or alcohol use, and/or eating disorder (Chon, 2021). 
    Chon (2021) did offer some recommendations for crisis intervention workers that can help these women in Ukraine who are having mental health issues due to the issues mentioned in this post. Chon (2021) calls for services to be more trauma-informed, addressing the unique needs of women, like these Ukraine women. Chon (2021) reported examples of special considerations that crisis workers should know include Ukraine women who have experienced trafficking often find it hard to establish a relationship of trust with their providers due to previous experiences of betrayal and abuse. Trauma-informed mental health care should be person-centered and culturally appropriate, empowering these women with the agency to make choices that work best for their recovery (Chon, 2021). 
    Bibliography
    Bethel, J., Burke, S., & Britt, A. (2013). Disparity in disaster preparedness between racial/ethnic groups. Disaster Health. 8;1(2):110-116. doi: 10.4161/dish.27085
    Bradley S. (2018). Domestic and Family Violence in Post-Conflict Communities: International Human Rights Law and the State’s Obligation to Protect Women and Children. Health Human Rights. 20(2):123-136
    Carll, E. (2007). Trauma Psychology : Issues in Violence, Disaster, Health, and Illness [2 Volumes]. Praeger.
    Chon, K. (2021). Mental Health Resources for Human Trafficking Survivors and Allies. Retrieved from www.acf.hhs.gov/blog/2021/10/mental-health-resources-human-trafficking-survivors-and-allies
    Taylor, C. (2022). Ukrainian women are reporting rape by Russian soldiers but is it a war crime, a crime against humanity or even genocide? Retrieved from www.abc.net.au/news/2022-07-04/ukraine-rape-war-crime-international-law-genocide-russia/101173406
    United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. (2022). Conflict in Ukraine: Key Evidence on Risk of Trafficking in Persoons and Smuggling of Migrants. Retrieved from www.unodc.org/documents/data-and-analysis/tip/Conflict_Ukraine_TIP_2022.pdf
    Yousef, L., Ebrahim, O., AlNahr, M., Mohsen, F., Ibrahim, N., & Sawaf, B. (2021) War-related trauma and post-traumatic stress disorder prevalence among Syrian university students. European Journal of Psychotraumatology. 24;12(1):1954774. doi: 10.1080/20008198.2021.1954774
    Post 2
    Aloha Classmates and Dr. King, 
    Special groups, like the elderly, children, people with impairments, and non-English speakers, often confront specific disaster preparation issues. These populations may have unique requirements that are not often addressed in standard disaster preparation efforts. Individuals with disabilities, for example, may need particular accommodations, such as accessible shelters or communication equipment, in order to react to and recover from a disaster. Similarly, non-English speakers may have difficulty accessing critical information and services during and after a crisis if materials are not accessible in their native language. In addition to these individual problems, there are wider systemic concerns affecting disaster preparation for vulnerable people. As previously stated, access to mental health care is often restricted for these individuals, exacerbating the emotional impact of a catastrophe. Furthermore, socioeconomic constraints such as poverty and a lack of access to healthcare might impede particular groups’ capacity to adequately prepare for and recover from disasters. Without proper assistance and resources, unique groups may face even more difficult problems in the aftermath of a catastrophe. A lack of culturally appropriate services, as well as language challenges, may further isolate these populations, making it harder for them to get the assistance they need. Addressing these systemic difficulties and providing personalized assistance for vulnerable groups is critical to ensuring that everyone can successfully prepare for and recover from catastrophes.
    Disasters and trauma-related diseases may have a significant influence on certain communities, aggravating existing vulnerabilities and posing new issues. Individuals with disabilities, for example, may have difficulty accessing critical medical treatment or accommodations during and after a catastrophe, resulting in increased health risks and psychological suffering. Furthermore, individuals from disadvantaged populations may face increased prejudice and stigma in the aftermath of a disaster, exacerbating their distress and limiting their capacity to seek care. Emergency response and recovery operations must include the particular needs and experiences of special populations in order to effectively address the effects of disasters on these groups.
    Several factors contribute to unique groups experiencing increased difficulties with mental health treatment after an event. One cause is the absence of culturally competent services and providers who understand the specific problems and demands of these populations. Also, inadequate access to resources, such as transportation or insurance coverage, might keep people from seeking and getting the assistance they need. Individuals may be discouraged from getting help due to the stigma associated with mental health in particular groups, which may include fears of judgment or discrimination. Overall, a combination of multiple socioeconomic determinants of health might make it more difficult for particular groups to get mental health treatment during a crisis. While it is vital to examine the specific issues that various groups confront, it is equally critical to recognize that stigma and limited access to resources are not the main obstacles to mental health treatment. Structural disparities and institutional concerns also play an important role in preventing people from accessing the assistance they need during times of crisis. Individuals from underrepresented areas, for example, may encounter language hurdles or a lack of culturally competent mental health treatments, making it difficult for them to get adequate care. In addition, structural concerns such as a lack of insurance coverage or a scarcity of mental health practitioners in certain locations may compound the difficulties that unique groups confront in accessing the help they need during times of crisis. These obstacles may exacerbate people’s already challenging situations, resulting in feelings of loneliness and despair. Without proper resources and support networks, people in disadvantaged areas are forced to deal with their mental health issues on their own, continuing the cycle of inequity and poverty. Addressing these structural difficulties and creating policies that emphasize equitable access to mental health services are critical steps toward ensuring that all people, regardless of background, get the assistance they need during times of crisis.
    References
    Gilbert, N. A., Savoia, E., Elqura, L., & Crowther, S. M. (2009, March). Emergency preparedness for vulnerable populations: People with special health-care needs. PubMed Central (PMC). https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2646456/
    Makwana, N. (2019, October). Disaster and its impact on mental health: A narrative review. PubMed Central (PMC). https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6857396/
    Somasundaram, D. J., & Vandeput, W. (2006). Management of trauma in special populations after a disaster. PubMed. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16602818/
    post 3
    Brianna Boyd posted Jun 19, 2024 7:37 AM
    Good morning class and Dr. King,
    1. The level of disaster preparedness varies based on many factors. Factors may include socioeconomic status, ethnicity, race, elderly, and disabled. These individuals may experience challenges associated with disaster preparedness and may fit into multiple categories. Regarding socioeconomic status, individuals may not have the funds to store food and clean water to be readily available. Racial and ethnic minorities may experience hardship with preparedness due to cultural differences, non-English speaking, and may not believe there is any risk associated with the disaster. The elderly and disabled individuals may not have the funds or mobility to prepare for disaster and may rely on others to do it for them; if they do not have that support system they may feel the challenges more deeply.
    2. The disaster and trauma-related disorders impacts may appear differently depending on the circumstances. For example, for racial and ethnic minorities, there may be some cultural differences that prevent them from receiving or seeking care. Additionally, health care is not always equally available to all. If treatment is offered or provided, other challenges such as, individuals being mistrusting of those they do not know, and language barriers.
    3. Special populations may have hardships in trying to receive treatment due to experiencing discrimination, being unable to afford treatment, and if they are living in an area populated enough to receive outside support. With all factors considered, these reasons are why it is crucial to provide care not only for the general population but also to ensure that special populations have treatment options equally available.
    Bethel, J. W., Burke, S. C., & Britt, A. F. (2013). Disparity in disaster preparedness between racial/ethnic groups. Disaster health, 1(2), 110-116.
    Carll, E. (2007). Trauma Psychology : Issues in Violence, Disaster, Health, and Illness [2 Volumes]. Praeger.
    US Department of Health and Human Services. (2021). Cultural and linguistic competency in disaster preparedness and response fact sheet.

