Interprofessional Assignment:  This assignment is meant to address the CEPH competencies: Perform effectively on interprofessional teams. Using a current, real life environmental problem, you will connect with professionals outside public health to understand the role each discipline can provide in addressing this problem. Professionals may include: engineers, urban planners, business leaders, bankers, politicians, teachers, community activists etc. You must “meet” with the professional (by phone, zoom or email) and present the environmental problem. Then extract their unique disciplinary perspective on the problem and potential short term and long-term solutions.  STEP 1: Familiarize yourself with the global environmental issue of Recycling used lead-acid (automobile) batteries (ULABs) STEP 2: Assemble a team of 3 Professionals (not affiliated with public health or medicine) STEP 3: Present the problem to Professionals and solicit interventions based on specifically on their discipline  STEP 4: Prepare "Interprofessional Team Report" Select 3 professions outside public health and medicine (see suggestions below). For each profession, present ideas on various interventions in addressing the problem of the informal recycling of used lead-acid (automotive) batteries. You are encouraged to reach out to people in these professions and solicit their ideas. You will, of course, have to describe the problem and issues so please learn about this before you reach out. You are permitted to work in groups, but the report must come from each individual.  The Issue and Problem: Informal ULAB Recycling Lead-acid automotive and storage batteries are a very important commodity with an ever-expanding global market. Due to their simple construction and components; namely lead, acid and plastic, they approach a global recycling rate of almost 99%. As a result, many informal ULAB recyclers collect batteries, break them apart, melt/smelt the lead and resell it (see references below). This activity could be a family buying and processing a few batteries a week to provide a source of income or larger backyard smelters which process dozens or hundreds of automotive batteries. Unfortunately, the informal recycling process is dirty and contaminates families and communities. The published scholarship on this subject is quite extensive (see YouTubes, websites and listed above).  The Assignment: 5 Interview a team of non-health professionals and explore options to reduce lead poisoning from informal battery recycling activities. But keep in mind that ULAB activities worldwide provide needed sustenance for millions of struggling families in low- and middle-income countries. So simply banning informal ULABs may not be the best option. Each discipline will likely approach this problem from a different angle and your assignment is to describe their approaches. Lastly, please advise your "professionals" that banning LAB is not an option.  Submission: The report should integrate the interventions into a single coherent approach (if possible) and present the challenges in satisfying each intervention. It must also include a section on the lesson's learned in working on interprofessional (interdisciplinary) teams. The report could be written (at least 1,500 words). It must be well sectioned and referenced. The flow should be as follows: 1. Presentation of health risks associated problems 2. Professional #1 approach 3. Professional #2 approach 4. Professional #3 approach 5. Assessment of the various approaches and lesson learned Possible Professions to choose from: (you may choose family, friends, colleagues) Advocacy Group, Banker, Ecologist / Biologist, Elected official / Mayor / Council Member, Engineer (civil or mechanical), International development officer, Labor Minister, Law Enforcement Officer, Politician, Teacher, Urban planner. Resources to learn about ULABs: YOUTUBE VIDEOS:  (Pure Earth)  (Caravanos 2012)  READINGS: UNICEF/Pure Earth, The Toxic Truth: Children’s Exposure to Lead Pollution Undermines a Generation of Future Potential, August 2020, https://www.pureearth.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/...  Haefliger, P., Mathieu-Nolf, M., Lociciro, S., Ndiaye, C., Coly, M., Diouf, A., Faye, A.L., Sow, A., Tempowski, J., Pronczuk, J. and Junior, A.P.F., 2009. Mass lead intoxication from informal used lead-acid battery recycling in Dakar, Senegal. Environmental Health Perspectives, 117(10), pp.1535-1540.  Tian, X., Gong, Y., Wu, Y., Agyeiwaa, A. and Zuo, T., 2014. Management of used lead acid battery in China: Secondary lead industry progress, policies and problems. Resources, conservation and recycling, 93, pp.75-84 WEBSITES: Pure Earth - www.pureearth.org, UN Env Program - www.unenvironment.org/explore-topics/chemicalswaste/what-we-do/emerging-issues/lead-acid-batteries, WHO - www.who.int/ipcs/publications/ulab/en/

StructureDirections: You are tasked with finding a Human Resource Information System (HRIS) for an imaginary organization of your choice, with approximately 200 employees. Compare three HR Information Systems. These systems can be proprietary, open source, or a combination of both. Create a Table of Information (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. to display the topics each of the chosen HRIS systems addresses. Select one of the three HRIS and provide an analysis that addresses the topics from the Human Resources/Talent management list below. Following your analysis, provide recommendations how you would modify the HRIS for use by the organization. Support your recommendation with literature. The modified system can be proprietary, open source, or a combination of both. For a list of proprietary systems please refer to the section titled “Vendor Software” on pages 580-581 in your text. For open source systems refer to The Top 12 Free and Open Source HR Software Systems (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. or the Best Open Source HRM and ERP Solutions (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.. For help creating the Table of Information watch the video Table of Information (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site..Human Resources/Talent ManagementRecruitingEmployee InformationTraining and DevelopmentPerformanceTermination/RetentionPayroll and TaxesHoliday, Sickness, Vacation, AbsenteeismCompensationHealth InsuranceDirect DepositJob PostingsEmployee Assistance ProgramsJob DescriptionsThe HRIS Comparison paperMust be 8 to 10 double-spaced pages in length (not including title and references pages) and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site..Must include a separate title page with the following:Title of paperStudent’s nameCourse name and numberInstructor’s nameDate submittedMust use at least 7 sources. This includes at least six appropriate contemporary or scholarly sources plus the textbookThe Scholarly, Peer Reviewed, and Other Credible Sources (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. table offers additional guidance on appropriate source types. If you have questions about whether a specific source is appropriate for this assignment, please contact your instructor. Your instructor has the final say about the appropriateness of a specific source for a particular assignment.Must begin with an introductory paragraph that has a succinct thesis statement.Must address the topic of the paper with critical thought.Must provide section headers to clearly label each of the chosen sections.Must include citations and references to the text and at least six scholarly sources.Must use APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center to document all sources.Must include, on the final page, a reference page that is completed according to APA style, as outlined in the approved APA style guide.