Health Issue and Advocacy Assignment

Question

The purpose of this assignment is to identify a health issue requiring advocacy from the nursing

profession on a local, regional, state, national, or international level. This topic can be related to

health promotion, population health, disease management, or patient safety in the community or

other healthcare setting. You are assuming the role of advocate in various capacities. The topic

you select for this paper will be the subject of your Policy Brief and Advocacy Letter

Assignment. Therefore, research thoroughly your topic of interest to ensure that it can be applied

across both assignments.

In this paper you will identify a health issue which may or may not already be represented in the

form of legislation or health policy. Individuals may just take a position on an issue affecting

local policy with decision makers.

An example of this with legislation includes:

• Health issue: primary care access for patients

• Health policy: increasing primary care providers using nurse practitioners; support of PA

HB 765 for CRNP independent practice

An example of this without legislation includes:

• Health issue: increased chronic back pain from integration of technology in healthcare

• Health policy: ergonomic evaluation of work environments for all employees; letter of

support to employers for new healthcare organization policy

This assignment is worth 25% of your grade. Using APA format and criteria from the Grading

Rubric for Written Assignments, in 5 double spaced pages (excluding the title page and reference

page) present the following details:

Criteria for Your Advocacy as a Nursing Professional

Introduction

Outline of health issue and existing or necessary health policy

and/or politics. Why is this significant to nursing?

List and discuss any other stake holders who would be concerned

with the health issue, in favor or opposition.

Propose a plan on this health issue advocacy:

• Effect of the health issue on health policy and politics

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• Interventions to be implemented in this advocacy to enact

change; incorporate health politics as pertinent

• Identify opposition which can be encountered.