Other: Organizational cultural activities: The program recognizes the need for to ensure that all messaging is culturally-appropriate by involving target audiences in the translation (Cameron et al, 2015, p. 11).
Other: Incentives and disincentives: Incentives exist for older individuals to participate in the Falls Free program and receive insurance incentives (Cameron et al, 2015, p. 30). Furthermore, provider incentives exist for promotion of the program within the context of coding, compensation and reimbursement (Cameron et al, 2015, p. 13). Financial incentives exist for providers to adopt information technology systems for medical management to reduce falls (p.17). In reference to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
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Home risk assessment tools are available via web based that can be used by consumers, providers, caregivers to assess the need for home modification in order to promote better home safety for the aging adult (Cameron et al, 2015, p. 21).
Criterion IV: Program Oversight
Results-based accountability framework: There is not a results-based accountability framework. This is a significant deficiency to the program, although stated in the Falls Free 2015 National Action Plan, the plan is leveraged on past data and progress, and it is not clear how the goals and objectives are formulated or based off of. Evidence is not provided to show whether results-based accountability framework is drives future program growth.
Published budget: A budget is publically published on the National Council for Aging website. The budget includes the aging program funding. Specifically the actual spending for fiscal year 2015 and 2016 is outline for each program. Five million dollars was spent in fall prevention in the elderly. The administration requested ten million dollars for the fiscal year 2017 from the Prevention and Public Health Fund allocated by Congress (Federal Budget – FY17 Aging Program Funding Table, Rep, n.d.). However, the day-to-day operations, salaries, and program’s individual budgets could not be located.
Appropriate use of funds: The funding received primarily from the
Results-Based Accountability: this is extremely well worked out system and adopts an “ends (results) to means approach. It also presents itself as simple and easily implemented with a ‘talk to action’ method. This system is able to discriminate between Population Accountability and Performance Accountability.
The life experience during the kid’s time is one of most important time in the life. I have learned this by the hard way. When people looking for how should their kids to learn, I think people should pay more attention to what are their kids learning. Times are changing, the old thought of teaching might not fit in today anymore. I am always hoping one day today’s student could teach kids, because today’s student knows more about what kids like, what should kids know at this time of the day. SEU’s CCU class’s Cultural Engagement Assignment have given me a chance to see my childhood dream in life. I have decided to go one of the activity on Saturday. I have gone three times, first time I want is because I have to; the second time I want is because I like it and I want to do something I can to help the kids, also I want to know about the kids grow up in the family that not so good. Before I want the activity, my understanding of “Cultural Engagement,” is the connection between the people and the cultural, but after I want the activity, my understanding of “Cultural Engagement” has changed, it became what kind of culture for the kids have been growing up have affected to their dream and behavior. I will never forget a point that so many pastors have mentioned - Christians should never need to tell others that they are Christian but people should able to tell that we are Christian. As being Christian, we need to show the love to others and share the God’s words and
Prepare a 10-minute presentation (10-15 slides, not including title or reference slide) on organizational culture and values.
The Affordable Care Act made changes to current health plans to show additional support for wellness programs. These changes continue to enable employers to add incentives for healthy living by reimbursing employees for gym memberships or giving a reward to those who complete a health assessment showing the employee is currently in good health. The changes ensure that wellness programs are simple to understand and reasonable accommodations must be made so that all workers can be included in the programs. A final change made increased the reward amount to 30% of health coverage cost, and the reward for programs that reduce smoking habits was increased to 50%. (United States Department of Labor, 2014).
The Prevention and Public Health Fund’s Fall Prevention Program aims to implement programs that have been proven to reduce the incidence of falls in older adults and adults with disabilities. It also promotes the importance of fall prevention strategies and provides education on the risk of falls and how to prevent them (U.S Department of Health
Prepare a 10-minute presentation (10-15 slides, not including title or reference slide) on organizational culture and values.
2.2 The program ensures that each home visitor is trained and supported to use culturally sensitive and linguistically appropriate practices to communicate effectively and demonstrate respect for the uniqueness of each family’s culture.
Intervening falls can reduce the financial burdens attributed to patient falls in hospitals and other healthcare settings are among the most serious risk management issues facing the healthcare industry.
Description: This tool can be used to assess physical and psychosocial safety hazards in a given client’s neighborhood or in a community at
The VA has endured harsh public and political criticism for their health care backlogs and erroneous disability claims in the past years. Therefore, Legislation has proposed a timeline for budget submissions. On February 3, 2015 the budget for the Department of Veterans Affairs was proposed. Upon its submission, legislation proposed a few changes including; better business practices, additional benefits, and extended authority to transport Veterans to VA facilities. The costs for the proposed changes were $50 million for fiscal year 2016. (VA.gov/budget docs).
Highlights from the Presidents’ 2018 budget request for VA, includes 82.1 billion in discretionary funding, largely to health care. The request to Congress for increase is $4.3 billion (5.5 percent) from the previous budget of 2016. Mental health related injuries such as PTSD $8.4 billion. Our new President has taken a more aggressive approach to provide funding for the VA to provide the necessary financial means to treat and prevent PTSD.
“Outreach,” a word commonly used in the Christian church to talk about pursing the cultures and lifestyles around a congregation to invite others to partake in becoming a member of the family of Christ and seek Him as their personal Savior. As more churches begin to lose members, due to the changing generational focus, the focus on outreach grows stronger and the mission of those sent out to fellowship with unbelievers is, according to Colson, to “be agents not only of his saving grace but also of his common grace. Our job is not only to build up the church but also to build a society to the glory of God. As agents of God's common grace, we are called to help sustain and renew his creation, to uphold the created institutions of family and society,
The targeted audience is for individuals who select to talk to individuals or groups from different cultures such as Native American. Although all cultures originate from a different backgrounds, customs, beliefs, and traditions. However, understanding these crucial areas can help communicate greatly with other cultures. In addition to being Native American I actually comprehend the importance of cultural communication. I personally experienced visitors coming into my community and judging my culture and traditions. I recall a time when researchers from Cal State Berkeley and an anthropologist, he was also a book author writing a book on the Cahuilla Indians, came to our reservation to study us. In conclusion, I felt as if they were setting
I applied the Organizational Cultural Inventory (OCI) with the intention that it is a fictional company, J Enterprises. It will be assumed that it is one of the largest financial services companies in the world. The main emphasis of the responses comes from the department in which I work. However, the results could be indicative of the entire company.
Employees everywhere have in some sort of way adopted several characteristics from their work colleagues. For example in most professions, the individuals that are employed are all wanting to excel in their profession. Unbeknownst, they adopt similar values and behavior patterns as their peers. It’s true that work places consist