For this Performance Task Assessment, you will write a letter to a state or national legislator, proposing a healthcare policy that addresses a health issue
For this Performance Task Assessment, you will write a letter to a state or national legislator, proposing a healthcare policy that addresses a health issue currently impacting your state.
Advocating for Healthcare Policy
You are a health program director for your state health department. In your work, you have become aware of the many areas where reform is still needed in order to fulfill the healthcare goals of the future. In order to better serve your community, you have decided to write a letter to a legislator to propose a healthcare policy that will address one of the pressing health issues facing your state. Your letter will be a persuasive, fact-based call to action that will encourage positive social change.
Click each of the items below to complete this assessment.
Instructions
Choose a health issue that is currently impacting your state and that you link to what you predict to be future trends in healthcare. Research the breadth and depth of the health issue and, then, compose your letter according to the following guidelines: Address your letter to a legislator at the state or national level, depending upon the state-wide or national relevance of the health issue.
- Note: If your health issue is a national-level concern, you may choose a member of the U.S. House of Representatives or the U.S. Senate from any state who would be likely to support your policy. If your health issue is a state-level concern, you should choose a member of your state's House of Representatives or Senate.
- The following website can help you find the appropriate legislator:
- USA.gov. (2019). How to contact your elected officials. Retrieved from https://www.usa.gov/elected-officials
- This sample letter can be used as a guide:
- North Los Angeles Country Regional Center. (n.d.). Sample letter that you can use to write to your legislator. Retrieved July 30, 2019, from https://www.nlacrc.org/home/showdocument?id=272
Paragraph 1:
- Introduce yourself and describe your experience and knowledge of the health issue.
- Introduce your purpose for writing by briefly stating the health issue.
- Identify the effect of the health issues on your state.
- Advocate for the policy proposed to solve the health issue.
Paragraph 2:
- Describe the health issue and its impact on your state population using quantitative and/or qualitative data to support your claims, where possible.
Paragraph 3:
- Elaborate on the policy that you would propose.
- Include the actionable steps that it would take to resolve the health issue.
- Propose a method for implementing the policy.
- Project the possible effects of the policy (e.g., lower incidence of disease, higher life expectancy for a population, etc.), estimating realistic quantitative or qualitative impacts, where possible.
Paragraph 4:
- Identify stakeholders from your state—such as insurance companies, medical professional associations, etc.—that would potentially support the policy and describe what kind of assistance they might provide.
Paragraph 5:
- Describe to the legislator the advantages and/or disadvantages if he or she chooses to support the policy, indicating how constituents might respond.
- Restate the impact that this policy will have on the future of healthcare.
- Thank the legislator for his or her time and consideration of your issue and conclude your letter.
Use at least three credible sources and cite them using APA format.
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CI3005: Policy Development – Propose healthcare policy initiatives.
Assessment Rubric
Rubric Criteria 0
Not Present
1
Needs Improvement
2
Meets Expectations
Module 1: Current Trends in Healthcare
Develop a professional, 1- to 2- page letter to a legislator.
LO1.1: Develop a professional letter.
Response is not present. Response includes a letter that is unprofessional, improperly formatted, or failing to meet the 1- to 2-page requirement.
Response includes a professional letter that uses proper formatting and meets the 1- to 2-page requirement.
Choose a health issue that is currently impacting your state and that you link to what you predict to be future trends in healthcare.
LO1.2: Identify health issues that impact specific states and may relate to future trends.
Response is not present. Response selects an inappropriate health issue or selects a health issue that does not impact their state or is not related to anticipated future trends in healthcare.
Response selects an appropriate health issue that impacts their state and is related to anticipated future trends in healthcare.
Address your letter to a legislator at the state or national level, depending upon the statewide or national relevance of the health issue.
Response is not present. Response does not address the letter to a legislator whose state or national level is appropriate for the statewide or national relevance of the health issue.
Response addresses the letter to a legislator whose state or national level is appropriate for the statewide or national relevance of the health issue.
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LO1.3: Evaluate whether a health issue will be best addressed by state- or national-level policy.
Introduce yourself as the health program director with the experience described in the scenario.
LO1.3: Summarize professional qualifications in a formal environment.
Response is not present.
Response does not clearly summarize the qualifications of the state health program director identified in the scenario.
Response clearly summarizes the qualifications of the state health program director identified in the scenario.
Introduce your purpose for writing by briefly stating the health issue.
LO1.4: Identify health issues that can be addressed by health policy.
Response is not present.
Response is unclear or not succinct in identifying the health issue that motivates the policy proposal.
Response clearly and succinctly identifies the health issue that motivates the policy proposal.
