Explain why a PSA would be useful for minimizing the impact of the public health problem

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Public service announcements (PSA) are one way in which public health practitioners seek to respond to risks to health by informing the public and altering risky behaviors. PSAs address one of the 10 essential public health services, to inform, educate, and empower people about health issues. Throughout this course, you will create a public service announcement (PSA) for a public health problem of your choice. For this assignment, you will begin working on your PSA by selecting the health problem and beginning your analysis of the issue.

Select a public health problem for your course project.

In 3–5 pages:

  1. Analyze the current and prospective impacts of the public health problem.
  2. Explain why a PSA would be useful for minimizing the impact of the public health problem. In what way?
  3. Justify your reasoning.

 

Your final product will be in a Microsoft Word document, approximately 3–5 pages in length, and utilize at least 3 scholarly sources in research (beyond the textbook). Your paper should be formatted following current APA standards; written in a clear, concise, and organized manner; demonstrate ethical scholarship in accurate representation and attribution of sources; and display accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation.

The Legal System/Framing Issues of Public Health, Law, and Policy

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The Legal System/Framing Issues of Public Health, Law, and Policy

The Session Long Project will involve an in-depth study of a governmental role/program in public health. Your project will involve identifying responsible governmental agencies; describing current challenges and potential impact; proposing a public health policy; researching pertinent laws; and evaluating the ethical principles of laws/policies, financial impact, and sources of funding.

  1. Select a governmental role/responsibility in public health for your SLP. Describe the governmental role/responsibility. Identify the agencies responsible at federal, state, and local government level.
  2. Describe the current challenges and potential impact of these challenges to public health (related to the item you selected in No. 1).
  3. Describe the goal of the proposed policy.
  4. What is the supporting evidence for implementing this policy?
  5. How is this policy to be achieved?
  6. Who is this policy intended to help?
  7. Which agencies will implement this policy?
  8. How cost-effective do you expect this policy to be?
  9. How well do you anticipate this policy will be accepted, given the priorities, culture, values, and political climate?
  10. What are your strategies for overcoming barriers in implementing the policy?

SLP ASSIGNMENT EXPECTATIONS

Length: Assignment should be from 3 to 4 pages (750 to 1000 words) in length. 3 cited sources from required reading

REQUIRED READING

Read Chapters 1 and 2 of the following text:
Wing, K. R., & Gilbert, B. (2007). The law and the public’s health. Chicago, IL: Health Administration Press.

Health Policies. (2011).

Brownson, R., Chriqui, J., & Stamatakis, K. (2009). Understanding evidence-based public health policy. American Journal of Public Health, 99(9), 1576-1583. Retrieved from ABI/INFORM Global.

Magnusson, R. S. (2007). Mapping the scope and opportunities for public health law in liberal democracies. The Journal of Law, Medicine, & Ethics, 35(4), 571-587.

Roberts, D. (2008). The American people speak out on health care. Public Manager, 37(4), 91-93. Retrieved from ABI/INFORM Global

Public health policy: Issues, theories, and advocacy

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This week we focus on the politics discipline of the PEEEL framework.

Assignment

You will analyze one of three case scenarios from the text book. In your analysis, make sure you focus on politics. A two page paper is required. Note: The scenario must be one of those provided. Do not use your project topic for this assignment

Every public health issue is enveloped in a complex web of politics and the often-competing interests of multiple stakeholders. It is important to understand the politics surrounding any public health policy, including the history of support and opposition, and arguments for supporting the status quo versus enacting change.

In this Assignment, you continue to investigate the impact of politics on public health, conducting a case study analysis from the discipline of politics to examine an issue in depth.

To prepare for this case study analysis, review the case studies presented in this week’s Learning Resources and select one to further investigate for your case study analysis. Then, conduct research to locate at least three scholarly, peer-reviewed resources from the Walden Library that will further support your case study analysis.

By Day 7 of this week, submit a 2-page case study analysis that synthesizes the following:

  • Title page and Table of Contents
  • Write the problem statement for the public health issue identified in the case study.
  • In one paragraph, provide background to the public health issue identified in the case study.
  • In one paragraph, overview current governmental policy associated with this public health issue.
  • From the perspective of the politics discipline, explain the following:
    • The political issues surrounding this public health issue.
    • Whether the government has a history of supporting or opposing interventions that address this public health issue and why.
  • In one paragraph, describe intervention(s) currently in place to address this public health issue.
  • In one paragraph, propose an alternative intervention to address this public health issue.
  • In one paragraph, conclude your analysis by summarizing the key points and takeaways.
  • APA reference page

Bhattacharya, D. (2013). Public health policy: Issues, theories, and advocacy. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.

Review the following case study options and select one to further investigate:

  • Chapter 13, “Medical Transportation: Local Practice Focus” (pp. 307–326)
  • Chapter 14, “Taxes, Politics, and Public Health Policy: A Look Back at the 2008 Presidential Campaign” (pp. 327–351)
  • Chapter 18, “Emergency Preparedness and Infectious Diseases” (pp. 403–425)

Mental health care for a group of former U.S. military personnel injured in battle

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To what extent are various public health goods public or private? Why is it important for you, given your current or future professional role, to understand this distinction on how various public health goods and services are delivered?

In Canada, public health services are free to the public. These services are available for anyone who wants or needs them. The public good of health is consumed by the citizen. In the United States, the vast majority of public health services are paid for by consumers through employee group plans or by the individual. This is a private good that falls on the shoulders of citizens. Review the examples of public and private goods. Consider how you would determine which is a public or a private good.

  • Pertussis vaccine
  • Human papillomavirus vaccine
  • Information about the prevention of pregnancy geared toward those younger than age 18 years
  • Medical care for a 35-year-old woman who has been diagnosed with cancer; she has two children and is homeless
  • Electronic health record
  • Nutritional advising for parents of young children
  • End-of-life or palliative care for an elderly person with dementia
  • Mental health care for a group of former U.S. military personnel injured in battle
  • Safe labeling of pharmaceuticals
  • The Da Vinci robot (surgery medical technology)
  • In-patient treatment for heroin addiction

For this Discussion, review the media, “Health and Health Economics,” and Learning Resources. Select one item from above, and determine whether it should be a public or private good. Think about the influence of this public or private good on public consumption.

With these thoughts in mind:

By Day 4

Post a (2 page, APA Format, 4-5 References) of the good you selected. Then explain whether you would deem the good to be public or private, and why. Finally, explain what economic impact this determination may have.