Health Care Has Become a Topic of National Concern

HEALTH CARE Health Care has become a topic of national concern.

FOCUS:  Health Care  Has become – wasn’t, now is; of late, lately  National (not local) concern o in the Introduction, Body, and Conclusion . as a way of arguing the prompt . remain on the “national” throughout the essay o in the Introduction . as a way of introducing the subject, but moving to personal . segue from the national to the personal in the Introduction and focus on the personal in the Body

EXAMPLE-ILLUSTRATION EXAMPLE-ILLUSTRATION “REASONS” “REASONS” “EXAMPLES” “EXAMPLES”

PROMPT = Opening generalization OR = part of your thesis

 Prove/disprove prompt  HC Issues:  Reasons for the crisis o Reform, drugs, drugs on TV, abortion,  Reasons there is no crisis o Vaccines, Medicare, confidentiality,  Examples of “national concern”: o Patients’ BoR, medical insurance, o Elections (pres., congress) o Children’s health plans, health scares, ch. Obesity, high- o Media coverage risk ins., HIV/AIDS,  Reasons against/for HCR o Reasons for ESCR  Reasons against/for Universal HC o School lunches, soda machines, Gatorade  Examples of Problems w/HC as it is o Improved military hospitals  Reasons for reform o Reasons to quit smoking  Reasons for a Patients’ Bill of Rights o Reasons sugar = bad  Reasons for medical privacy (conf.)  Reasons for more disease research  Examples of confidentiality breaches  Reasons for preventative HC  Examples of Prescription Drug Plans  Examples of side effects  Reasons against/for a specific PDP  Examples of drug ads on TV  Reasons against/for current PDP  Examples of “healthy” video games  Reasons against/for child vaccinations  Reasons against M.M.  Reasons for dieting PROCESS CLASSIFICATION “HOW-TO” “TYPES OF” “KINDS OF”

PROMPT = Opening generalization PROMPT = Opening generalization

 How to fix (“reform”) health care  Types of health care  How students deal without HC  Types of HC issues  How to get HC, select plan  Types of doctors, nurses  How the Gov’t could help/hurt  Types of HC insurance plans  Diet plan  Types of HC insurance providers  Exercise regimen  Types of people re: HC  Sport-specific training  Types of politicians re: HC  Elderly  Types of HC reform proposals  Prevent flu  Types of HC Commercials  Healthy diet  Gym rats  Healthy meal/recipe  Dieters  Fight ch. Obesity  Ex-smokers  CPR, ch. CPR  Fat  First aid  Addictions  Vitals, BP machine  Flues  Insulin shots, epi-pen  Practices, procedures  Back injury prevention  Dieting, healthy/not  Sports wrapping  Splinting  Battle triage  LCCC students - exercise MORE IDEAS: How to save money in GENERAL: How to save money at SCHOOL: How to save money at WORK, in SOCIAL LIFE:  Need vs. want  Attend community college  Same principles as  Go generic (vs. expensive 4-yr. school) “school”  Get basic  Move back home  Bag a lunch/supper  Ride the bus  Switch plans (roll over  Stay local minutes)  Car pool  Don’t shop on break  Use what you already have  Bring a lunch  Repair, not replace  Stay all day (vs. come, go,  Limit dining out  Cut back come, go)  Skip fast food  Shop locally  Buy used books (online)  Borrow movies, swap  Walk, not drive  Take online courses with friends  Don’t speed  Use school’s facilities:  Watch what you own o Computer lab  Car pool  Tape off DVR, HBO, TV  Ride bus o Gym  Car pool, bus  Get healthy (quit expensive o Showers habits) o Library  Go to second-run theatres  Buy bulk o Dental clinic  Stay at home  Bargain hunt o Bldg. 2 leftovers  Skip fast food o Bldg. 14 video games, TV o Heat, water, electricity, garbage, medical (?)  Bargain hunt (for school supplies, for food, for beverages)  Avoid fast food (see bring lunch)

LINKS:  “The Case Against the Bailout”  “Question That: For-Against”  Ron Paul Against  Wall Street Journal  Invest wisely  NBC Today Show - How to live with less  One man’s explanation (8 parts)  60 Minutes show