Master in Public Administration Theses Copyright (c) 2013 Pace University All rights reserved. http://digitalcommons.pace.edu/dyson_mpa Recent documents in Master in Public Administration Theses en-us Wed, 23 Jan 2013 18:12:46 PST 3600 Economic Development in Downtown Ossining Since 1969 http://digitalcommons.pace.edu/dyson_mpa/8 http://digitalcommons.pace.edu/dyson_mpa/8 Tue, 05 Apr 2011 14:51:22 PDT Lutonya Russell-Humes New York State and Mid-Hudson Valley Nonprofits: The Impacts of Late Contract Payments http://digitalcommons.pace.edu/dyson_mpa/7 http://digitalcommons.pace.edu/dyson_mpa/7 Fri, 18 Mar 2011 14:00:11 PDT Jodi Fernandes How an Ethnic Store Impacts a Community - The Case of Kam Sen Foods in White Plains http://digitalcommons.pace.edu/dyson_mpa/6 http://digitalcommons.pace.edu/dyson_mpa/6 Fri, 18 Mar 2011 13:58:35 PDT Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Public Administration, Dyson College of ARts and Sciences, Pace Universtiy.

]]> Tiantian Tang Venture Philanthropy in 2009: Developments in the Field Since "Virtuous Capital" http://digitalcommons.pace.edu/dyson_mpa/5 http://digitalcommons.pace.edu/dyson_mpa/5 Mon, 14 Dec 2009 10:52:11 PST This study will examine the evolution of the field of venture philanthropy since the late 1990s and will provide an updated guide to the types of organizations utilizing venture philanthropy strategies across the United States and internationally. The purpose of this research is to investigate how the field has changed as it has matured, to identify the key players and learnings of organizations across the field, and to develop a framework for the types of organizations that have been the most successful in implementing the venture philanthropy model.

]]> Annika Many The Relationship of Patient Falls to Prevention Policies in Hospitals: A Case Study http://digitalcommons.pace.edu/dyson_mpa/4 http://digitalcommons.pace.edu/dyson_mpa/4 Mon, 07 Jul 2008 14:13:31 PDT There have been a lot of studies over the past decade on patient falls, risk factors, and strategies for preventing the falls. However, these studies provide answers for long term care; acute care and community hospitals need more specific interventions. Falls and their consequences are important for patients and families, health care providers, insurance companies, state agencies, hospital accreditation, and others. Furthermore, they are causing psychological and physiological injuries among the patients, take a greater time to recover, prolong hospitalization [15 days in Switzerland, Sweden, USA, Western Australia, Province of British Columbia and Quebec in Canada www.stopfalls.com )] and increase the health care costs. The advancement of the technology in the last few years can have a significant influence on improving the quality of care. The advantage is an increasing longevity of the population which on the other side comes with specific health issues. Sooner than expected, health care facilities will be confronted to meet the baby boomer wave and an aging population needs. Due to hospital closures and shortage of qualified nurses meeting these needs will impose even a greater pressure on delivering quality services with negative effects on efficiency of the health care system as a whole.

This study will examine the patient falls and the compliance with the fall prevention policy at The Mount Vernon Hospital. Specifically, the research will attempt to identify the patients at risk of falling, to evaluate the plan of care instituted by the nursing staff in order to prevent falls from happening, and the compliance of the nursing staff with the existing policy/procedure. Data will be gathered to analyze the following questions:

1. What are the factors that trigger falls?

2.What is the hospital’s fall prevention policy toward interventions to prevent falls from occurring?

3. How well is the hospital staff complying with the fall prevention policy?

4. How effective has health policy interventions been in reducing hospital falls?

]]> Cornelia Branzan Health Insurance Policy in New York City and Westchester County http://digitalcommons.pace.edu/dyson_mpa/3 http://digitalcommons.pace.edu/dyson_mpa/3 Tue, 01 Jul 2008 14:21:19 PDT Health insurance policy is an important and timely issue in the United States. According to many reports, the number of individuals who lack any type of health insurance in this country numbers approximately 47 million. This paper will focus on government sponsored health insurance programs in New York City and Westchester County, New York, including a discussion of the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP).

]]> Colin Stone Environmental Stewardship of the Vermont Ski Industry and the Public's Willingness to Support http://digitalcommons.pace.edu/dyson_mpa/2 http://digitalcommons.pace.edu/dyson_mpa/2 Wed, 11 Jun 2008 10:51:27 PDT Karina V. Warshaw Artificial Transitive Fatty Acid (TFA) Ban in Restaurants in US Cities: NYC-DOH TFA Ban as a Model for Proactive Public Health Policy http://digitalcommons.pace.edu/dyson_mpa/1 http://digitalcommons.pace.edu/dyson_mpa/1 Wed, 11 Jun 2008 10:51:23 PDT Today, restaurants, including all eateries that operate within New York City, as well as restaurants across the country, regularly use a rather large amount of an artery-clogging agent, commonly found within their vital ingredients. Artificial transitive fatty acid, or trans-fat as known to the consumer, is the target of the NYC Board of Health and Mental Hygiene, medical experts, and health conscious consumers, for permanent removal from all NYC restaurant menus by July 2008. Specifically, the NYC health code now requires that all establishments holding a NYC Health Department permit, including all restaurants, caterers, stationary hot and cold vendors, and mobile food establishments, limit their use of trans-fat to amount below 0.5 grams per serving.

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