In the second half of the article, several major corporations are lauded for their CSR efforts. In your opinion, are these companies deserving of this acclaim? Do you think public perception of these brands matches the opinion of the article? Evaluate the following companies based on a] your knowledge/opinion b] your assessment of public opinion

TD Bank
From my experience and knowledge, TD Bank plays an important role in the local community. Like it is mentioned in the textbook article that speaks for the public opinion, TD Bank is an active and responsible community member that makes a positive impact wherever its employees live and work. The thing I love about TD Bank is that TD Bank hires people from many different cultures. Unlike RBC or Scotia Bank, their employees are diverse in culture. The reason why I like this is because it represents the Mosaic culture of Canada. Also I personally like this because when my mother who is not fluent in English needs to go to the bank, she does not have to always rely on me for help because almost any TD Bank branch they have a Korean speaking teller who can help her with the service. Therefore, subjectively I think TD Bank is promoting their socially responsible action well to demonstrate in themselves in the community.

Telus
Telus have been creating their brand image associated with future friendliness. Much recently, social responsibility has gone mainstream Telus started to follow the trend and tries to build up to create socially responsible image of the company. However, like all other telecommunication service company Telus have been criticised for poor customer services and their tricky voice and data plans. I think, without doing their core business right, socially responsible action would not help their business do better.

Walmart
Walmart has been accused of using predatory pricing in selected market areas to drive smaller retailers out of business. Walmart has become a lightning rod for protests by people who worry that the mega-retailer’s practices will destroy the local businesses. Also, Walmart has been squeezing their employees and pay lowest wages possible so that they can provide customers with the lowest price possible. In 2011, Walmart Canada, whose network of 300 stores has been committed to implementing sustainable practices including its goal of having 100 percent of its energy come from renewable sources, to generating zero waste, and to supplying products that sustain both people and the environment. Walmart has emerged in recent years as the world’s super “eco-nanny” However, people does not like the fact that Walmart is not treating their employees in suitable manner. I think workers should be recognised not as ‘human resources’ who must be efficiently put to use by the company, but as the people who create the worth of the company and as such should determine their conditions of labour.

Starbucks
Starbucks’s comprehensive approach to ethical sourcing, using responsible purchasing practices; economic accountability demonstrated social responsibility and environmental leadership. Their C.A.F.E (Coffee and Farmer Equity) practices is guiding their way to the socially responsible company. From my Starbucks fanatic friends, I heard many good stories about how wonderful Starbucks is doing with their fair trade program. So I have done some research if they are actually doing well with the fair trade. Soon I found out that Starbucks’ C.A.F.E standards are focused on the farm level, not on Starbucks’ own commitment to farmers in terms or long-term stability. Unlike genuine faire trade standards, the C.A.F.E program standards do not specify either a minimum price or a standard for negotiating price that would guarantee a fair price for small farmers. It seems like Starbucks’ own in-house program is not as promising as it seems.

PepsiCo
Pepsi is a well-known company worldwide and we are aware of their infamously unhealthy Pepsi cola. Like all other soft drink it is unhealthy to drink too much of it. However, PepsiCo has hired a team of scientists to help it develop a larger portfolio of healthy product options, such as the new Trop50 brand. This attractive idea of “making the bad stuff less bad” has changed people’s view of the unhealthy PepsiCo to “less unhealthy and bit more healthy” company. Pepsi’s change in their business does not stop there and they made an efforts to act on socially responsible way.

Their Pepsi ReFresh Project redefines its flagship brand as not just a soft drink but as an agent for world changer.

In my opinion, all of these company are well worthy to be lauded for their CSR efforts because they are acting on socially responsible and environmentally responsible movements in different part and different areas of the industry and field. Companies cannot always focus on the social and environmental perspective, but it is a great effort for them to make some changes in how they run the business. Furthermore, it is a great leap for them to adopting broad based “change the world” idea.

If any of these companies falls short in terms of public opinion of their overall CSR efforts what is the reason? Is it a communications issue (they aren’t promoting CSR as part of their brand)? Or is it that their CSR activities do not make enough impact to mitigate other negative impressions caused by the effects of their business activities? What should these companies do to improve a) their reputation as Socially Responsible Companies and b] their actual CSR

Some of these companies already have fall short in terms of public opinion of their overall CSR efforts. Consider Walmart as an example, Walmart Canada, whose network of 300 stores has been committed to implementing sustainable practices including its goal of having 100 percent of its energy come from renewable sources. Their CSR is promotion of “eco-nanny” image is not solving any problems with their notorious image of treating their employees with lowest possible lifestyle will look great by the public.

