Board of Nursing or Nursing Association Advisory Board,

Module 4 assignment: Health Policy Impact Brief

Write 1500 words developing a health policy impact brief. Address each of the following points/questions below. Be sure to completely answer all the questions for each bullet point. There should be four sections, one for each bullet below. Separate each section in your paper with a clear heading that allows your professor to know which bullet you are addressing in that section of your paper. Support your ideas with at least four (4) citations in your essay. Make sure to reference the citations using the APA writing style for the essay. The cover page and reference page do not count towards the minimum word amount. Review the rubric criteria for this assignment.

The purpose of this essay assignment is to develop a Health Policy Impact Brief (see the CDC resources link in additional resources) to the geared towards your state legislative representatives and stakeholders. Please identify an emerging and relevant health-related issue impacting an underserved and/or underprivileged community or population in the United States that has legislative and policy implications at the state level. Please note that this assignment is about identifying a systematic healthcare issue and not a policy or procedure at your place of employment. Some emerging healthcare issues may be identified in your State Public Health Department, Board of Nursing website, or National Public Health Association websites. 

This week’s assignment, please use the following instructions: 

· Identify and describe an emerging and relevant healthcare issue and community/population.

· Describe the underserved and/or underprivileged demographic community and/or population impacted by the issue.

· Describe the emerging issue that has federal and/or state policy and legislative implications.

· Describe the healthcare issue with the support of research studies, bills that have been introduced to the legislature, national association position statements, and reliable electronic health-related sources (i.e. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention).

· Identify prospective stakeholders and constituents who may support the Health Policy Impact brief.

· Identify and describe at least one federal legislative bill (or joint resolution) that has been proposed regarding this emerging issue. In addition, identify and describe at least one state legislative bill (or joint resolution) that has been proposed on this emerging issue. If your state legislature is not proposing a bill on your emerging topic, you may identify a legislative bill from another state for this assignment.

· Draft a plan which may capitalize from a proposed federal health campaign or proposed legislative bill. Include at least two objectives that you hope to achieve. The plan should seek to create a new or modify an existing federal and/or state policy.

Start by reading and following these instructions:

1. Study the required chapter(s) of the textbook and any additional recommended resources.

2. Review the rubric and the specifications to ensure that your response aligns with all assignment expectations.

The following specifications are required for this assignment:

· Length: 1500 words; answers must thoroughly address the questions in a clear, concise manner

· Structure: Include a title page and reference page in APA style. These do not count toward the minimum word amount for this assignment.

· References: Use the appropriate APA style in-text citations and references for all resources utilized to answer the questions. Include at least four (4) scholarly citations.

Use scholarly sources to support your claims. PEER REVIEW ARTICLES ONLY. Scholarly articles from 2021 to 2026 only. (Within the last five years) Please review your spelling and the rubric. Please use North American peer-reviewed journals ONLY.DO NOT use any European Journal.

Learning Materials

Nash, D. B., Skoufalos, A., Fabius, R. J., & Oglesby, W. H. (2021).  Population health:  Creating A culture of wellness (3rd ed.). Jones & Bartlett. ISBN: 9781284166606. Read chapter 13. (24 pages)

Additional Resources

American Academy of Nurse Practitioners. (2022).  AANP Advocacy:

Championing the NP Role and Amplifying the NP Voice.   https://www.aanp.org/advocacy 

 

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2022).  Resources for writing

briefs.  https://www.cdc.gov/polaris/php/policy-resources-trainings/writing-briefs.html

 

University of Kansas. (n.d.) Community toolbox.  https://ctb.ku.edu/en 

 

Health Affairs. (2022).  Health Policy Briefs.  

https://www.healthaffairs.org/briefs 

 

Jaffe, S. (2009). Health policy brief: key issues in health reform.  Health

Affairs.   https://www.healthaffairs.org/do/10.1377/hpb20090820.922429 

 

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. (2022).  Healthy People

2030.  www.health.gov/healthypeople 

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Graduate Simple Essay Rubric v1: Course: DNP875 Sect1 Population Health and Person-Centered Care

Criteria

Does Not Meet 0%

Approaches 70%

Meets 80%

Exceeds 100%

Criterion Score

Content Weight:

30

%

/ 30

0

points

Topic is inappropri

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ate to assignment,

inaccurate under

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standing of con

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cepts, unclear and

difficult to under

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stand; does not ad

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dress many assign

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ment requirements.

Information has

weak or no connec

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tion to the assign

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ment topic.

