The benchmark assesses the following competencies:
1.4 Participate in health care policy development to influencenursing practice and health care.
Research public health issues on the “Climate Change” or”Topics and Issues” pages of the American Public HealthAssociation (APHA) website. Investigate a public health issue relatedto an environmental issue within the U.S. health care delivery systemand 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.
Follow this outline when writing the policy brief:
Describe the policy health issue. Include the followinginformation: (a) what population is affected, (b) at what level doesit occur (local, state, or national), and (c) evidence about theissues supported by resources.
Create a problemstatement.
Provide suggestions for addressing the healthissue caused by the current policy. Describe what steps are requiredto initiate policy change. Include necessary stakeholders(government officials, administrator) and budget or fundingconsiderations, if applicable.
Discuss the impact on thehealth care delivery system.
Include three peer-reviewed sources and two other sources to supportthe policy brief.
Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APAStyle Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.