Pepsi’s “healthy products brand” like Tropicana and Quaker Oats is a great attempt to make the society healthy. However, Pepsi’s investors were skeptical about Pepsi’s socially responsible vision. So Pepsi stepped out from the “performance with a purpose” business strategy. The Pepsi case shows that doing good does not always lead to doing well financially. If the company is not doing financially well, investor will intervene the works of C.E.O to divert back on the track where beyond the occasional symbolic act, their sole objective is to maximize profit, and by any means. The ruthless investors focus on the financial result and their pressure on C.E.O.s to keep those results in line gives companies little incentive to continue their focus on social impact when their profits are at risk.The company cannot blame their investor for their failure of CRS activities. However, it is difficult to just say that CSR department should have communicated better with the public to make enough profit or they should have convinced the investors.

If I were a head of CSR I would ask myself whether I have any idea what is going on in my company, or whether I am complicit in activities that go directly against my supposed remit. Am I helping my company make more profits? Which is more important to me: the sustainability of the company, or that of the planet and people? Which is of greater value.In short, CSR has failed. CRS department should spark companies to rethink their priorities and just what the job of their CSR department is.

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Movie review: there are several movies that have AOD as a theme ;( 28 Days, Traffic, Clean and So

ber; Blow, 21 Grams). Select one of these and write up a movie review. Write a summary of the story that is being described or addressed. Did the information in the movie relate to information we covered in class? Observe and write the symptoms of addiction, or the bio-psycho-social aspects of addiction, or the social/legal aspects of addiction that are shown in the show. What did you learn about AOD from the story? If you know of another movie not mentioned here write up a review—would you recommend this for this class?

that what we covered in class

1-Introduction Drugs/Categories Trends and Patterns Defining Use, Abuse and Addiction

2-Physiology Pharmacology Modes of Administration Theories of Addiction Biopsychosocial Model

3-Alcohol in the body and the brain BAC/ abuse/addiction Alcohol Policy CNS Depressants

4-Marijuana Pharmacology Marijuana Regulation

Policy Discussion

5-Stimulants Pharmacology Methamphetamines Policy for control Frontline Documentary

“Meth Epidemic”

6-Narcotics/ Opiates Current Opiate Epidemic

7-Hallucinogens Tobacco Pharmacology and Policy

8-Prevention ,Treatment

9-Special Populations War on Drugs: International Perspective

Course Objectives:

Upon successful completion of this course the student will:

· Explain the historical and cultural perspectives of alcohol and drug use and misuse in the US.

· Demonstrate knowledge of present pharmacological impacts on drug use and drug addiction.

· Describe and discuss human neurophysiology and the effects of various drugs on this system.

· Interpret past US policies and law enforcement practices for specific drug categories and predict possible future drug policy outcomes.

· Explain and describe the distinction between alcohol/drug use, abuse and dependency.

· Identify the impact of abuse/addiction on individuals, communities and culture in the US.

· Analyze prevention, intervention and treatment modalities for populations experiencing alcohol/drug use, abuse and dependency.

· Develop a personal position regarding drug and alcohol use, based on the study of current trends and patterns in the US and internationally.

Fluid, Electrolyte, and pH Balance

1. The maintenance of normal volume and composition of extracellular and intracellular fluids is vital to life. List and briefly describe the kinds of homeostasis involved.

2. Why does maintaining fluid balance in older people require a higher water intake than in a normal, healthy adult under age 40?

3. Why does potassium concentration rise in patients with acidosis? What is this called? What effects does it have?

4. Saline solution is used to reverse hypotonic hydration. Are body cell membranes permeable to saline? Explain your response.

5. Explain the renin-angiotensin mechanism.

6. Explain how ADH compensates for blood that contains too many solutes.

7. Briefly identify and discuss the characteristics of urine.

8. Briefly identify and discuss abnormal urinary constituents (i.e., substances in urine).

Remember to write your responses in APA format and include your references. This assignments must in your own words, no copying and pasting from different websites allowed.

Agenda Setting

A key aspect of the policy process is agenda setting. How do topics get on that agenda? Agenda setting requires the support of stakeholders to move the issue forward. In this week’s media presentation, Dr. Kathleen White outlines the policy process and discusses how to move issues into the policy arena through agenda setting. The ultimate goal is to gain the attention of leadership whether at the organizational, local, state, national, or international level.

