Write a 2-3-pages, in APA 7 format.11 pt. Calibri font., with proper in-text citations. Include two to three (2–3) scholarly references published within the last 5 years to substantiate your work. Please provide a copy of all references, A.I., and plagiarism reports.
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Revise your Key Assignment draft using faculty and peer feedback. For your final draft, include the following information, focusing on the evaluation of the program once it is implemented:
- What type of data would be collected, and when?
- What tools or measures would be used to collect the data (e.g., surveys, questionnaires, pre and post assessments, town hall meetings. etc.)
- What would be used for evaluation (rates, mean, etc.)?
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Proposal: Addressing Hypertension Among African Americans in Georgia
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Proposal: Addressing Hypertension Among African Americans in Georgia
Hypertension has become one of the prevailing issues related to public health, particularly in Georgia's African American population. Hypertension elevates blood pressure levels and is a primary cause of cardiovascular disease, stroke, and renal failure. Georgia has a high population of African Americans, and this ethnic group is more predisposed to hypertension. This increased risk is partly due to socioeconomic differences, psychosocial stress, and neighborhoods where the promotion of healthy living is not supported. Managing these social determinants of health is important in decreasing hypertension and enhancing cardiovascular health among African Americans in Georgia. As the Program Manager, I am tasked with proposing an intervention to reduce the incidence and prevalence of hypertension in this vulnerable population. This proposal outlines a needs assessment, morbidity and mortality data, incidence and prevalence rates, and a tailored intervention program with a cost analysis.
Needs Assessment
Demographics
The African American population comprises a third of Georgia's total inhabitants. Most are found in urban settings like Atlanta, with clear distinctions in income levels (Health Resources and Services Administration, 2021). African Americans in Georgia are disadvantaged in poverty level, health cover, and education compared to their white neighbors. These factors raise the possibility of hypertension in this group of people.
Social Factors Increasing Risk
Poverty is a major social factor of high blood pressure in Georgia's African Americans. Low-income people eat high-calorie, low-nutrient, high-sodium diets because they cannot afford nutritious meals. Uncontrolled hypertension is also caused by poor healthcare access and not getting regular checkups. The fact that many Americans lack health insurance and only attend the hospital in emergencies exacerbates the problem. Hypertension also depends on race and ethnicity. Black Americans have high blood pressure due to genetics, racial prejudice, and other socioeconomic causes. Chronic stress, often resulting from systemic racism, causes long-term hypertension and related health complications. Many African American neighborhoods lack safe places to exercise and vitamin-producing greengrocers. The social variables create settings that encourage hypertension to develop and remain unmanaged.
Morbidity and Mortality Data
Hypertension is among the major causes of morbidity and mortality in African Americans in the state of Georgia. The disorder increases the risks for some prevalent conditions, such as heart disease, stroke, and kidney failure, especially in this population. According to Dunklin (2020), African Americans residing in Georgia are twice as likely to die from hypertension compared to their white counterparts. This disparity is attributed to genetic predisposition, socioeconomic issues, and reduced healthcare. Mortality rates from hypertension-related diseases are especially high in urban areas such as Atlanta, where the African American population is concentrated.
Incidence and Prevalence Data
African Americans in Georgia are particularly vulnerable to hypertension as the rates of incidence and prevalence are high. According to the national data, nearly 47% of African American adults suffer from hypertension, a figure that is higher than other ethnic groups. In Georgia, 40. 5 % percentage of African American adults said that they were advised by a health professional that they had high blood pressure (America's Health Rankings, 2024). Hypertension is common in this group because of conditions like obesity, diabetes, and chronic stress. The prevalence of hypertension in African Americans in Georgia is increasing because of increasing obesity and diabetes rates in this population.
Suggested Intervention Program with Cost Analysis
Proposed Intervention: Community-Based Hypertension Management Program
I propose the implementation of a community-based hypertension management program. This program will focus on three main components: education, screening, and treatment. The program will provide culturally relevant health information about hypertension, including healthy behaviors such as balanced diet, exercise, and stress management. Black-majority community centers, churches, and schools will provide educational sessions. Traditional gender and other health workshops will be led by qualified healthcare professionals and community health workers who understand most attendees. Secondly, the program will include periodic blood pressure screenings at convenient locations like community centers, churches, and small health clinics. The screenings will be free, and high blood pressure patients will be referred. The goal is to detect high blood pressure patients and connect them to appropriate healthcare. The initiative aims to provide affordable medication and therapy packages for hypertension patients. Collaboration with local pharmacists and healthcare practitioners will also be needed to ensure participants receive treatment. The program will also offer life-changing counseling, focusing on African American food and fitness.
