MSW 513 (Module 5) Assignment Evaluating Social Policies

Table 2. Policy Analysis Table

Criteria

Public Health Impact

Feasibility

Economic and Budgetary Impact

Scoring Definitions

Low: small reach, effect size, and impact on disparate populations Medium: small reach with large effect size or large reach with small effect size

High: large reach, effect size, and impact on disparate populations

Low: No/small likelihood of being enacted

Medium: Moderate likelihood of being enacted

High : High likelihood of being enacted

Less favorable: High costs to implement

Favorable: Moderate costs to implement

More favorable: Low costs to implement

Less favorable: costs are high relative to benefits Favorable: costs are moderate relative to benefits (benefits justify costs)

More favorable: costs are low relative to benefits

Policy 1

· Low

· Medium

· High

Concerns about the amount or quality of data? (Yes / No)

· Low

· Medium

· High

Concerns about the amount or quality of data? (Yes / No)

Budget

· Less favorable

· Favorable

· More favorable

Concerns about the amount or quality of data? (Yes / No)

Economic

· Less favorable

· Favorable

· More favorable

Concerns about the amount or quality of data? (Yes / No)

Policy 2

· Low

· Medium

· High

Concerns about the amount or quality of data? (Yes / No)

· Low

· Medium

· High

Concerns about the amount or quality of data? (Yes / No)

· Less favorable

· Favorable

· More favorable

Concerns about the amount or quality of data? (Yes / No)

· Less favorable

· Favorable

· More favorable

Concerns about the amount or quality of data? (Yes / No)

Policy 3

· Low

· Medium

· High

Concerns about the amount or quality of data? (Yes / No)

· Low

· Medium

· High

Concerns about the amount or quality of data? (Yes / No)

· Less favorable

· Favorable

· More favorable

Concerns about the amount or quality of data? (Yes / No)

· Less favorable

· Favorable

· More favorable

Concerns about the amount or quality of data? (Yes / No)