New York University Week 1 Policymaking Discussion

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What are the roles of the federal government and state governments in the policymaking process? Describe the role of committees, and analyze similarities and differences between these roles. How does the composition of congress and state legislatures influence the creation of public health policy? Use a specific example to demonstrate your point.

PLEASE ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS IN PARAGRAPHS AND MAKE IT COHESIVE AND TRY TO INCORPORATE THE READINGS BELOW

PLEASE add the links/sites below to the reference list if you use any of these readings and make sure everything is in proper APA format.

https://apastyle.apa.org/learn/quick-guide-on-refe…

Read Chapters 1-3 in Essentials of Health Policy and Law.

URL:

http://www.gcumedia.com/digital-resources/jones-and-bartlett/2016/essentials-of-health-policy-and-law_3e.php

Read “Taking a Giant Step Toward Women’s Heart Health: Finding Policy Solutions to Unanswered Research Questions,” by Hayes, Wood, Mieres, Campbell, and Wenger, from Women’s Health Issues (2015).

URL:

http://www.sciencedirect.com.lopes.idm.oclc.org/science/article/pii/S1049386715001036?_rdoc=1&_fmt=high&_origin=gateway&_docanchor=&md5=b8429449ccfc9c30159a5f9aeaa92ffb

Read “Research-Informed Evidence and Support for Road Safety Legislation: Findings From a National Survey,” by Smith, Debinski, Pollack, Vernick, Bowman, Samuels, and Gielen, from Accident Analysis and Prevention (2014).

URL:

https://www-sciencedirect-com.lopes.idm.oclc.org/science/article/pii/S000145751400253X?_rdoc=1&_fmt=high&_origin=gateway&_docanchor=&md5=b8429449ccfc9c30159a5f9aeaa92ffb&ccp=y

Read “Going for the Cure: Patient Interest Groups and Health Advocacy in the United States,” by Keller, from Journal of Health Politics Policy and Law (2014).

URL:

https://lopes.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=edswss&AN=000334662600004&site=eds-live&scope=site

Read “An Overview of State Policies Supporting Worksite Health Promotion Programs,” by VanderVeur, Gilchrist, and Matson-Koffman, from American Journal of Health Promotion (2017).

URL:

https://lopes.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=psyh&AN=2017-18742-010&site=eds-live&scope=site

Read “Policy Statements and Advocacy,” located on the American Public Health Association (APHA) website.

URL:

https://www.apha.org/policies-and-advocacy

Read “Definition of Policy” (2015), located on the Office of the Associate Director for Policy page of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) website.

URL:

https://www.cdc.gov/policy/analysis/process/definition.html

Read “State Strategies to Improve Health and Control Cost” (2015), located on the Office of the Associate Director for Policy page of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) website.

URL:

https://www.cdc.gov/policy/hst/statestrategies/index.html

Read “NCSL 50-State Searchable Bill Tracking Database,” located on the National Conference of State Legislators (NCSL) website.

URL:

http://www.ncsl.org/research/telecommunications-and-information-technology/ncsl-50-state-searchable-bill-tracking-databases.aspx

Watch the “Congress.Gov: Overview of the Legislative Process,” by the Library of Congress (2013), located on the YouTube website.

URL:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1CIWwu6KdQ

Read “Building Your Advocacy Toolbox: Advocacy vs. Lobbying” (2016), located on the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) website.

URL:

https://www.naccho.org/uploads/downloadable-resources/flyer_advocacy-na16-002.pdf

Read “Nonprofit Advocacy Rules and Regulations,” located on the National Council on Aging (NCOA) website.

URL:

https://www.ncoa.org/public-policy-action/advocacy-toolkit/advocacy-basics/nonprofit-advocacy-rules-regulations/

Select a state and explore the State Health Facts page of the Kaiser Family Foundation website.

URL:

https://www.kff.org/statedata/

MUST have at least three citations with the page numbers and three references in APA format and all questions clearly answered in paragraphs.(The List of References should not be older than 2016 and should not be included in the word count.) Include at least one scholarly reference and appropriate in-text citations and Address all points on the DQ. One point will be deducted for not addressing each item mentioned above. Remember that presenting someone else’s work as your own is plagiarism.

Be sure to support your postings and responses with specific references to the Learning Resources.

It is important that you cover all the topics identified in the assignment. Covering the topic does not mean mentioning the topic BUT presenting an explanation from the context of ethics and the readings for this class

I am a stickler for good organization in everything. I do not want to have to dig for your answers. For instance, if an assignment asks you to provide three examples of something, I suggest that you number them 1-3 so I can find them easily. I also expect that when you submit something as a narrative, you pay attention to how you organize your thoughts: use paragraphs with a topic sentence and supporting sentences; and change paragraphs whenever you introduce a new idea. Also, if there are multiple parts to an assignment, use sub-heads within the paper to organize them.

To get maximum points you need to follow the requirements listed for this assignments 1) look at the word/page limits 2) review and follow APA rules 3) create subheadings to identify the key sections you are presenting and 4) Free from typographical and sentence construction errors.

REMEMBER IN APA FORMAT JOURNAL TITLES AND VOLUME NUMBERS ARE ITALICIZED.

References

American Psychological Association. Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (7th Ed.). Washington, DC: Author.