Cost Analysis
The estimated cost of implementing this community-based hypertension management program is $2 million over three years. The budget will cover the following expenses:
Educational Materials and Workshops: $500,000
Screening Equipment and Personnel: $700,000
Medications and Treatment Services: $600,000
Program Administration and Evaluation: $200,000
This investment can be justified based on the potential healthcare cost savings for the prevention and management of hypertension. The program promises a reduction of both the incidence and prevalence rate of hypertension among African Americans in the state of Georgia and consequentially less hospitalization, ER visits, as well as long-term complications related to uncontrolled hypertension.
Justification and Explanation
Hypertension management is best for Georgia's African Americans for various reasons. Illiteracy, poor health care, and socioeconomic issues are contributors to hypertension. It empowers people to manage their health by educating them and providing affordable screening and treatment that fits their cultural values. Second, the program is adaptable and may be scaled up. The plan is to use community resources to implement the program and partner with other healthcare facilities to expand it across Georgia and tailor it to local communities. Considering the health and economic effects of hypertension, early detection and prevention are vital. Finally, the program improves the health of vulnerable populations and reduces health inequities, meeting adequate public health goals. The program targets vulnerable Georgia African Americans who have the most hypertension. The program addresses social determinants of health, which could greatly affect Georgia African Americans' health.
References
Health Resources and Services Administration. (2021). Georgia – 2021 – III.B. Overview of the State. Hrsa.gov. https://mchb.tvisdata.hrsa.gov/Narratives/Overview/ed19bd42-ea83-4b67-9f4c-ae20fddd08d5
America's Health Rankings. (2024). Explore High Blood Pressure in Georgia | AHR. America’s Health Rankings. https://www.americashealthrankings.org/explore/measures/Hypertension/GA?population=hypertension_Black
Dunklin, M. (2020). High blood pressure is increasingly deadly for Black people. Www.heart.org. https://www.heart.org/en/news/2020/07/13/high-blood-pressure-increasingly-deadly-for-black-people#:~:text=Black%20people%20had%20a%20nearly
Submit a 2page paper in which you approach your chosen case as a social worker:
- Describe two issues in your chosen case that would be important for intervention.
- Identify one evidence-based intervention for each issue (from peer-reviewed journals). How do you know these interventions are “evidence-based”? Refer to the main characteristics of evidence-based practice (EBP) in your explanation.
- Summarize the main information about the interventions from each journal article—research design, sample, sample size, and findings/outcomes in a 1-paragraph annotation.
- Evaluate the interventions and their suitability to the case.
Use the Learning Resources and peer-reviewed scholarly journal articles to support your paper. Make sure to include appropriate
APA citations and a reference list.
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Sessions: Case histories. Laureate International Universities Publishing.
Tiffani Bradley
SOCW 6311
Tiffani Bradley is a 16-year-old heterosexual Caucasian female referred to Teens First after being arrested for prostitution. Teens First is a court-mandated teen counseling program for adolescent survivors of sexual exploitation and human trafficking. At Teens First, social workers provide a holistic range of services for their clients. Tiffani has been provided room and board in the residential treatment facility and will meet with a social worker to address her multiple needs and concerns. Tiffani has been arrested three times for prostitution in the last 2 years. Right before her most recent charge, a new state policy was enacted to protect youth 16 years and younger from prosecution and jail time for prostitution. The Safe Harbor for Exploited Children Act allows the state to define Tiffani as a sexually exploited youth and therefore not imprison her. She was mandated to services at the agency, unlike her prior arrests when she had been sent to detention. Tiffani had been living with a man named Donald since she was 14 years old. She had had limited contact with her family members and had not been attending school. She described Donald as her “husband” (although they were not married) and her only friend. During intake, it was noted that Tiffani had multiple bruises and burn marks on her legs and arms. She reported that Donald had slapped her and burned her with cigarettes when he felt she did not behave. Tiffani has been treated for several sexually transmitted infections (STIs) at local clinics and is currently on an antibiotic for a kidney infection. It appears that over the last 2 years, Tiffani has had neither outside support nor interactions with anyone beyond Donald and some other young women also being trafficked.
