Code of Ethics Paper Connie Rode, Kitodsha Ferguson, Haylee Offord, Camille Fields University of Phoenix HCS/335-Health Care Ethics and Social Responsibility Sonja Allen March 21, 2011 American Cancer Society mission statement The American Cancer Society is the nationwide, community-based, voluntary health organization dedicated to eliminating cancer as a major health problem by preventing cancer, saving lives, and diminishing suffering from cancer, through research, education, advocacy, and service. The American Society for the Control of Cancer, ASCC, was founded in 1913. At that time cancer claimed 75,000 lives a year in the United States alone. The disease was steeped in a climate of fear and denial
P1 Oxfam Oxfam is a charity organisation that works for no profit, Oxfam was founded in 1942 in Oxfordshire during World War 2 and they are an international charity which includes 17 organisations who work with them. Oxfam is a global organisation which work with approximately 98 countries one of the main reasons of this organisation to get started was because in between the World War 2 there was a lot of destruction so a committee got together and built a service which will provide for the people in need. Oxfam is an international business right now but it wasn’t always international, Oxfam was formed internationally in 1995 by a group of independent people it was a non-governmental organisation. Their major aim to work with in the international
Company Q has also denied request from the local food bank over worries of fraud and stealing. This paper's objective is to look at and analyze company Q's attitude toward social responsibility, and recommend areas that could be improved regarding company Q's attitude toward social responsibilities. An Evaluation of Company Q's Social and Ethical Responsibilities According to Ferrell, Fraedrich, & Ferrell's text book “Business Ethics 2009: Ethical Decision making and Cases, 7th Ed.” page 7, social responsibility is a term used to describe a concept that encompasses the actions and activities of a business, along with the attitude and impact that business has on society and the communities in which it operates while trying to maximize its positive impact and minimize it's negative impact. Company Q's attitude toward social responsibility can be evaluated from the point of economical, legal, ethical, and philanthropic. Company Q may also take steps to improve it's attitude towards social responsibility by implementing a program that considers the needs of all the stakeholders that will improve community relationships, consumer loyalty, and also improve company Q's reputation.
The Organizational Culture of The VA Table of Contents The VA……………………………………………….……….…………3 Description of the VA……………………..…………………………....3 Agency Challenges……………………….…………….……....……….4 Funding………………………………………………………..………...7 Organizational Analysis………………………..……………………....8 Synopsis…………………………………………………………………10 The VA The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is a government organization whose primary goal is to provide care to the American men and women whom have served in our military. Providing exceptional care and quality service for the veterans is our number one mission. The VA Core Values are the face of our service and how situations are handled. In the midst of such poor economic times the VA knows the challenges that lie ahead, which contributes to their “step-ahead approach”. My first day on the job I was educated how imperative delivering services to veterans and families are number one.
“Between 1976 to 1988, 1,800 officers were killed due to firearms.” That’s 150 fallen officers per year. They are risking their lives so they can save ours and make our lives better. They protect the streets we walk on everyday. And when they die this is how they are
Care’s Finances Jaclyn M. Viena April 19, 2009 HHS245   Care is a program that is attempting to stop world hunger and also helps out with other programs such as HIV/AIDS, care for the children, and victories over poverty. The invented the first care package to send over to troops that were overseas fighting for our country’s freedom. To keep up the support, Care had to develop ways on supporting more people who were fighting poverty and diseases. The way how Care funds their programs is by keeping everyone aware of people who are suffering and by giving a donation, they can help a long way. Care’s main strategy is the fight against global poverty is to address the three primary area- health, children, and hunger.
Australian Catholic Social Justice Council Charity has existed since man has inhabited the earth, there are many ways to define charity but a simple way to define charity is to voluntarily help those, which are in need. There are many ways to provide charity; some of the more popular ways are by donating money and to help people (physically) but there are much more ways to provide charity. These ways are emotionally help people, which are going through hard times such as death and divorce. Other ways to help people are by giving them advice and to guiding them to better path. These are all ways of providing charity.
Crystal Judson Brames family are advocates against domestic violence and have tried to help bring awareness to everyone that this really happens. The city of Tacoma and Pierce County provide most of the funding for the FJC. However there are also what is referred to as In Kind donations from the Greater Tacoma Community Foundation. There are also donations from businesses and individuals and a Federal Grant that helps with funding. The Crystal Judson Family Justice Center is dedicated to the memory of Crystal Judson.
Crystal and Nathan both relate strongly to homeless veterans who make up a staggering 57,849 of the 610,042 people experiencing homelessness on any given night in the United States. Our team however, is not just concerned with homeless people and families, but also their pets and the millions of other homeless animals in America. This event will drive awareness of organizations dedicated to combating the problem of homelessness in America. Though Washington, D.C has vowed to end homelessness mainly for veterans, we desire to aid everyone through groups like The National Student Campaign Against Hunger and Homelessness, the
Now that I have explained what CHD is I’m going to tell you a little bit about the history of CHD. Before 1915 CHD was pretty much under the radar killing only 3,000 people per year. Scientists, doctors, and physician had almost no idea how to diagnose the symptoms of Heart Disease until they created the American Heart Association. A pioneering group of physicians and social workers created the first Association for the Prevention and Relief of Heart Disease in New York City in 1915. They created the