21

points

Topic is mostly cov

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ered and appropri

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ate to assignment,

but does not ade

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quately demonstrate

accurate under

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standing of con

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cepts; mostly clear

and understandable;

lacks some of the

requirements of the

assignment descrip

-

tion and/or provides

little detail;

Information relates

to the main topic,

but few details

and/or examples are

given.

points

24

Topic is covered

completely and ap

-

propriate to assign

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ment; overview of

key concept dimen

-

sions is evident;

clear and under

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standable; ad

-

dresses all of the re

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quirements of the

assignment descrip

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tion, with adequate

attention to detail.

30

points

In-depth coverage

of topic; outstand

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ing clarity and ex

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planation of con

-

cepts demonstrated

in information pre

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sented; approaches

assignment with

depth and breadth,

without redundancy,

using clear and fo

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cused details.

Organization Weight: 25%	0 points Organization is confusing and interferes with reader’s ability to follow ideas. Weak or no introduction of topic or purpose is unclear, weak, or missing. Conclusion lacks a summary of topic, or is missing or irrelevant.	17.5 points Ideas are sometimes disorganized or irrelevant; Flow is sometimes choppy; somewhat clear organization. Basic introduction that states topic but is presented in an uninteresting way. Conclusion contains basic summary of topic without final concluding ideas, may inappropriately introduces new information.	20 points Structures ideas in a coherent, organized order that has good flow and an obvious framework. Proficient introduction that is interesting and states topic. Conclusion contains good summary of topic with credible concluding ideas and introduces no new information.	25 points Exceptionally clear, logical, mature, and thorough organization permitting smooth flow of ideas; Introduction that grabs interest of reader and states topic in clear, unambiguous terms. Excellent concluding summary with succinct and precise ideas that impact reader.	/ 25
Logic/Argument Weight: 15%	0 points Demonstrates little logical reasoning for the claims and thoughts within assignment; Many claims are weak or illogical.	10.5 points Lacks some logical reasoning for the claims and thoughts within the assignment; Some claims are weak.	12 points Uses solid logical reasoning for the claims and thoughts within the assignment.	15 points Provides exemplary logical reasoning for the claims and thoughts within the assignment.	/ 15

Support Weight: 20%

0 points Lacks support; Uses poor sources for references; Citations lack credibility, relevance, or academic quality or are not current; Does not meet the minimum number of required citations in assignment description. APA format and style are not evident.

14 points Provides weak support or not enough support; Citations are not consistently credible, current, relevant or academic; Meets the minimum number of required citations in assignment description Missing APA elements; in-text citations, where necessary, are used but formatted inaccurately and not referenced.

16 points Provides sufficient support with credible, current, relevant academic citations; Meets the minimum number of required citations in assignment description. ; In-text citations and a reference page are present with few format errors. Mechanics of writing are reflective of APA style.

20 points Provides very strong support from credible, current, relevant, academic citations; Meets or exceeds the minimum number of required citations in assignment description. Accurate citations and references are presented. No APA errors are evident.

/ 20

Total

/ 100

Quality of

Written

Communication

Weight: 10%

/ 10

0

points

Style and voice inap

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propriate or do not

address given audi

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ence, purpose, etc.

Word choice is ex

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cessively redundant,

clichéd, and unspe

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cific. Inconsistent

grammar, spelling,

punctuation, and

paragraphing.

Surface errors are

pervasive enough

that they impede

communication of

meaning.

points

7

Style and voice are

somewhat appropri

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ate to given audi

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ence and purpose.

Word choice is of

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ten unspecific,

generic, redundant,

and clichéd.

Repetitive mechani

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cal errors distract

the reader.

Inconsistencies in

language, sentence

structure, and/or

word choice are

present.

8

points

Style and voice are

appropriate to the

given audience and

purpose. Word

choice is specific

and purposeful, and

somewhat varied

throughout. Minimal

mechanical or typo

-

graphical errors are

present, but are not

overly distracting to

the reader. Correct

sentence structure

and audience-appro

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priate language are

used.

points

10

Style and voice are

not only appropriate

to the given audi

-

ence and purpose,

but also show origi

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nality and creativity.

Word choice is spe

-

cific, purposeful, dy

-

namic and varied.

Free of mechanical

and typographical

errors. A variety of

sentence structures

and effective figures

of speech are used.

Writer is clearly in

command of stan

-

dard, written, aca

-

demic English.

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Criteria

Does Not Meet 0%

Approaches 70%

Meets 80%

Exceeds 100%

Criterion Score

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Approaches 70%

Meets 80%

Exceeds 100%

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Level 1

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points minimum

Level 2

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points minimum

Level 3

80

points minimum

Level 4

100

points minimum

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