Demonstration of Proficiency

  By successfully completing this assignment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the course competencies through the following assignment scoring guide criteria: ● Competency 1: Explain the impact of policies and legislation on individual and population health. ○ Provide a clear call for individual and population health action in a succinct concluding statement. ● Competency 2: Identify and define public health issues based on best evidence about what makes and keeps people healthy. ○ Describe the specific public health issue that has created a challenge for making and keeping a specific population or community healthy. ● Competency 3: Describe the relationship between cost, quality, and outcomes in determining public health funding decision-making. ○ Present the pros and cons of policy action. ● Competency 4: Develop policies that maximize the positive impacts of social and economic determinants on the health of individuals, communities, and populations. ○ Present a clear overview of the policy brief, highlighting the content covered in the brief. ○ Provide the best evidence-based recommendation for policy action, including two to three specific suggestions that will positively impact social and economic determinants of health. ● Competency 5: Communicate in a manner that is scholarly, professional, and respectful of the diversity, dignity, and integrity of others and is consistent with health care professionals. ○ Cite in APA format a minimum of five current, scholarly and/or authoritative sources within the text and in a separate reference page. ○ Write a clear, persuasive, organized, and generally error-free policy brief that is reflective of professional communication in the public health field. Instructions Consult these resources, linked in the Resources, for additional information about how to prepare a policy brief: ● Wong, Green, Bazemore, and Miller's 2016 article, "How to Write a Health Policy Brief," from Families, Systems, & Health, volume 35, issue 1, pages 21–24. ● Richardson's 2016 policy brief, "Off-Label Drug Promotion," from Health Affairs. ● Cornachione, Rudowitz, and Artiga's 2016 issue brief, "Children’s Health Coverage: The Role of Medicaid and CHIP and Issues for the Future," from the Kaiser Family Foundation. Note: The last two items listed above provide real-life exemplars of the issues and outcomes presented in actual policy briefs. These briefs are provided for your review only. Be sure to use the Policy Brief Template provided in the Resources to create your policy brief. Your policy brief should include all of the following headings and address all of the questions underneath each heading. ● Executive Summary/Abstract (1 page). This is a concise summary of the key points you will present in the policy brief. You summary needs to answer these questions: ○ What is the problem you have identified that needs to be addressed with legislation? ○ Why is this problem significant? ○ What are the main recommendations for policy action that will help to improve the stated problem? ○ What outcomes will result from this proposed legislation? ○ Note: As a suggestion, you may want to consider drafting your executive summary after completing your policy brief.