State the effect of the health issue on your state.
LO1.5: Identify the effects of health issues on specific communities.
Response is not present. Response is unclear or not succinct in identifying the effect of the health issue on the student's state.
Response clearly and succinctly identifies the effect of the health issue on the student's state.
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State the policy proposed to solve the health issue.
LO1.6: Identify policy proposals to solve health issues.
Response is not present. Response unclearly or not succinctly identifies the policy proposed to solve the health issue.
Response clearly and succinctly identifies the policy proposed to solve the health issue.
Describe the health issue and its impact on your state population, using quantitative and/or qualitative data to support your claims, where possible.
LO1.7: Analyze the impact of health issues at a state level, incorporating quantitative and/or qualitative evidence.
Response is not present.
Response provides an analysis of the impact of the health issue that is unclear or not concise or does not use quantitative or qualitative evidence in a compelling manner.
Response provides a clear and concise analysis of the impact of the health issue, using quantitative or qualitative evidence in a compelling manner.
Module 2: The Future of Healthcare Policy
Elaborate on the policy that you would propose.
LO2.1: Propose healthcare policy to address health issues.
Response is not present. Response proposes a policy that is inappropriate to the health issue.
Response proposes a policy that is appropriate to the health issue.
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Include the actionable steps that it would take to resolve the health issue.
LO2.2: Propose actionable steps aimed at addressing health issues.
Response is not present. Response includes unclear or not well-reasoned, actionable steps for the policy that would resolve the health issue.
Response includes clear and well-reasoned, actionable steps for the policy that would resolve the health issue.
Propose a method for implementing the policy.
LO2.3: Propose methods for implementing healthcare policy.
Response is not present.
Response provides an unclear or unfeasible method for implementing the policy.
Response provides a clear and feasible method for implementing the policy.
Project the possible effect of the policy, estimating realistic quantitative or qualitative impact, where possible.
LO2.5: Project the effects of proposed healthcare policy with estimations of quantitative or qualitative impact.
Response is not present.
Response provides an illogical projection of the effects of the healthcare policy or does not provide a realistic estimation of the quantitative or qualitative impact, where possible.
Response provides a logical projection of the effects of the proposed healthcare policy, providing a realistic estimation of the quantitative or qualitative impact, where possible.
Identify stakeholders from your state—such as insurance companies, medical professional associations, etc.—that would
Response is not present.
Response unclearly or inappropriately identifies stakeholders from their state that could logically be expected
Response clearly and appropriately identifies stakeholders from their state that could logically be expected
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potentially support the policy and describe what kind of assistance they might provide.
LO2.7: Analyze stakeholders’ support for specific healthcare policy.
to support the policy or unclearly assesses what kind of assistance they might provide.
to support the policy and clearly assesses what kind of assistance they might provide.
Describe the advantages to the legislator if they choose to support the policy, indicating how constituents might respond.
LO2.8: Evaluate the impact of legislation decisions on constituents’ responses.
Response is not present.
Response provides an inaccurate or not well-reasoned evaluation of the advantages and/or disadvantages to the legislator for support of the policy or does not include a discussion of how constituents might respond or how this policy relates to healthcare policy the legislator has previously supported or considered.
Response provides an accurate and well-reasoned evaluation of the advantages and/or disadvantages to the legislator for support of the policy, including a discussion of how constituents might respond or how this policy relates to healthcare policy the legislator has previously supported or considered.
Restate the impact that this healthcare policy will have on the future of healthcare. Thank the legislator for his or her time and consideration of your issue and conclude your letter.
Response is not present. Response offers an unpersuasive or unprofessional summary of the impact of the healthcare policy or does not follow the conventions of formal letter writing, thanking the legislator, and concluding the letter.
Response offers a persuasive and professional summary of the impact of the healthcare policy and follows the conventions of formal letter writing, thanking the legislator, and concluding the letter.
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LO2.9: Summarize the impact of healthcare policy in a persuasive and professional manner.
Mastery Rubric
In order to achieve mastery of this Competency, you must score a “2” on every rubric row and meet the additional expectation indicated in the Mastery Rubric.
Mastery Rubric No Yes
Exceeds Expectations: Solving Problems
LO1: Advocate for a healthcare policy that offers an innovative solution that is scaled and tailored to precisely fit a health issue.
Responses to items do not offer policy solutions that are creative and insightful or do not address core, underlying causes of the health issue or are not based on educated predictions that can be feasibly implemented in the current healthcare environment.
Responses to items offer creative and insightful policy solutions that address core, underlying causes of the health issue, based on educated predictions that can be feasibly implemented in the current healthcare environment.
