Identify a health policy you want to analyze (e.g., policies can be located on government websites, in nursing or social work journal articles, etc.). Analyze the policy, then write a detailed description of your analysis that includes:
- Description of the problem (the context of the situation why the policy exists)
- Identify the policy & describe the purpose of the policy
- What is your analysis of the policy (explain in detail & provide evidence that supports your analysis). Include the following:
- Is the policy effective at working to eliminate a disparity or simply meeting a need – explain your assessment (why you think the way you do about the effectiveness of the policy)
- Describe the intended & any unintended outcomes of the policy
- Describe any possible alternatives (changes that could be made to the policy to improve outcomes, eliminate the disparity, etc.)
