Assignment Task:
Competency
Differentiate the legal and professional policies influencing healthcare decisions.
Scenario:
You recognize your role as a client advocate and have decided to collaborate with the American Nurses Association related to health policy issues. You choose to write a letter to your national legislator in your voting district addressing legal and professional policies associated with genetic discrimination that you have seen personally or in the news.
Instructions:
Compose a professional letter to your legislator demonstrating advocacy for legal and professional policies that protect individuals from genetic discrimination.
Include this content in the letter:
- Description of an example of genetic discrimination witnessed personally or in the news
- Recommendations for strategies to avoid genetic discrimination aligned with the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 (GINA)
- Include specific examples of how clients, families, and communities will benefit
- Correct grammar, spelling and A style and format required
Resources:
American Psychological Association. (2017, September). How to write a letter or email.