NRS 428 Week 4 Assignment Benchmark – Policy Brief
NRS 428 Week 4 Assignment Benchmark – Policy Brief
The benchmark assesses the following competencies:
1.4 Participate in health care policy development to influence nursing practice and health care.
Research public health issues on the “Climate Change” or “Topics and Issues” pages of the American Public Health Association (APHA) website. Investigate a public health issue related to an environmental issue within the U.S. health care delivery system and examine its effect on a specific population.
Write a 750-1,000-word policy brief that summarizes the issue, explains the effect on the population, and proposes a solution to the issue.
Select a public health issue from one of the following American Public Health Association websites: Climate Change topics or and Issues (https://www.apha.org/topics-and-issues).
Follow this outline when writing the policy brief:
- Identify issue.
- Background information – (a) Population effected; (b) Local, state or national level; and (c) Evidence about the issues supported by resources
- Problem statement.
- Suggestions for addressing the issue (solutions) – (a) Including necessary stakeholders (government officials, administrator); and (b) Include budget or funding considerations, if applicable
- Impact on the Health Care Delivery System
Follow this outline when writing the policy brief:
Describe the policy health issue. Include the following information: (a) what population is affected, (b) at what level does it occur (local, state, or national), and (c) evidence about the issues supported by resources.
Create a problem statement.
Provide suggestions for addressing the health issue caused by the current policy. Describe what steps are required to initiate policy change. Include necessary stakeholders (government officials, administrator) and budget or funding considerations, if applicable.
Discuss the impact on the health care delivery system.
Include three peer-reviewed sources and two other sources to support the policy brief.
Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.
You are required to submit this Benchmark Policy Brief assignment to LopesWrite. Refer to the LopesWrite Technical Support articles for assistance.