Professional Skills Building The faculty Assessor will provide feedback based on the following Professional Skills: Written Communication, Information Literacy, Interpreting Data & Quantitative Fluency, and Inquiry & Analysis. Although the feedback is here to inform the development of your skills, it is not a barrier to achieving the Competency, unless the writing is too poor to be able to score the content of the Assessment. Review the rubric and check your work based on the learning objectives listed. If you are concerned that your writing
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will not meet these expectations yet, reach out to your faculty Subject Matter Expert (SME) so he or she can work with you to further develop this important professional skill.
It is highly recommended that you use this opportunity to practice these important skills in the context of this Competency Assessment in order to receive feedback about your current level of proficiency.
Professional Skills Building 0
Not Present
1
Needs Improvement
2
Meets Expectations
Written Communication: Write with clarity, coherence, and purpose.
LO1: Construct complete and correct sentences (AWE 2; Sentence-Level Skills)
Sentences are incoherent and impede reader’s access to ideas.
Sentences are incomplete and/or include fragments and run-on sentences, limiting reader’s access to ideas.
Sentence structure effectively conveys meaning to the reader.
LO2: Demonstrate the effective use of grammar and mechanics. (AWE 2; Sentence-Level Skills)
Multiple inaccuracies in grammar and mechanics impede reader’s access to ideas.
Some inaccuracies in grammar and mechanics limit reader’s access to ideas.
Use of grammar and mechanics is straightforward and effectively conveys meaning to reader.
LO3: Create cohesive paragraphs with a clear central idea. (AWE 2; Paragraph-Level Skills)
Paragraphs, or lack of paragraphs, impede reader’s access to ideas.
Construction of main idea and/or supporting paragraphs limit reader’s access to ideas.
Main idea and/or supporting paragraphs effectively convey meaning to reader.
LO4: Use supporting material to support a claim. (AWE 2; Use of Evidence)
Supporting materials are not present.
Supporting material is used inconsistently or inappropriately.
Supporting material is used to enhance meaning. Writing is appropriately paraphrased and uses direct quotes, as applicable.
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LO5: Demonstrate appropriate essay-level writing skills, providing transitions between an introduction, body, and conclusion. (AWE 2; Essay-Level Skills)
Ideas are disorganized with no/poor transitions.
Ideas are loosely organized with unclear paragraphing and transitions.
Ideas are organized with cohesive transitions.
LO6: Identify sources (AWE 2; Credit to source)
Sources are missing. Writing inconsistently identifies or misrepresents sources.
Writing clearly identifies the source of non-original material and/or ideas.
Information Literacy: Apply strategies to evaluate information in order to effectively analyze issues and make decisions.
LO1: Identify and locate credible sources.
No sources or non-credible sources are present.
Sources are inconsistently credible, appropriate, and relevant to the topic and/or assessment.
Sources are mostly credible, appropriate, and relevant to the topic and/or assessment.
LO2: Analyze information sources.
Analysis is not present. Analysis superficially applies aspects of sources that are most relevant to the topic and/or assessment and/or analysis is unclear.
Analysis thoroughly and clearly applies aspects of sources that are most relevant to the topic and/or assessment.
LO3: Synthesize information from multiple, credible sources.
Synthesis is not present. Synthesis demonstrates a vague connection between multiple sources and/or the topic.
Synthesis demonstrates a clear and cohesive connection between multiple sources and/or ideas to support a given topic.
Interpreting Data & Quantitative Fluency: Interpret numeric information in order to analyze issues and make decisions.
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LO1: Identify conclusions from numeric information presented in narrative and/or graphic form.
No conclusions are made based on numeric information.
Connections between conclusions and numeric information are vague or inaccurate.
Conclusions identified are appropriately connected to the numeric information.
LO3: Use quantitative data as evidence for a decision or recommendation.
Quantitative evidence is not used.
Quantitative evidence does not support or is superfluous to the recommendation or decision.
Argument for a decision or recommendation incorporates appropriate quantitative data as evidence.
Inquiry & Analysis: Apply strategies to identify, frame, and evaluate problems.
LO1: Identify a problem or question in a selected area of study.
No problem or question is presented.
The problem or question is vague or inappropriate to the selected field of study.
The problem or question is clearly stated in a form appropriate to the selected field of study.
LO2: Use a logical organizing principle to identify the key parts or elements of a problem or question in a selected field of study.
Elements or parts of the problem or question are not presented.
Elements or parts of the problem or question are presented in a disorganized manner.
Elements or parts of the problem or question are presented in an organized manner.
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