Discuss the issues associated with federalism and what local, state, and federal policy makers need to consider when developing emergency response policies?

Dye (2010) argued “Federalism often creates confusion over which lever of government has the responsibility of handling crises.” Discuss the issues associated with federalism and what local, state, and federal policy makers need to consider when developing emergency response policies? Respond to at least two of your fellow students’ posts. Explain the Public Policy Lifecycle utilizing a public policy you have become familiar with. Discuss how the importance of developing a viable Policy Adoption and what policy makers need to consider when adopting new or amending existing policies. Respond to at least two of your fellow students’ postings.

If you were running a business, what are the three ethical virtues or principles that you would use to create the optimally ethical environment for your company?

Week Three JournalObjectiveYou will analyze yourself in relation to your ethical dispositions and beliefs. You will then explicate the three primary ethical concepts that you would try to instill in your own workforce were you to run a company or manage people. InstructionsThere are two parts to this assignment. First, you will analyze yourself in relation to a number of questions about your personal ethical beliefs, values, and goals. This portion of the journal will be completed by answering the questions under “Personal Profile” below. In the second portion of the assignment, you will also explain the three fundamental principles you would use to guide a company that you owned or began, and then you will explain why you find those principles the most important for running a company. Please answer all questions in detail. Because this journal is worth 5% of your final grade, there is a high expectation for your participation. Grades for the journals are based on content, critical engagement, quality of reflection, and detail. Please submit the completed journal via the Assignment Basket found in the Week Three Journal tab on the left navigation toolbar by Day 7. Personal ProfileDescribe and conduct research on yourself (Sachteleben, n.d.). Reflect on the following questions and explain your answers to these attributes and questions in paragraph form.1. Describe your personality (choose 3 power words)2. Explain your primary ethical perspectives.a. What are the ways that you try to live an ethically good life and why do you think that these ways are the best ways?b. Feel free to include ethical theory and analysis that you have learned about in your study of the text and articles.3. What are your primary values?4. What specific activities reflect your primary values? (e.g., “saving money to help the needy” or “protecting the environment”)5. What are your primary beliefs about life and the way that you interact in your place of business or work?6. What causes do you participate or hope to participate in?7. What are your pet peeves?8. What are your goals, dreams, or plans for the future both professionally as well as personally?9. Have you ever had any unusual experiences? (e.g., “Worked in the peace corps in the Sudan,” “Went to school in Germany,” “Survived a severe storm,” “Met a famous person,” “Home-schooled my kids.”)10. Do you belong to any groups or have any affiliations that help to orient your life? ReferenceSachteleben, M. (n.d.). How to write a profile: Online or off, write about your personal goals and skills. Retrieved from http://www.howtodothings.com/computers/how-to-write-a-personal-profile Reflection Prompt for Personal Profile ActivityOnce you have completed your personal analysis, please reflect on the following and provide your thoughts in paragraph form. If you were running a business, what are the three ethical virtues or principles that you would use to create the optimally ethical environment for your company? Please explain why you chose each virtue or principle and how it would foster good business. Feel free to be creative here and to not abide by common standards of morality if you do not think that it is important to abide by certain standards in business. For example, you might claim that honesty is the best policy. However, someone might claim that it would actually be best to foster deception in order to maximize profits. Either way, explain why you chose the various principles.

Discuss the limitations policies have on government power.

Understanding Public Policy In a three to four page APA paper, address the following:Assess the importance of policy analysis during the development and implementation stages of public policy. Discuss the social impact of policies.Discuss the limitations policies have on government power. Use at least one of the assigned articles to support your position and cite the reference appropriately.

Political impact of Medicare and Medicaid on the push for universal coverage.

