M1-Activity-320

HCM-320 1-2 Journal: Comparing Health Outcome in Adjoining Counties Guidelines and Rubric

Overview: In this journal, you will have the opportunity to consider the healthcare economics of two adjacent counties in the Kansas City metropolitan area.

Read Case 2.1 in Chapter 2 of your textbook.

In your journal assignment, answer the following case study questions:

 What are the main inputs to health mentioned in this case? Are there important inputs to health that the case does not mention?

 What health behaviors should get priority?

 Does income play a role in improving health?

 How important is health insurance in improving health?

 Wyandotte County has relatively few primary care physicians. Should the number of primary care physician be a priority?

 What role, if any, should the federal government play in improving health?

 How do you think your answers would differ if you were a resident of Wyandotte County?

Support your responses with examples from the case or references to your textbook.

Use the journal as an opportunity to familiarize yourself with the final project requirements and case study. Journal activities in this course are private between

you and your instructor. Only the instructor can view and comment on your assignments.

Rubric

Guidelines for Submission: Your journal assignment should be 2 to 4 paragraphs in length. Submit assignment as a Word document with double spacing, 12- point Times New Roman font, and one-inch margins.

Critical Elements Proficient (100%) Needs Improvement (75%)

Not Evident (0%) Value

Inputs Discusses the main health inputs mentioned in this case, identifies important inputs not mentioned and supports stance with examples from the case or references to the textbook

Discusses the main health inputs mentioned in this case, identifies important inputs not mentioned but does not support stance

Does not discuss the main health inputs mentioned in this case

14

Health Behavior Discusses what health behaviors should get priority and supports stance with examples from the case or references to the textbook

Discusses what health behaviors should get priority, but does not support stance

Does not discuss what health behaviors should get priority

14

Income Level Describes how income plays a role in improving health and supports description with examples from the case or references to the textbook

Describes how income plays a role in improving health, but does not support description

Does not describe how income plays a role in improving health

14

Health Insurance Describes the importance of health insurance in improving health and supports description with examples from the case or references to the textbook

Describes the importance of health insurance in improving health, but does not support description

Does not describe the importance of health insurance in improving health

14

Primary Care Providers Discusses the quantity of primary care physicians and determines whether or not this quantity should be a priority and supports response with examples from the case or references to the textbook

Discusses the quantity of primary care physicians and determines whether or not this quantity should be a priority, but does not support response with examples from the case or references to the textbook

Does not discuss the quantity of primary care physicians

14

Government Role Defines the role of the federal government plays in improving health and supports description with examples from the case or references to the textbook

Defines the role of the federal government plays in improving health, but does not explain why or why not

Does not define the role of the federal government plays in improving health

15

Resident Perspective Discusses whether healthcare economics issues would be different from the perspective of a Wyandotte County resident, and explains why or why not

Discusses whether healthcare economics issues would be different from the perspective of a Wyandotte County resident, and explains why or why not, but does not explain why or why not

Does not discuss whether healthcare economics issues would be different from the perspective of a Wyandotte County resident

15

Total 100%