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Healthcare Policy and Analysis
Policy Model
Policy models provide the framework for moving policy forward. However, not all policy models will be effective for all priorities. Therefore, it is important to appraise policy models with the specific advocacy priority in mind.
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For this Assignment, you will choose from three policymaking frameworks, the one that best fits your advocacy priority. You will construct a written response, with evidence, explaining the selected framework, providing specific detail regarding how it is the best fit and will move the priority forward.
Resources
Be sure to review the Learning Resources before completing this activity.
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Learning Resources
Required Resources
- Dawes, D. E. (2020). The political determinants of health. Johns Hopkins University Press.
- Chapter 4, “How the Game is Played: Successful Employment of the Political Determinants of Health” (pp.78–111),
- Porche Demetrius J. (2023). Health policy: Applications for nurses and other health professionals (3rd ed.). Jones & Bartlett Learning.,
- Chapter 9, “Policy Formulation and Implementation” (pp.101-112)
- Chapter 10, “Policy Analysis” (pp.113-140)
The following media resources address the contextual factors impacting the answer to the following question, “How did we get here?” regarding the current state of healthcare in the U.S.
Please select at least two from the following to view.
- CNBC. (2018, December 26). Why medical bills in the U.S. are so expensiveLinks to an external site. [Video]. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3NvnOUcG-ZI
Note: The approximate length of this media piece is 15 minutes. - FRONTLINE PBS. (2021, May 18). The healthcare divide Links to an external site.(full documentary): FRONTLINELinks to an external site. [Video]. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVvEkeH4O8o
Note: The approximate length of this media piece is 53 minutes. - IntelligenceSquared Debates. (2017, October 6). The U.S. health care system is terminally brokenLinks to an external site. [Video]. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o0JFn7rVHdg
Note: The approximate length of this media piece is 95 minutes. - PBS NewsHour. (2021). Health care: America vs. the WorldLinks to an external site.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BytzrjEfyfA
Note: The approximate length of this media piece is 56 minutes. Healthcare Policy and Analysis
To Prepare
- Review the twelve policy models outlined in Health Policy: Applications for Nurses and Other Health Professionals (Chapter 9, pp. 119-125),
- Consider which of the twelve policy models might best fit your priority determined in Week 2. ,
- You are encouraged to search the literature for examples of how the selected policymaking model has been used in the past. Healthcare Policy and Analysis,
The Assignment: (2 pages)
Submit a 2-page written response detailing your selection of one policymaking framework that best supports your priority—particularly, getting your priority on the agenda.
In your response, explain why the framework best describes how you might proceed in effectively moving your advocacy priority forward in the policymaking process.
Support your response with evidence.