Posted: May 11th, 2015

Culture and Policy Development.

Culture and Policy Development.

Project instructions:
Culture and Policy Development

Is it possible for a health policy to fail due to cultural factors? How important is it for the community to get involved with the decision-making process during policy development?

You will recognize the significance in cultural awareness and health policy development. For this writing, consider community engagement in policy development.
Consider the importance of beliefs and behaviors when developing health policies. This is a 3 pages):

Answer the following Questions:

1. Explain the importance of culturally
appropriate health policies.

2. Explain how one can develop a policy
so that it gets the support of the
community.

3. Explain how you might engage the
community to be part of the voice when
developing a policy.

Articles:

? Campbell, D. (2011). Anthropology?s contribution to public health policy development. McGill Journal of Medicine, 13(1), 76.
Anthropology?s contribution to public health policy development by Campbell, D., in the McGill Journal of Medicing (MJM), 13(1). Copyright 2011 by McGill University/Faculty of Medicine. Reprinted by permission of McGill University/Faculty of Medicine via the Copyright Clearance Center.

? Lee, K., Buse, K. & Fustukian, S. (Eds.). (2002). Health policy in a globalising world. Cambridge, United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press.
Health policy in a globalizing world by Lee, K., Buse, K. & Fustukian, S. Copyright 2002 by Cambridge University Press. Reprinted by permission of Cambridge University Press via the Copyright Clearance Center.

? Allen, T. & Heald, S. (2004). HIV/AIDS policy in Africa: What has worked in Uganda and what has failed in Botswana? Journal of International Development, 16(8), 1141?1154.
Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.

? Porter, J. D. H. (2006). Epidemiological reflections of the contribution of anthropology to public health policy and practice. Journal of Biosocial Science, 38(1), 133?144.
Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.

? Laureate Education (Producer). (2011). Global health and issues in disease prevention [Multimedia file]. Retrieved from https://class.waldenu.edu

o ?Medical Care?s Role in Promoting Health,? featuring Stephen Bezruchka, MD

? Fortier, J. (Director & Producer). (2008). Importance of culturally appropriate care for Native Americans [Video excerpt]. In L. Adelman (Executive producer), Unnatural causes: Episode 4?Bad sugar. United States: Public Broadcasting Service. Retrieved from http://www.unnaturalcauses.org/video_clips_detail.php?res_id=77
(c) California Newsreel, 2008. www.unnaturalcauses.org

? Fortier, J. (Director & Producer). (2008). Tohono O?odham Community Action (TOCA)?Cultural renewal to improve health [Video excerpt]. In L. Adelman (Executive producer), Unnatural causes: Episode 4?Bad sugar. United States: Public Broadcasting Service. Retrieved from http://www.unnaturalcauses.org/video_clips_detail.php?res_id=46
(c) California Newsreel, 2008. www.unnaturalcauses.org

Please apply the Application Assignment Rubric when writing the Paper.

I. Paper should demonstrate an excellent understanding of all of the concepts and key points presented in the texts.

II. Paper provides significant detail including multiple relevant examples, evidence from the readings and other sources, and discerning ideas.

III. Paper should be well organized, uses scholarly tone, follows APA style, uses original writing and proper paraphrasing, contains very few or no writing and/or spelling errors, and is fully consistent with doctoral level writing style.

IV. Paper should be mostly consistent with doctoral level writing style.