Assignment:
Instructions
Understanding the difference between federal, state, and local government levels of authority is extremely important. In Medicaid, for example, there are guidelines that define the eligibility process from the federal point of view. However, states have different ways of implementing Medicaid.
For the Unit II Case Study, research and describe a public health agency in your state and the role the agency plays in implementing public health programs within the community. How does this state agency differ from federal agencies, such as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institutes of Health, and Food and Drug Administration?
Your case study must be a minimum of three pages in length, excluding the title and reference pages. You are required to use a minimum of two outside sources. All sources used. including the textbook, must be cited and referenced according to APA standards.
Remember that all written assignments must be formatted using APA style. including in-text citations and references.
Case Study Suggested Outline
Topic: Levels of Government
I. Cover page
II. Introduction
a. Introduction paragraph that
i. Briefly explains the agency that you chose and what they do.
ii. End the background paragraph with a thesis statement to organize the rest of the paper. For example: To understand this issue we will look first at the role of____ (name of agency you chose)_____ in implementing public health programs. then how_____ (name of agency you chose) is similar and different from existing federal agencies, and finally how public health agencies can work together.
III. Role of the agency in implementing public health programs in the community
a. Paragraph with short description of how your chosen agency works to implement public health programs in the community
IV. Similarities to federal agencies
a Paragraph on how your chosen agency is similar to specific federal agency or agencies
V. Distinction from federal government
a. Paragraph on how your chosen agency is different from specific federal agency or agencies
VI. Conclusion
a Paragraph on how your chosen agency can work with other agencies to improve pudic health.
It End with a conclusion statement
VII. References