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- Creator:
- Jones, Sterling Nicholaus
- Description:
- Clinica Sierra Vista (CSV) is a non-profit health care corporation based in California. In 2009, the organization received $1.86 million from the State of California to implement electronic health records (EHRs), (US Department of Health, 2011). However, as of June 2012, only one of the 19 sites in Kern County has successfully converted; three more are scheduled to go “live” by year’s end.
In order to stay in compliance with contract by-laws, CSV must make the conversion to EHRs and demonstrate “meaningful use” by 2014. If not, they will face funding reduction penalties. This project aims to develop recommendations that assist the organization to accomplish this goal. Although the research does reveal a number of obstacles that hinder the process, key strategies for successful implementation appear to be:
1.
Adopting and Installing an appropriate Software program that compliments workflow at all of the Kern County Sites
2.
Developing an Abstraction Team and completing medical record data abstraction of existing (and new patient) records
3.
Training and Improving the Overall Staff Competency and Expertise with the software program
4.
Establishing and introducing a program evaluation method in order to attain a baseline for future improvement measures
- Resource Type:
- Dissertation
- Campus Tesim:
- Bakersfield
- Department:
- Public Policy and Administration
- Creator:
- Messer, Jessica
- Description:
- The problem of practice that I investigated in this inquiry research paper is that of poverty in the public school system, and the role that those in leadership positions in high-poverty schools play in the success of those schools. The methodology included in this study is twofold: a review of the literature, and an interview that was conducted with a community partner whom had relevant expertise to offer. What was found through these two forms of data collection was that there are certain characteristics of leaders in high-poverty schools that contribute to the success of those schools. The characteristics identified in this research are leaders that have high expectations for their staff and students, leaders that value the development of their staff, and leaders that focus on improving their school environment both physically and relationally. The conclusion drawn from this study is that the role of leadership in high-poverty schools can have a large impact on the success of the school’s academic success. The implications drawn from this research is that the role of leadership in high-poverty schools ought to be more highly valued and developed.
- Resource Type:
- Capstone project
- Campus Tesim:
- Chico
- Department:
- Liberal Studies
- Creator:
- Lucero, Christopher Adam
- Description:
- This paper will propose a new policy that addresses California’s lack of law that requires recreational organizations to educate stakeholders about the severity of, protection and recovery/treatment processes and requirements of head trauma injuries amongst youth. It will encompass all youth that participate in supervised recreational activities from ages thirteen (13) to nineteen (19) years old. Specifically, the author argues that California needs to pass a policy that mandates proper education to stakeholders, which includes students, parents, organization administration, and most importantly coaches of head injuries. This paper traces the development of the problem of by utilizing John Kingdon’s multiple streams model (Kingdon, 2003).
Kingdon’s model employs three streams that contribute to the policy window in advancing a policy solution. The streams are the problem, policy and political stream. In theory, the streams need to occur simultaneously for a proposed act to be made into law. By applying the streams in the model to the problem of head injuries amongst youth athletes, one can vividly see the policy proposed is necessary for the protection of health.
To conclude, the author will recommend a policy for the state of California to pass. This will align California with the efforts of the professional leagues (NFL, NBA, NHL, and MLB), National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), and seventeen states in the formalization of protection against head trauma injuries.
- Resource Type:
- Masters Thesis
- Campus Tesim:
- Bakersfield
- Department:
- Public Policy and Administration
- Creator:
- Giardina, M. Dolores
- Description:
- Congress created the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) in 1968 to help flood victims. The program was designed to reduce flood damages through mitigation, provide affordable insurance, and reduce the cost to taxpayers (FEMA, 2002). Before the NFIP, flood victims generally relied on disaster relief aid.
Historically, the NFIP has been self-sustaining; borrowing money from the U.S. Treasury when it needed to and repaying the loan with interest. However, damage claims from the 2004 and 2005 hurricanes drained the NFIP’s fund. It is now $18 billion in debt, and the Government Accountability Office (GAO) reports that the NFIP will not be able to repay the U.S. Treasury and be solvent again unless Congress reforms the program (GAO-09-20).
An analysis of the NFIP’s subsidies, specifically its Pre-Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs) and repetitive losses properties (RLPs), offer background information as to why the NFIP is now bankrupt and why the policy needs to be changed. The changes are necessary to enable the NFIP do what it was designed to do.
