Access to food that support healthy eating patterns in Los Angeles, CA
Access to food that support healthy eating patterns in Los Angeles, CA
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(Title of Policy Brief)
(Student Name)
Western Governors University
D025: Essentials of Advanced Nursing Roles and Interprofessional Practice
(Course Instructor Name)
Date
(Title of Policy Brief Will Go Here)
Executive Summary
(This makes up part C of the Requirements, but it should appear first in the policy brief.)
Summary of the Context and Scope of the SDOH in My Community
Summary of How the Proposed Policy will Address the SDOH in My Community
Proposal of Persuasive Course of Action for Policy Makers
Context and Scope
Social Determinant of Health (SDOH) in My Community
Data to Support the SDOH
Three Characteristics of Target Population Affected by SDOH
Identification of Appropriate Policy Maker(s) or Legislator(s)
Why the SDOH Requires the Policy Makers Attention
Current Policy or the Effect of Not Having a Current Policy
Ethical Implications of Current Policy or Absence of Existing Policy
Demographics Table
(Place Title of SDOH here)
Statistics/facts
Summary of statistics/facts
Source for statistics/facts
Demographic Information
(Provide 2 or more statistics/facts associated with demographics for SDOH in column to the right)
Risk Factors
(Provide 2 or more statistics/facts regarding risk factors associated with SDOH in column to the right).
Trends in SDOH Over Recent Year(s)
(Provide 2 or more statistics/facts associated with trends in SDOH over recent year(s) in column to the right.)
Policy Proposal and Implementation Plan
Two Policy Alternatives to Address the SDOH
Preferred Policy
How the Desired Results of the New Policy will Optimize Health in Community
Financial Costs and Benefits of Proposed Policy Alternative
Two Ethical Implications of Proposed Policy Alternative
Barriers to Implementation of Proposed Policy Alternative
Communication Methods used to Introduce the Proposed Policy
Potential Results of Inaction
Reflection
Change Agent Description
Knowledge and Skills to Develop
References Instructions for template
The SDOH Will be Access to food that support healthy eating patterns in Los Angeles, CA)
A. Analyze the context and scope of a Social Determinant Of Health (SHOH) in your
community by doing the following:
1. Describe one SDOH that necessitates a policy change to optimize health in your
community.
Note: Possible sources for the SDOH include Healthy People 2020 (provided in the Web
Links section) or another government website (e.g., the CDC, WHO).
a. Provide data from state or local resources to support your description.
2. Describe three characteristics of the target population affected by the SDOH.
3. Identify the policy makers who will receive the policy brief (e.g., community group or
individuals, including name and title).
4. Explain why the SDOH requires the policy makers attention.
a. Discuss the current policy for the SDOH in your community if one exists. Or discuss the
effect that not having an existing policy for the SDOH has on your community.
b. Discuss the ethical implications of the current policy or the absence of an existing policy.
5. Complete the demographics table in the template and provide a scholarly resource for
each of the following aspects:
demographics associated with the SDOH
risk factors associated with the SDOH
trending facts associated with the SDOH
Policy Proposal and Implementation Plan
B. Create a policy proposal and implementation plan by doing the following:
1. Develop two policy alternatives to address the SDOH described in part A1.
Note: Include supporting evidence.
2. Explain why one of the policy alternatives from part B1 is preferable over the other
alternative.
Note: Include Supporting evidence.
3. Analyze the potential impact of your proposed policy by doing the following:
a. Explain how the desired results will optimize health in the community.
b. Discuss the financial costs and benefits of the proposed policy.
c. Discuss two ethical implications of the proposed policy on the population.
4. Describe actual or potential barriers to the implementation of your policy.
5. Explain what methods of communication you will use to introduce the policy to the policy
maker(s) and educate them on the anticipated effectiveness of the proposed policy
change on the SDOH in the community.
6. Describe the potential results of inaction.
Executive Summary
C. Write an executive summary to begin your policy brief by doing the following:
1. Summarize the context and scope of the chosen SDOH in your community.
2. Summarize how your proposed policy will address the SDOH in your community.
3. Propose a persuasive course of action for the policy makers to address the policy change.
Reflection
D. Write a reflection statement that includes the following:
1. Describe how you were a change agent in creating this policy brief.
2. Discuss the knowledge and skills you need to develop to continue influencing policy
development decision-making.
References
E. Create a References section for your policy brief using APA style.
F. Acknowledge sources, using APA-formatted in-text citations, for content that is quoted,
paraphrased, or summarized.
G. Demonstrate professional communication in the content and presentation of your submission.
