Description
Health Policy Initiative Instructions
One of the most important roles a APRN can have is impacting positive change in healthcare that will benefit across multiple generations, be it across the state, national and the world at large. The World Health Organization (WHO) states that:
“Health policy refers to decisions, plans, and actions that are undertaken to achieve specific health care goals within a society. An explicit health policy can achieve several things: it defines a vision for the future which in turn helps to establish targets and points of reference for the short and medium term. It outlines priorities and the expected roles of different groups; and it builds consensus and informs people” (WHO, n.d.).
Initial Post: Nurses are in a unique position to offer an expert perspective on every aspect of our health care system and can be a key voice in ongoing efforts to improve public health. Over the past 3 weeks you have been provided information on what healthcare policy is and how change is implemented. In this week’s discussion board, you are to identify a problem on a micro scale (within your organization or community) then propose a new policy that will address the problem.
You can follow the CDC guidelines provided in this week’s module. Your proposal should then include the following talking points:
Problem Statement:
Develop a concise description of an issue to be addressed. This statement should provide both the current problem and the desired goal to resolve it.
Proposed solution:
Provide a proposed solution that targets the problem
Provide research that supports the solution
Discuss needed resources for the solution
Action plan:
Identify strategies for putting this plan into action in your organization/community
Identify the appropriate arena where this will be introduced
2.Provided background information that provides a full explanation of the problem
4.Address the potential impact of the solution
3.Identify the stakeholders who will be invested in this proposed change
Response Posts: In your response posts to your peers, elaborate on the pros and cons of your peers solution and further thoughts on implementation if any.
There is no minimum number of references to be use for this discussion board, however it is expected that there will be references used. Make sure that you accurately cite your references in your initial post and response posts. 1-2 pages, doubled space, excluding references section, or provide comprehensive and nuanced response with appropriate references
Reference:
World Health Organization, n.d. Retrieved from https://www.who.int/topics/health_policy/en/
