This assignment is intended to help you learn to describe the impact of the issue you chose before it became a new policy and how it impacted your local area and state.
Overview
In this series of assignments, you will be tasked with choosing a topic (or an issue) you would like to research as it progressed locally, statewide, and nationwide. In Module 2, you will focus on a local issue. In Module 3, you will discuss it as it moved to the state level. In Module 4, you will discuss it as it progressed to the federal level. In Module 5, you will describe the impact of the issue you chose on the policy formation process. In Module 6, you will provide a summary of the policy you chose and its development as the issue progressed locally, statewide, and nationwide.
Organizational Websites
- Health Policy Institute of OhioLinks to an external site.
- The Urban Institute – Health Policy CenterLinks to an external site.
- Brookings – Center for Health PolicyLinks to an external site.
- National Academy for State Health PolicyLinks to an external site.
- Kaiser Family FoundationLinks to an external site.
- Robert Wood Johnson FoundationLinks to an external site.
Action Items
In this module, you will focus on the impact of the issue you chose before it became a new policy.
- Review the Overview, the previous Current Issue in Health Policy assignment, and the organizational websites as needed.
- Introduction:
- Clearly state the chosen policy issue.
- Provide a brief overview of the issue and its significance.
- Pre-Policy Impact Assessment:
- Analyze and describe the impact of the chosen issue before it became a formal policy.
- Discuss the societal, economic, and/or environmental consequences of the issue.
- Provide evidence or examples to support your analysis.
- Local Area Impact:
- Detail how the chosen issue specifically affected your local area.
- Identify any specific incidents, trends, or statistics related to the issue.
- Include personal observations or experiences if applicable.
- State-level Impact:
- Analyze how the chosen issue had an impact on the broader state context.
- Consider any statewide policies, regulations, or initiatives that were influenced by this issue.
- Include relevant statistics or data regarding the state-level impact.
- Proofread your paper before submission. Ensure that your assignment is well-organized, coherent, and free from grammatical errors.