One of the significant challenges for health policy is not necessarily the implementation of programs but the influence of the political climate in regard to both the financial support and control of the programs.Based on your understanding of the topic, conduct a research and create a report on the political battle for universal healthcare in the United States.Your report should include the following elements:History of the national healthcare reform starting from the early days struggle for a national health plan to the present day.Political struggle to pass PPACA.Political impact of Medicare and Medicaid on the push for universal coverage.Major issues from the legislative and executive (presidential) perspective. Who were the opponents and supporters?The politics surrounding the national health insurance agenda and its impact on the PPACA.Note: Your report should include at least four references from reputable sources.In a Microsoft Word document, create a 3- to 4-page report on your research on the political battle for universal healthcare in the United States.

Write a 350 to 400-word proposal advocating the use of this technology to the local counterterrorism agency.

Your team works for a technology company and are making a proposal to the local counterterrorism agency on the type of technology they should use to counter terrorism.Select a technological trend. The trend can be a completely new technology that currently does not exist or is not ready to be widely used yet or an existing technology that has never been used to counter terrorism but may be used in that capacity.Drones sound good. existing technologies to thwart terrorism include computers, biometrics, defense systems, aircraft radars, scanning and detection systems, smart cameras, recognition software, advanced AI systems. Write a 350 to 400-word proposal advocating the use of this technology to the local counterterrorism agency. Include the following in your proposal: Describe the technology trend that your company is selling.Format your proposal following APA guidelines.

Prepare an analysis of the most recent budget request of the state or local government of your choice, and present a clear and concise conclusion that recaps the highlights of the documents with final remarks.

Prepare an analysis of the most recent budget request of the state or local government of your choice, and present a clear and concise conclusion that recaps the highlights of the documents with final remarks. Use the internet to search on government websites for a state or local government budget. Papers must be 5 pagesFor an example on how to write a budget request, go to the web site for the GAO: U.S. Government Accountability link http://www.gao.gov/Type GAO-05-566 in the “Keyword or Report #” search engine. Locate the article “Internal Revenue Service Assessment of the Fiscal Year 2006 Budget Request,” GAO-05-566, April 27, 2005.

What are your thoughts about counseling via the Internet?

A recently licensed therapist, Joy, observes that many of her colleagues suffer from burnout. She decides to prevent this from happening to her. Joy schedules several extended vacations throughout the year and arranges for other therapists to see her clients in case of an emergency. Joy believes that this takes care of her professional responsibilities. However, none of her clients are made aware of this arrangement in the informed consent process that took place at the beginning of therapy. When she takes her vacations, she then informs her clients of her unavailability for several weeks.In reading the case study, do you think Joy took care of her professional responsibility or do you think this was a case of client abandonment? Be sure to explain your answer.http://www.wvbec.org/images/Implementing_Informed_Consent.pdf Unit 4.2 DB: Online Counseling What are your thoughts about counseling via the Internet? What specific ethical issues do you think need to be raised? How comfortable would you be in using this form of technology in your counseling practice?In response to your peers, discuss the positive impacts of using online counseling services.

What makes the U.S. health care delivery system unique?

Characteristics of the U.S. Health Care Delivery System What makes the U.S. health care delivery system unique? What are the strengths of this vast system, and what are the limitations? How have the philosophical, economic, political, and cultural influences of this nation shaped health care delivery?Review the Learning Resources, and think about the characteristics of the U.S. health care delivery system with the following questions in mind:•What are the key components of the U.S. health care system?•Have the components changed as a result of the Affordable Care Act?•How are these components organized?•How do the interests, concerns, or foci of these multiple components intersect with and/or differ with one another?•How have philosophical, economic, political, and cultural influences helped shape this system as it is today?With this in mind, write a 2- to 3-page paper in which you:•Describe two or more defining characteristics of the U.S. system that you believe are particularly important when considering the delivery of health care in this country. Explain why.•Articulate how these defining characteristics reflect philosophical, economic, political, and/or cultural influences particular to the United States.•Describe potential implications of these characteristics and how they affect health care administrators, including opportunities for change within health care organizations or the delivery system.Your written assignments must follow APA guidelines. Be sure to support your work with specific citations from this week’s Learning Resources and additional scholarly sources as appropriate. Refer to the Essential Guide to APA Style for Walden Students to ensure your in-text citations and reference list are correct.