Policy and Environmental Issues

Policy and Environmental Issues

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Policy and Environmental Issues

Description

Objectives:

1. Apply screening and referral principles to nursing care of populations.
2. Examine the role of public health in addressing environmental issues.
3. Evaluate the effectiveness of the U.S. health care system.
4. Examine how policy in the U.S. health care delivery system affects specific populations.
5. Examine the effects of health care reform on the U.S. health care system and its stakeholders.

Study Materials

Community and Public Health: The Future of Health Care

Description:

Read Chapter 4 in Community and Public Health: The Future of Health Care.

About the Affordable Care Act

Description:

Study “About the Affordable Care Act,” from the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services website.

Health Care Transformation: The Affordable Care Act and More

Description:

Read “Health Care Transformation: The Affordable Care Act and More” (2014), located on the American Nurse Association website.

EPHO1: Surveillance of Population Health and Wellbeing

Description:

Read “EPHO1: Surveillance of Population Health and Wellbeing,” by the World Health Organization (WHO), located on the WHO website.

Policy Briefs

Description:

Read “Policy Briefs,” located on the World Health Organization (WHO) website.

2020 County Health Rankings: State Reports

Description:

Explore the 2020 County Health Rankings: State Reports website. This resource may be used for the Community Assessment and Community Teaching Plan assignments in Topics 4 and 5.

Climate Change

Description:

Explore the Climate Change page of the American Public Health Association (APHA) website.

Topics and Issues

Description:

Explore the Topics and Issues page of the American Public Health Association (APHA) website.

Functional Health Patterns Community Assessment Guide

Description:

Use the “Functional Health Patterns Community Assessment Guide” resource to complete the Community Assessment and Analysis Presentation.

Provider Interview Acknowledgement Form

Description:

Use the “Provider Interview Acknowledgement Form,” as directed in the Community Assessment and Analysis Presentation.