Watch the video, The U.S. Congress and Health Policy, and answer the following questions:What role does Congress play in the formulation of health policy?How does Congress operate?What are the various steps in legislation?How does a bill become law?If you were given the chance to become a Congressman or a Senator, which one would you like to be and why? Your paper must be three to five double-spaced pages (excluding title and reference pages) and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.  Utilize a minimum of two scholarly and/or peer-reviewed sources that were published within the last five years. All sources must be documented in APA style, as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.

University of Phoenix Material Nutrition and Health Worksheet Use Ch. 1 of Contemporary Nutrition, Ch. 2 of Visualizing Nutrition, supplemental course materials, the University Library, the Internet, or other resources to answer the following questions. Your response to each question should be 75 to 100 words. 1.  What is nutrition? Why is nutrition essential to our daily lives? 2.  What is the connection between nutrition and health? 3.  What are the six classes of nutrients? What are essential nutrients? What are the sources of nutrients? What do nutrients do? 4.  How do vitamins and minerals work? 5.  What does it mean to eat a balanced diet? Why is food choice important for good nutrition? 6.  What is undernutrition? What is overnutrition?

                                                       Week 4 - Discussion 1If you could design a new Medicaid program, what would be your primary decision-making goal and why?                                                       Week 4 - Discussion 2Analyze the role health policy lobbyists for special interest groups play in promoting health policy agendas. What regulations do you believe should be implemented that do not currently exist in terms of controlling activities by these individuals? What impact do constitutional rights have on your response? Provide two specific examples.                                                      Week 4 - Assignment U.S. Health Care Costs Visit the Kaiser Education website, view the U.S. Health Care Costs article, and read through the module.  Answer the discussion questions found at the end of the module. Be prepared to informally share the contents of your paper during a class small group discussion. Your paper must be four to five double-spaced pages (excluding title and reference pages) and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.  Utilize a minimum of five scholarly and/or peer-reviewed sources that were published within the last five years. All sources must be documented in APA style, as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.