Three policy alternatives were considered: (1) “do nothing,” (2) charge actuarial rates, and (3) mandate mitigation. The evaluation of the alternatives and employment of the criteria showed that mandating mitigation was effective and feasible, thereby making it the most appropriate alternative to consider.
- Resource Type:
- Masters Thesis
- Campus Tesim:
- Bakersfield
- Department:
- Public Policy and Administration
- Creator:
- Lopez, Griselda
- Description:
- The methods for remaining safe and socially distanced during the Covid-19 Pandemic has created a new array of problems for low-income families; namely the critical need for food security and mental health services. As a mother and future educator, I find it important that students and families are provided with resources to help them stay healthy and motivated to learn. The theoretical framework that I used in my research paper is Self-Study. In my findings I learned that food insecurity is directly related to suicidal ideation and feelings of anxiety in young students. As of today, government programs are helping to provide necessary food benefits to keep families safe. As educators we have a role to play in helping to mitigate the negative effects of the pandemic.
- Resource Type:
- Capstone project
- Campus Tesim:
- Chico
- Department:
- Liberal Studies
- Creator:
- Lopez-Duenas, Alondra
- Description:
- The purpose of this study is to explore different variables that are important for all afterschool programs to address as well as implement. The study seeks to answer the research question, what are the three main components of an after school program that are needed for success? The goal is to analyze several different studies and determine what are essential variables for an afterschool program to entail.
- Resource Type:
- Capstone project
- Campus Tesim:
- Chico
- Department:
- Liberal Studies
- Creator:
- Linder, Tara
- Description:
- Every year many students come into the classroom after having gone through some form of trauma whether it is a family member who has passed away, parent(s) who suffer from substance abuse or are incarcerated, experiencing or witnessing abuse, poverty, or a situational crisis, such as the loss of a home to wild fire. For children who have suffered from situations like these, learning may be the last thing on their minds. This Inquiry Research paper will help teachers and schools understand why it is so important to help our children succeed even though it may seem impossible. This research paper will also give insight into what steps and strategies teachers can take to be the most effective teacher and positive influencer of our children's education. Recommendations on how to give our students the proper resources to achieve their educational goals all while obtaining a positive attitude.
- Resource Type:
- Capstone project
- Campus Tesim:
- Chico
- Department:
- Liberal Studies
- Creator:
- Horsley, Courtney
- Description:
- This study explores how white teachers can best build relationships with students of color and students living in poverty. The barriers that these students face and how to combat these challenges are explored. The importance of student-teacher relationships and parent-teacher communication is also discussed. An interview with Dr. Matthew’s, a school superintendent/principal provided insights into my problem of practice. Recommendations for the study include the importance of teachers building meaningful relationships with students of color and/or living in poverty in order to best support them.
- Resource Type:
- Capstone project
- Campus Tesim:
- Chico
- Department:
- Liberal Studies
- Creator:
- Cortes, Adrian
- Description:
- Praise is a consequence that consists of different features and it is used in many teaching settings. Research on quality of praise suggests that enthusiasm increases reinforcing value of praise; however, the limited research on type of praise suggests that descriptive praise may not have a discriminative function. Previous research has not altered the length of auditory feedback, even though short praise statements are recommended when using descriptive praise statements. Researchers recruited two typically developing toddlers from families who received services from the Child Development Center at California State University Stanislaus, for the present study. Researchers used a multiple-baseline across participants with an alternating-treatments design across conditions to evaluate general, descriptive, and general + descriptive praise statements on acquisition of tacts. Number of sessions to criterion were similar in all conditions for both participants, which suggests that contents of praise did not influence learning. This study builds on the research of praise through the preliminary use of telehealth with toddlers.
Keywords: Praise statements, tacts, toddlers, concurrent chains procedure, telehealth
- Resource Type:
- Masters Thesis
- Campus Tesim:
- Stanislaus
- Department:
- Department of Psychology and Child Development
- Creator:
- Gray, Ryan
- Description:
- This study’s main focus is on students that are facing different disadvantages because of the poverty they live with and what schools and communities are doing to help. The data collected is from articles, studies, and an interview with a community partner. The data shows the effects on students along with some examples of resources from a variety of organizations for students and their families. The finding of this study is the different physical, cognitive, and emotional health problems students face because of being housing and food insecure. Along with examples of how districts, schools and communities are doing to help.
- Resource Type:
- Capstone project
- Campus Tesim:
- Chico
- Department:
- Liberal Studies