discussion 4-2

Topic 4-2

The Affordable Care Act was signed into law by President Barack Obama in March 2010. Many of the provisions of the law directly affect health care providers. Review the following topic materials:

1. "About the Affordable Care Act"

2. "Health Care Transformation: The Affordable Care Act and More"

What are the most important elements of the Affordable Care Act in relation to community and public health? What is the role of the nurse in implementing this law?

References to Reviews

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

URL:http://www.hhs.gov/healthcare/facts/timeline/index.html

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

URL:https://www.nursingworld.org/~4afc9b/globalassets/practiceandpolicy/health-policy/healthcare-reform-document.pdf

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

URL:http://www.euro.who.int/en/health-topics/Health-systems/public-health-services/policy/the-10-essential-public-health-operations/epho1-surveillance-of-population-health-and-wellbeing

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

URL:http://www.who.int/hrh/documents/policy_brief/en/

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.

URL:https://www.countyhealthrankings.org/

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

URL:https://www.apha.org/topics-and-issues/climate-change

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

URL:https://www.apha.org/topics-and-issues