Health care policy briefs provide succinct overviews of health care policy topics. The intended audience is policymakers, journalists, and others concerned about improving health care in the United States. The briefs explore arguments from varying perspectives of a policy proposal. They guide available research behind each perspective. Experts in the field create health care policy briefs through funding from public and private grants.
Directions:
You are expected to create a presentation with 10–15 PowerPoint slides with voice audio and a citation identified for each slide, not including the title or reference slides.
Select one health care policy brief from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation website. To find a brief, type the word brief in the search bar on the home page and select one of the resulting briefs for the assignment.
Write an introduction describing the health care brief’s role in impacting health care policy creation.
Identify the primary issue discussed in the brief, summarize the brief, and state the relationship of the issue to APN/APRN practice.
List at least three strengths and three weaknesses of the health care policy brief.
Describe at least three solutions or recommendations identified within the health care policy brief.
In your role as an APN/APRN, list at least three ways you would advocate for or against the health care policy creation at the system, local, regional, or national levels.
Write a conclusion presenting key takeaways.
Be sure to include scholarly resources to support your written work.
Assignment Requirements:
Before finalizing your work, you should:
Be sure to read the assignment description carefully (as displayed above).
Consult the grading rubric (located in Course Resources, Grading Rubrics submodule) to make sure you have included everything necessary.
Utilize spelling and grammar check to minimize errors.
Your writing assignment should:
Follow the conventions of Standard English (correct grammar, punctuation, etc.).
Be well-ordered, logical, and unified, as well as original and insightful.
Display superior content, organization, style, and mechanics.
Use APA 7th edition format.