Posted: October 19th, 2016

Identify four factors with supporting rationales that must be addressed in the policy­making process within public health

This discussion is based on a case study. As in all case studies, review the facts of the case and consider the various steps of the nursing process in order to address the critical thinking questions. At a staff meeting in the community health center there is extensive discussion about how to implement the Affordable Care Act in the community. The nurses are having a lot of difficulty understanding how healthcare politics and policy are developed when it appears that not all public health stakeholders are adequately considered. Developing and adopting health care policies is a process. Identify four factors with supporting rationales that must be addressed in the policy­making process within public health. Identify four population health concerns with supporting rationales that should be addressed when health policies are formulated. Identify four nurse­led strategies with supporting rationale to improve population and community health. TEXTBOOK INFORMATION Title: Community and Public Health Nursing: Evidence for Practice Edition: 2nd (2015) Author: Harkness Publisher: Wolters Kluwer Book ISBN: 978­1­4511­9131­8 Ebook ISBN: 9781496310620 Related chapters from textbook: Textbook Readings Community and public health nursing: evidence for practice Chapter 1: �Public Health Nursing: Present, Past and Future� Chapter 2: �Public Health Systems� Chapter 3: �Health Policy , Politics and Reform� Chapter 4: �Health and the Global Environment