Overview: This purpose of discussion 1 is to examine what is sociology, culture, socialization, and social interaction. Answer prompt 1. Then select and answer one prompt from prompts 2-5. Refer to Chapters 1-4 to answer the prompts.

Instructions: Respond to prompts in paragraph form (200 – 400 

Prompt 1: Describe 3 topics from Chapters 1-4 that interests you.

Prompt 2: Define sociology and describe the three theories of sociology.

Prompt 3: Define culture and describe how people are socialized into a culture (e.g., gender, ethnic, and racial socialization)

Prompt 4: Describe how identifying with a group(s) effects your behavior and ability to rise up the social class ladder.

Prompt 5: Describe Cooley’s looking-glass self and Mead’s role taking and the generalized other.

Health services continue to affect the gross domestic product, and this dramatic transformation has great demands on each dollar spent to deliver patient-centered products. Health care marketing must be repeatedly applied and practiced strategically to include environmental dimensions, such as technology, socioeconomics, competition, and regulatory.

In today’s global economy, investors and potential entrepreneurs must tap into the so-called “unexplored” market. In this aspect, health care establishments must use marketing, advertising, as well as sales strategies when pursuing new customers. For example, suppose a health care investor wanted to build a small hospital in a rural community—this would entail exploration and logistical experimentation to determine who will patronize the facility. In an impoverished neighborhood, the feasibility of having lucrative profits may see diminishing returns, and so the venture may be not worth the effort. Also, suppose that the potential investor wants to sell mosquito deterrents (such as bedside netting in malaria-infested regions of Asia or Africa). In that case, it would be wise to investigate the number of beds that are in the village, and who would be willing to purchase them. These activities consider the investor portfolio, as well as the feasibility of marketing and selling the product. Such exploration also examines competitors, cultural differences, and—most important—identification of the customer.

Using the health care organization you identified in the learning activity last week, determine its product development practices. Use the concepts from previous weeks to substantiate information, as needed. You may develop the discussion based on the ideas presented here, but feel free to inject any relevant marketing strategy that you believe might support your presentation.

Write a 3–4 page paper in which you:

1. Justify the purpose of the selected health care establishments’ product(s) / service (s) and their associated life cycle(s).
2. Suggest one strategy to improve the marketing mix of the selected health care establishment. Support your strategy by highlighting one benefit of portfolio analysis and providing two examples that display differential advantages.
3. Discuss the impact of possible economic decline on product-market expansion and how it can affect business planning based on global operating environment.
4. Assess the importance of technology in providing patients with clear and accessible information about health care organizations and the product(s)/service(s) that they provide.
5. Use 3–4 sources to support your writing. Choose sources that are credible, relevant, and appropriate. Cite each source listed on your source page at least one time within your assignment

The purpose of this assignment is to create a lesson plan to be delivered in the practicum setting. Refer to your student learning needs assessment data and annotated bibliography to complete this assignment.

Write a detailed lesson plan that includes the following information.

1. Description of practicum setting and population. Share details about your site and your students; are you in person? online? combination? Think about the generational and cultural information you described previously as well.(I am teaching in a Dialysis Unit about CLABSI. I will be giving inperson lecture, quizzes and PowerPoint presentation. 

2. Lesson outcomes with rationale and alignment to student learning needs that were identified in your learning needs assessment. Connect your lesson outcomes to the learning needs you identified. Your lesson should be designed to fill the gaps you identified in that assessment. State your rationale!

3. Teaching strategies with research-based rationale for effectiveness. Look to the evidence to support your strategies. The evidence is always a good place to start when developing plans for class. What effective strategies have been reported in the literature?

4. Description of how different learning styles are addressed in your chosen teaching strategies.

5. Outline of content that will be covered in the lesson plan.

This resource requires a minimum of 2-3 scholarly sources.

This paper requires APA. Organize your paper using the questions as your headings. That way you will be sure not to miss any required information and I will be able to find it when I am grading.

Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

Discuss the safety and effectiveness of alternative and complementary medicine for the treatment of specific

illnesses such as cancer, diabetes, and hypertension.  Share your opinions about holistic and allopathic care.

Would have any conflicts or concerns supporting a patient who chooses holistic or allopathic medicine?

Instructions: 

Post your discussion to the Moodle Discussion Forum.  Word limit 500 words.  Support your answers with the literature and provide citations and references in APA format.