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Week 2
Healthcare Policy and Economics APA Style Question
Part 1
Discussion Prompt 1-3 Paragraphs
The article below reviews policies related to school-based diet and physical activity in Ireland. Find a similar article or information about policies on school-based diets and/or physical activity in the United States. You may search the Internet, using credible sources (such as the CDC or HHS) or the school library.
- Summarize the policy described in your article in two to three sentences.
- If you were a new healthcare administrator at a local public health department, what types of policies would you want to introduce to combat issues such as childhood obesity?
Use in-text citations when you quote or paraphrase information. Use APA Style to cite and reference the article and all additional sources that you use.
Part 2 (Please Separate this part to a different Word Document)
Week 2 Assignment: Pink Ear Outbreak Case Study
Objective: Explain the role of the various branches of government when a new health law is enacted.
Scenario: There is a new outbreak called pink ear; people who contract the disease become totally deaf in a matter of weeks. A vaccination has been created. Health officials have determined that pink ear can be prevented from spreading across the nation and becoming a pandemic issue if laws are put into place to ensure every child under the age of five is vaccinated.
Address the items below and explain how the public health policy process works. Evaluate public health policy effectiveness.
- Which branch is responsible for making the new law?
- Which branch is responsible for interpreting the new law?
- Which branch is responsible for carrying out the new law?
- Which branch has the most power?
- What role will healthcare administrators have in the new law?
Consult your textbook and the following reference: USA.gov. (2019). Infographic: 3 Branches of the U.S. Government. Retrieved from https://www.usa.gov/branches-of-government
Include a title page and a reference list. You must cite and reference the website and at least one other source. You may use your text as a source
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Completed assignment, outline and plagiarism results
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HEALTHCARE POLICIES
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Part 1
Summary
In school, children's healthy diet and physical exercise services promote desirable fitness
and the overall growth of the body. Health issues such as anemia for iron deficiency, bulimia,
obesity, and dental caries should be prevented, and concerns such as chronic heart failure, longterm clinical conditions (Garvin, 2019).
Policies to combat childhood obesity
Local schools have to identify nutrient needs and community-specific concerns and
collaborate with essential school and neighborhood constituents, including youth, to create the
most appropriate and applicable community-specific nutrition knowledge strategies (Garvin
2019). To achieve progress, there would also be a need for robust, concerted, and sufficient
funding from state and local education and health authorities, higher education organizations,
and national organizations.
An organized school health program that encourages a balanced diet through learning
teaching strategies and a supportive school climate is also another tool for combating obesity in
children. The school climate will affect the emotions, desires, and behaviors of students with
food. In addition, healthy preparation programs for all schools will have an integrated public
health education framework as part of a learning program that will help children improve
healthier eati...
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