Before beginning political advocacy, one must identify a problem that needs to be addressed through health care policy. Sometimes, political advocacy is needed when established health care policies are not adequate for solving a problem, or when the legislation creates new problems. This assignment is the first in a three-part project.
The purpose of this three-part project is to guide you through the process of selecting a problem, identifying evidence-based solutions, and designing a political advocacy plan to address the problem with those solutions.
Identify a nursing or health care issue that relates to a current health policy or political issue pertaining to equity, access, affordability, and/or social justice in health care.
In a 3 to 4, complete the following:
Identify the problem, noting its relationship to equity, access, affordability, and/or social justice in health care.
Describe the population most affected by this problem, noting whether this is a vulnerable population.
Describe health care and health disparities that may be related to this problem and population.
Summarize legislation and/or political activities that relate to the identified problem.
Analyze the effect that this legislation has had on the consumer challenge.
Uses apa for your citations and references.
USE REFRENCES WITHIN THE LAST 10 YEARS
format:
First Paragraph: What is the problem area? Cite powerful background information from current literature to describe the problem, how significant are the elements in this area are (e.g, incidence rates, mortality rates, co-morbidities, etc.), and what the consequences of the problem area are.
Next Paragraphs: Note the problem and its relationship to equity, access, affordability, and/or social justice in healthcare.
Affected Population
Describe the population who is affected most by this problem, noting whether this is a vulnerable population. Describe health and healthcare disparities related to this problem
Summary of Legislation
Summarize any legislation and/or political activities in relation to the identified problem. This should be a COMPLETE summarization of legislation and/or political activities
Consumer Challenge
Completely analyze the effect that this legislation has had on the consumer challenge (problem).
Conclusion
Remember to use:
Excellent APA in formatting and referencing.
Excellent spelling and grammar throughout the paper.
Excellent organization and easy to read