Introduce & identify the problem (health topic) and discuss why it is a social problem important, while providing a historical and current overview of the problem
The purpose of this paper is to provide you with the opportunity to analyze health policies or proposals designed to address a social problem of concern in the healthcare service setting. This is your chance to explore an important issue and see how policy and health advocacy can be used to address that issue. Please refer to the CDC Policy ToolKit and Health Advocacy Toolkit for resource as you work on Part 1 of your project.
There are two parts to this project and each is outlined below. In preparing this paper, students will be expected to follow proper principals of grammar and syntactic structure so as to demonstrate appropriate communication skills.
1. Identify the problem and provide context/background
a. Provide information about the problem (ex: access to health services, healthcare cost, and health disparities etc.)
b. Include historical development and present-day description of the issue.
2. Response to the problem
a. Provide information on previous and current efforts to address the issue
b. Introduce your health policy here and how it addresses your health issue
3. Describe the landscape
a. Who are the individuals/groups affected by this issue?
b. Who are the individuals/groups who have attempted to address the problem in the past?
c. Discuss the political players trying to modify or influence your selected health policy.
d. Discuss how health service administrators can address this problem
4. Discuss the levels, branches, and institutions of government (federal, state, local) involved with making and implementing this policy.
5. Discuss the pros, cons (unintended consequences), and health implications of this policy.
6. Describe how or if this policy should be modified and what needs to happen in order for the modification to occur to lend to a positive health outcome.
a. Discuss how health service administrators can advocate for the continuation/modification of this policy
7. Conclusion –provide a general summary and takeaway of the overall paper
a. 1-2 sentences to summarize each question
b. Then two sentences on why health service administrators must understand the role of health policy in shaping health outcomes and how they can participate in advocacy