To prepare:

Review this week’s media presentation, focusing on the insights shared by Dr. White and Dr. Stanley on agenda setting and identification of stakeholders.
Brainstorm clinical practice issues that you believe are worthy of being on your organization’s systematic agenda.
Who are the stakeholders who would be interested in this clinical practice issue?
By tomorrow 03/14/2018 3pm, write a minimum of 550 words in APA format with at least 3 scholarly references from the list of required readings below. Include the level one headings as numbered below”

Post a cohesive response that addresses the following:

1) In the first line of your posting, identify the clinical practice issue you would like to see on your organization’s systematic agenda.

2) What strategies would you use to inform stakeholders and persuade them of the importance of your identified clinical practice issue?

Required Readings

Hyder, A., Syed, S., Puvanachandra, P., Bloom, G., Sundaram, S., Mahmood, S., … Peters, D. (2010). Stakeholder analysis for health research: case studies from low- and middle-income countries. Public Health, 124(3), 159–166.

This study demonstrates how the engagement of stakeholders in research and policy making can assist in the successful implementation of policy proposals. The authors propose that by engaging stakeholders, researchers and policy makers are provided with multiple perspectives on proposed policies, which can lead to greater success with policy adoption and implementation.

Lavis, J. N., Permanand, G., Oxman, A. D., Lewin, S., & Fretheim, A. (2009). SUPPORT Tools for evidence-informed health Policymaking (STP) 13: Preparing and using policy briefs to support evidence-informed policymaking. Health Research Policy & Systems, 71–79. doi: 10.1186/1478-4505-7-S1-S13

The purpose of a policy brief is to communicate an issue clearly and definitively to policy makers. The authors of this article propose an outline for policy briefs and also stress the importance of using research when creating a policy brief.

Lowery, B. (2009). Obesity, bariatric nursing, and the policy process: The connecting points for patient advocacy. Bariatric Nursing & Surgical Patient Care, 4(2), 133–138.

This article provides an example of nurse involvement in policy making by examining a bariatric nursing issue. The author stresses that nurses, in their patient-advocacy role, have a responsibility to be involved in the health care policy process.

Moore, K. (2006). How can basic research on children and families be useful for the policy process? Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, 52(2), 365–375.

Institute of Medicine. (2010). The future of nursing: Leading change, advancing health: Report recommendations. Retrieved from http://www.nationalacademies.org/hmd/~/media/Files/Report%20Files/2010/The-Future-of-Nursing/Future%20of%20Nursing%202010%20Recommendations.pdf

Introduced in Week 2, this IOM report highlights four key recommendations in its proposal for the future directions of the nursing profession. These recommendations focus on nursing practice, education and training, partnerships with other healthcare professionals, and workforce planning and policymaking.

National Center for Policy Analysis (2010). Ideas changing the world: Free-market health care policy. Retrieved from http://www.ncpa.org/healthcare/

The NCPA is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that promotes private sector solutions to public policy issues.

Slack, B. (2011). The policy process. Retrieved from http://people.hofstra.edu/geotrans/eng/methods/ch9c2en.html

The author presents a policy-making framework and provides details on the four steps of that process: problem definition, policy objectives and options, policy implementation, and policy evaluation and maintenance.

Required Media

Laureate Education, Inc. (Executive Producer). (2011). Healthcare policy and advocacy: Agenda setting and the policy process. Baltimore: Author.

Note: The approximate length of this media piece is 17 minutes.

Dr. Kathleen White and Dr. Joan Stanley share their insights into agenda setting and how issues are moved forward into the policy process.

Optional Resources

Barnes, M., Hanson, C., Novilla, L., Meacham, A., McIntyre, E., & Erickson, B. (2008). Analysis of media agenda setting during and after Hurricane Katrina: Implications for emergency preparedness, disaster response, and disaster policy. American Journal of Public Health, 98(4), 604–610.

Jennings, C. (2002). The power of the policy brief. Policy, Politics & Nursing Practice, 3(3), 261–263. doi: 10.1177/152715440200300310

Neumann, P. J., Palmer, J. A., Daniels, N., Quigley, K., Gold, M. R., & Chao, S. (2008). A strategic plan for integrating cost-effectiveness analysis into the US health care system. American Journal of Managed Care, 14(4), 185-188.

Plan, Policy, Procedure Relationship Diagram. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.informationsecurityintel.com/docs/Fig.%204.3.pdf