Childhood and Early Adolescence During social work sessions, Tiffani gave a rather in-depth description of her childhood. At first, Tiffani provided a family history that was filled with only happy memories. She remembered her life up to age 8 as filled with moments of joy. She remembered going to school, playing with her sister, and her mother and father getting along. As the social worker and Tiffani continued to meet, Tiffani shared what she remembered as a gradual but definitive change in the family dynamics around the time when she turned 8 years old. She remembered being awakened by music and laughter in the early hours of the morning. When she went downstairs to investigate, she saw her parents along with her uncle Nate passing a pipe back and forth between them. She remembered asking them what they were doing and her mother saying, “adult things,” and putting her back in bed.
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Sessions: Case histories. Laureate International Universities Publishing.
Tiffani remembered being woken up by noise several times after that and seeing her father and her uncle passing the pipe between them. Sometimes her mother was there, and sometimes she was not. Often when her mother was not there, Nate would see her and ask her to come over. Her father would ask her to show them the dance that she had learned at school. When Tiffani danced, her father and Nate would laugh and offer her pocket change. Sometimes they were joined by their friend Jimmy. For years, the music and noise downstairs continued, later accompanied by screams and shouting and sounds of people fighting. One morning, Shondra yelled at Robert to “get up and go to work.” Tiffani and Diana saw Robert come out of the bedroom and slap Shondra so hard she was knocked down. Robert then went back into the bedroom. Tiffani also noticed significant changes in her home’s appearance. The home, which was never fancy, was almost always neat and tidy. Tiffani noticed that dust would gather around the house, dishes would pile up in the sink, dirt would remain on the floor, and clothes would go for long periods of time without being washed. Tiffani remembered cleaning her own clothes and making meals for herself and her sister during this period. Sometimes Tiffani and her sister would come downstairs in the morning to find empty beer cans and liquor bottles on the kitchen table along with the pipe. Her parents would be in the bedroom, and Tiffani and her sister would leave the house and go to school by themselves. Tiffani was unclear if her parents were working or how the bills were paid. Often there was not enough food to feed everyone, and she would go to bed hungry. During one session, Tiffani described an incident of sexual abuse. One night she was awoken by her uncle Nate and his friend Jimmy in her room. Her parents were apparently out, and they were the only adults in the home. They asked her if she wanted to come downstairs and show them the new dances she learned at school. Once downstairs, Nate and Jimmy put some music on and started to dance. They asked Tiffani to start dancing with them, which she did. While they were dancing, Jimmy spilled some beer on her. Nate said she had to go to the bathroom to clean up. Nate, Jimmy, and Tiffani all went to the bathroom. Nate asked Tiffani to take her clothes off so she could get in the bath. Tiffani hesitated to do this, but Nate insisted it was okay since he and Jimmy were family. Tiffani eventually relented and began to wash up. Nate would tell her that she missed a spot and would scrub the area with his hands. After this incident, others occurred, with increasing levels of molestation each time. Tiffani felt very bad about this but had difficulty explaining why, even to herself. She was very afraid of everyone in her family except her sister, Diana. She was also afraid that Diana might be subjected to the same thing. The last time it happened, when Tiffani was 14, she pretended to be willing to dance for them, but when she got downstairs, she ran out the front door of the house. Tiffani ran down the block, intending to go to her school because it was one of the few places she felt safe. She said she was barefoot and in her pajamas, and it was very cold. About halfway to her school, a car stopped, and a man inside asked her where she was going. When Tiffani replied that she was going to school, the man said that it was the middle of
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the night. Tiffani did not want to tell him the whole story, so she told him that there was trouble at home and she just wanted to go to school early.
Donald
The man introduced himself as Donald and asked her why she did not go to her boyfriend’s house. When Tiffani said she did not have a boyfriend, Donald replied that if she had a boyfriend, she would have somebody to take care of her and keep her safe when these things happened. He then offered to be her boyfriend. Tiffani did not say anything, but when Donald said he’d give her a ride, she agreed and got in the car. Donald took Tiffani to his apartment, explaining that the school would be closed for hours. When they got to his apartment, Donald fed Tiffani and gave her beer, explaining that it would help keep her warm. Tiffani did not like the taste of the beer, but at Donald’s insistence, she drank it. When Tiffani was drunk, Donald began kissing her, and they had sex. Tiffani knew about sex from school and some of her girlfriends, but she had never had it with anyone before. She was grateful to Donald because he had helped her get away from Nate and Jimmy. Donald had also told her that he loved her and they would be together forever. Tiffani was afraid that if she did not have sex, Donald would not let her stay—and she had nowhere else to go. For the next 3 days, Donald brought her food and beer and had sex with her several more times. Donald told Tiffani that she was not allowed to do anything without his permission. This included watching TV, going to the bathroom, taking a shower, and eating and drinking. Donald bought Tiffani a dress, explaining to her that she was going to “find a date” and get men to pay her to have sex with her. When Tiffani said she did not want to do that, Donald hit her several times. Donald explained that if she didn’t do it, he would get her sister, Diana, and make her do it instead. Out of fear for her sister, Tiffani relented and did what Donald told her to do. Tiffani and the social worker talked often about her continued desire to be reunited with
Donald. They discussed what Donald represented for Tiffani and why he was such an
important part of her life. She often described him as the person who “saved” her and
felt she owed much to him. She vividly remembered the fear she felt the nights Nate
and Jimmy touched her, and she was convinced they would have raped her that last
night if she hadn’t left.
