My research question is:Will the use of a community health education toolkit help students create an effective health fair? I need research as to what needs to be in a toolkit collect information from previous health fairs conducted by students to identify gaps or areas needing development.  Intensive literature review on health fairs.  I will then design the health fair tool kit based on the literature review conducted.  Recommendations could be to see if the use of the tool kit makes a difference at future fairs.

A discussion board reply to the post below; please see rubric attached.

Covid-19

    In recent months, COVID-19 has become a widespread disease that has affected many individuals in the United States. According to Mayo Clinic (2020), some of the physiological symptoms Covid-19 patients have presented with can be attributed to the lungs, brain, and heart. While long-term effects are still unknown, due to the novelty of the disease, scientists have compared those of Covid-19 to Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (Covid-19, 2020). Some of these long-term complications of ARDS are muscle weakness, fatigue, breathing problems, and depression (ARDS, 2020).

In the future, there are a vast amount of challenges the United States will face due to Covid-19. One of these problems would be a vaccine and or a drug trial. Vaccines can take up to 10-15 years to develop (Vaccine Development, 2018). While there are already Covid-19 trials going on, there is a long way to go before an official vaccine is released, along with a definitive cure. Masks are another measure the United States is taking to, protect those who are immunocompromised, along with preventing the spread of Covid-19. In the United States, certain stores, such as Wal-Mart, have required patrons to wear face masks when shopping. Last but not least, Covid-19 has placed a financial strain on many US citizens. One way the United States has helped those affected by Covid-19 is by providing a stimulus check to those individuals that qualify. While the United States still has a long way to go, there are steps heading in the right direction to slowing the spread of Covid-19.

When focusing on other countries, looking at Canada specifically, there have been many policies implemented to stop the spread of Covid-19, while helping citizens. One of the ways Canada responded to Covid-19 was to implement over 200 Million dollars of funding for PPE and mental health support for Canadians (Canada, 2020). The big topic that caught my eye was their response to mental health. While physical health is going to be a big concern with how covid-19 affects an individual, the patients mental health will suffer as well.

References:

ARDS. (2020, June 13). Retrieved November 9, 2020, from https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/ards/symptoms-causes/syc-20355576#:~:text=Sedatives and low levels of,cause your muscles to weaken

Canada, D. O. (2020, August 11). Government of Canada. Retrieved November 9, 2020, from https://www.canada.ca/en/department-finance/economic-response-plan/fiscal-summary.html

COVID-19 (coronavirus): Long-term effects. (2020, October 07). Retrieved November 9, 2020, from https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/coronavirus/in-depth/coronavirus-long-term-effects/art-20490351#:~:text=Imaging tests taken months after,Lungs.

Vaccine Development, Testing, and Regulation. (2018). Retrieved November 9, 2020, from https://www.historyofvaccines.org/index.php/content/articles/vaccine-development-testing-and-regulation

What Are the Long-Term Effects of COVID-19? – COVID-19, Featured, Health Topics. (2020, October 06). Retrieved November 9, 2020, from https://www.hackensackmeridianhealth.org/HealthU/2020/07/29/what-are-the-long-term-effects-of-covid-19/

You just started working as a Health Service Manager within one of the following health care industries.  First choose an industry below to discuss the questions that follow:

Ambulatory Surgery center
Pharmacy
Physicians Office
Cosmetic Surgery Center
Laser Eye Center
Dental Office

Your boss has asked you to write a report detailing how the demand for your product(s) is impacted by various economic factors.  In writing your memo, be sure to include your name and in the subject line identify the health care entity you chose above. In order for your boss to easily review your memo, please include section headers to correspond to the questions below.

Answer the following questions relying primarily on the course readings and other resource material presented in this class (do not cite any other outside sources).

Describe a product or service your company provides to your patients
Evaluate the demand curve for your product and relationship between the price of your service/product and the quantity demanded.
In this evaluation, be sure to identify:

What is shape/slope of demand curve? Why?
Whether demand is sensitive (e.g. elastic) or less sensitive (e.g. inelastic) to changes in the price and
Evaluate why this relationship might occur.
Include a discussion of how the existence of health insurance would impact the elasticity of demand.
Define substitute goods and identify potential substitutes for your product/service. Evaluate how does the existence of a substitute impact the demand for your product/service.
Define complement goods and identify potential complements for your product/service. Evaluate how does the existence of complement goods impact the demand for your product/service.
Identify and discuss the economic factors that might lead to a shift in the demand curve for your product/service?