Who owns a baby?” This is the case of Mary Beth Whitehead who signed a contract with a New Jersey couple, agreeing to be a surrogate mother in exchange for a payment of $10,000. However, after the baby was born, Ms. Whitehead decided to keep the baby, and this issue ended up in court. Please notice how Prof. Sandel and […]

Week 2 – Discussion 11 unread reply.11 reply. Your initial discussion thread is due on Day 3 (Thursday) and you have until Day 7 (Monday) to respond to your classmates. Your grade will reflect both the quality of your initial post and the depth of your responses. Refer to the Discussion Forum Grading Rubric under the Settings icon above for […]

Discussion Posting – Readings:  The purpose of this discussion postings is for students to read the assigned textbook chapters (Creswell Ch. #2, APA Ch. #2), synthesize the information, and then critically think and share the information with other students using their own words. Initial Posting  The assignment requires students to read the week’s assigned reading requirements (Creswell Ch. #2, APA Ch. #2), then post a […]

A research firm tracks the average highway speed of 30 drivers driving home on Day 1. For the next 10 days, the drivers are given two cups of coffee 1 hour before the drive home. On the 10th day, the average highway speed is measured again. Does this study involve dependent or independent samples? You are interested in knowing if […]

Scenario The scarcity of health resources continues to negatively affect communities across the country. Deciding how to allocate scarce resources creates significant ethical challenges for local policymakers and other stakeholders within the community. You represent a local non-profit community health organization in Chicago. Your organization is compiling data to conduct a needs assessment in order to determine the feasibility of […]

DQ1 Describe the three levels of prevention used in public health. Consider an issue where an intervention has, or would, reduce a health risk or threat. Based on this, provide a brief example of how each of the three levels of prevention can be applied. DQ2 Describe how health education can be applied at each level of health prevention.

Health promotion and health education create a process that informs people about the biopsychosocial aspects of health. Through this process, individuals become empowered to make informed decisions about their personal health. For this assignment, read the four designated articles located in the topic materials that are related to a health promotion and identify: The health behavior being addressed by the […]

After reading the first chapter in our textbook, use the following questions to start a discussion about macro social work practice. What is social planning?  Provide at least two examples of social planning in your community or area. Compare and contrast social planning with social action. Identify and discuss two groups of people who might benefit from social action in […]

In scientific research, sampling is defined as the thorough and systematic selection of study subjects, which must be carried out in a way that is verifiable to outside observers and as free as possible from error or bias. For this project, you will make use of Craigslist (Links to an external site.), a website that posts job ads, housing rentals, or […]

Hazard AnalysisYour boss has asked you to investigate these operations and tasks that he feels have a significant potential for injury in the manufacturing plant:  Operating electric forklifts in narrow aisles.  Repairing the hydraulic system on the gas-powered forklift.  Operating the large sheet metal shear.  For each of the three tasks, do the following:  Identify a minimum of two (or […]