All the format, topic and instructions are attached below in the pdf. This whole assignment has to be made on a specific topic assigned to each student. The topic assigned to me is-
ART DECO: THE BEAUTY OF THE MACHINE AND GEOMETRY
– One Vanderbilt tower, by Kohn Pedersen Fox, NYC, NY
ART103_WI24_A4.1_ ASSIGNMENT 4
Due: beginning of class Week 8
Learning Outcomes:
· Investigate relationships between formal elements in art and their thematic, historical, cultural, and/or ideological context.
· Demonstrate a basic understanding of art historical terminology.
· Apply visual evidence to support ideas about artwork in various media through discussion, written, studio, and other assignments.
· Recognize common currents and contrasting characteristics of different periods and art movements.
Assignment Description:
You will write a short essay to increase your ability to form connections between the art/design of the historic past, the present, and the future, expressing your own opinions and conclusions.
Assignment Brief (specifics):
· Research either social/moral concerns or the aesthetic concerns of contemporary design that were also reflected in historical art styles.
· Choose a current (within the past 25-30 years) , specific example from your design discipline that expresses that concern (for example, the lobby of a hotel; a designer’s couture collection; a line of décor objects from one design firm).
· In your short essay, you will compare and contrast the concerns of the past with current trends and concerns as seen in your example.
· Tell the reader how that concern is still relevant today.
· Examine how the artist/designer of the 21st century interacts with history and what our responsibilities or debts are to the art/design of the past.
· DON’T WRITE A REVIEW ABOUT THE HISTORICAL STYLE/PERIOD. If you do, you’ll get a failing mark.
· Your writing should be your opinions, conclusions, and/or reflections, expressed in your own words. You must defend your opinions and assertions with the current real-world example of design.
· There is no need to quote any other source.
Pick one of the following concerns: AESTHETIC or SOCIO-POLITICAL in a specific contemporary design
· The Beauty of Nature (Art Nouveau, Art Deco)
· The Beauty of the Machine and Geometry (Art Deco)
· The Importance of the Hand-made (Arts and Crafts Movement)
· Design Specific to Its Environment or Location (Organic Architecture)
Write 1-2 pages that clearly and completely express and explain in detail
· Why you believe this concern is important in your creative discipline today (important to the designer, the audience, the consumer or end-user, the discipline itself). Why do we need it? Why do we like it? How is it useful?
· How this concern is expressed in a specific, existing, contemporary design
· Refer to specific elements of the design in your analysis (color, line, editing, materials, etc.)
· How that contemporary design is similar to and/or different from examples from the historical period. Be specific!
· Import 3 or more images onto the second page of your essay that illustrate your assertions. Cite your source(s) for these images in captions (URL is fine).
· The first paragraph must have a topic sentence that tells the reader what the essay will explain/assert.
Evidence of Learning/Deliverables:
· Submit a short essay
· 2 pages maximum
· double-spaced
· 12-pt font
· include image(s) of art/design relevant to your essay
· submit as PDF only to Lea
Presentation:
· No oral presentation is required.
Naming Conventions for Assignment Submission:
· All submitted assignments should be named in a similar fashion
· i) Course nr ii) quarter: iii) assignment type iv) student surname, name v) student ID and vi) program of study
CourseNr_Quarter_AssignmentX_StudentSurname_StudentName_StudentNr
· Example:
· ART103_WI24_A4.1_Romain_Valerie_000001.PDF
· Please note, if a student’s work cannot be identified by the instructor, they will receive 0% for the assignment. Students always need to follow the naming convention when handing in assignments.
