Description
Purpose
This assignment will focus on developing a health policy analysis presentation that includes a problem statement, background, landscape, options and recommendations from the week’s readings. The health policy analysis presentation is based upon an identified healthcare issue in one’s local community.
Activity Learning Outcomes
Through this assignment, the student will demonstrate the ability to:
- Employ strategies to impact the development, implementation, and consequences of holistic healthcare policies using evidence-based practice principles (CO1)
- Critically analyze how healthcare systems and APRN practice are organized and influenced by ethical, legal, economic and political factors (CO2)
- Analyze social, historical, ethical and political contexts of healthcare policies and advanced practice leadership (CO4)
- Advocate for institutional, local, national and international policies that fosters person-centered healthcare and nursing practice (C05)
- Research healthcare issues that have been identified in your local community. Develop a power point presentation with speaker notes. You will then use the power point during your Kaltura recording. Structure a health policy analysis presentation that addresses the following topics particular to your health problem.
- Problem Statement
- Background
- Landscape
- Options
- Recommendations
- Next, record your Kaltura presentation showing your power point and yourself speaking. Upload your Kaltura presentation into the week 4 assignment. How to use Kaltura resources are in Home/Resources/Technology Resources.Posting your recording:
- Go to the week four assignment tab and hit Submit Assignment
- Use the Text Entry Tab. You will have the option of selecting the Kaltura icon
- It will take you to your My Media Gallery and upload it from there.
ASSIGNMENT CONTENT
Category
Points
%
Description
Structure a health policy analysis presentation that addresses the following topics particular to your health problem.
- Problem Statement
- Background
- Landscape
- Options
- Recommendations
150
Research healthcare issues that are present in one’s local community.
Develop a ppt. offline that addresses the topics according to the criterion listed.
150
Total CONTENT Points= 150 pts
ASSIGNMENT FORMAT
Category
Points
%
Description
Kaltura recording
50
Uses Kaltura to record the presentation.
Total FORMAT Points= 5 pts
ASSIGNMENT TOTAL=[150] + [50] points
Explanation & Answer
View attached explanation and answer. Let me know if you have any questions.
Health Policy Analysis
The Obesity Health
Challenges in California
Problem Statement
• Obesity had adversely affected California's healthcare system.
• Obesity has both the social and economic implications.
• The previous attempts to manage obesity have not succeed in managing
the problem.
• Obesity and overweight cases increase the risk of contracting chronic
ailments such as stroke, type 2 diabetes, and cardiovascular ailments.
• However, a major challenge arises in developing effective strategies to
control the pandemic.
Background
• Obesity in California has been on
the rise in the last three decades.
• A major form of obesity that is
straining the State’s healthcare
system is childhood obesity.
• 17.2% of children aged between 2
and 5 are obese.
• Childhood obesity is a predictor
for adulthood obesity.
Background Continued..
• California’s healthcare and social systems are at the risk
of collapse due to obesity.
• USA’s healthcare system is very costly, a trend that
adversely affects the management of obesity.
• The resources to fund healthcare are on a downward
trend.
Landscape
• Food and beverage companies are the
• California must increase funding to the
leading stakeholders who have
exacerbated o...