  • “The Impact of Institutions on Personal Behavior: A Reflection on Lessons 1-4”

    Instructions
    What?
    For this essay, address the following question.
    Question
    How do the institutions we have discussed so far in this course influence your thoughts and actions?
    Keep in mind that your examples should be pulled from lessons 1 – 4.   
    Why?
    Why ask you to reflect on how the government shapes your behavior?
    Reason #1
    Reflection is a key feature of critical thinking. As I have stressed before, critical thinking is the ultimate aim of this course. 
    Reason #2
    Most of us never really think about how institutions shape “our” behavior in concrete ways. By asking you to reflect, I hope you will enhance your awareness of how this institution affects your life. If you can do so, you will see more clearly what parts of your behavior are constructed and what are not. 
    How?
    Here are some suggestions for how you should write your essay. 
    Write approximately 500 – 1,250 words
    Consider a five-paragraph format
    Write an introduction with a thesis claim
    Focus on three specific institutions (covered in this course) and how they shape your behavior. 
    Address each example in a separate body paragraph
    Make reference to our course materials (you may use any citation style)
    Demonstrate critical thinking & depth of thought
    Creativity is always encouraged! 
    Close with a conclusion

  • “Exploring the Themes of Identity and Government in Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World”

    This is an opinion based or an argumentative paper 3-4 pages long.  (Not including MLA citations) Book is based on: Brave New World by Aldous Huxley.
    ·       
    Double-spaced. 
    ·       
    You will need at least 2 secondary sources. 
    Choose 1 Theme and 1 Prompt:
    Themes:
    return to the garden
    mass production vs,
    individual work
    male/female relationships-
    sexuality
    cloning vs reproduction
    determination vs nature
    utopia vs. dystopia
    identity and collective
    role of government… many more. 
    Prompts:
    What are we looking for and why are we unsatisfied?
    Where Do We Come From? What Are We? Where Are We Going?

  • “Exploring the Conceptual Foundations and Current Issues in Professional Nursing Practice” Nursing is a dynamic and ever-evolving profession, constantly influenced by changes in healthcare policies, advancements in technology, and societal needs. As nurses, it is important

    Discussion Post
    No word limit 
    All answers mist be addressed and on topic
    All references should be in APA Format
    Readings:
    Conceptual Fiundations: The Bridge to Professional Nursing Practice 8th Ed. Friberg & Saewert
    Current Issues in Nursing 8th Ed. Cowen & Moorhead

  • Title: Understanding the Complexity of [Chosen Topic/Issue]: A Research Essay

    You will compose a researched essay about the topic/issue you have chosen to pursue for Project 1. This research essay should help readers understand the complexity of the issue you’ve chosen, perhaps by highlighting things about your topic that are misunderstood (and misunderstood by whom) or should be understood in a new/different way. This essay should tell your readers what is important to notice in the research you conducted.
    Required Sections—IMRaD (or IMRD) Format:
    These steps correspond to the parts of the research report, which should appear in your paper:
    Introduction (~350 words)
    establish the question or issue in your field and discuss the context of your work
    Methods (~350 words)
    precisely and accurately describe the manner by which you gather data that will answer your research question or explore the issue
    Results (~650 words)
    describe your data logically and clearly
    Discussion (~650 words)
    establishes how what you learned fits with your existing understanding of the field, emphasizing logical relationships, discussing the limitations of your research, and defining new questions that arose as a result of your research
    Conclusion (100–200 words)
    (Optional.) summarize the topics and findings of the paper

  • Title: “The First Year of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu: A Socio-Economic Evaluation of his Impact on Nigeria”

    Critically assess the soio-economic impact of the first year in office of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Nigerian People.