MPH503 2022 March Discussions Latest (Full)

MPH503 Advocacy in Public Health Policy and Law

Module 1 Discussion

The Policy-Making Process

The policy-making process involves various branches of government along with private entities such as interest groups. Select a health issue of interest and describe the process of policy making from identification of the problem to policy implementation. In your discussion of the policymaking process, also discuss application of the public health code of ethics to a current challenge.

 

MPH503 Advocacy in Public Health Policy and Law

Module 2 Discussion

Health Policy Professionals Case Study

Course Outcomes

This assignment provides documentation of student ability to meet the following course outcomes:

CO 7: Compare and contrast the roles, skills, and leadership abilities of health policy professionals through the examination of case studies. (POs 3, 6, 7, 8, and 9)

Discussion Prompt

Please read the following case study and answer the questions:

https://www.commonwealthfund.org/publications/case-study/2020/mar/massachusetts-health-policy-commission-spending-growth (Links to an external site.)

 What was the role of health policy professionals in this case study and what leadership skills did they use to help contain health care costs?

 

MPH503 Advocacy in Public Health Policy and Law

Module 3 Discussion

DQ1 US Health Care System and International Healthcare Systems

Compare the United States’ healthcare system with another industrialized country (e.g. Canada, Japan, Taiwan, etc.).  What is the government’s role in financing healthcare systems and public or private insurance in the United States versus the industrialized county that you selected?

DQ2 Access to Care

Medicaid was created as an entitlement program while CHIP was established as a block grant. Should one program be changed to be either entitlement or block grant so that both are financed in the same way? Provide your rationale with supportive literature.

 

 

MPH503 Advocacy in Public Health Policy and Law

Module 4 Discussion

DQ1 Legal Rights and the Right to Healthcare

Legal rights are subject to change based on the political terrain. What is the current political terrain and are there legal rights that you believe are subject to change? Support your answer with current literature or research.

DQ2 Government Institutions and Public Health

Discuss the relevance of legislative and regulatory interventions in changing unhealthy lifestyle behaviors. What are the legal implications and are they successful? Support your answer with current literature or research.

 

MPH503 Advocacy in Public Health Policy and Law

Module 5 Discussion

Problem Statement in Policy Analysis

When writing a policy analysis, what are the main points in writing a clearly stated and analytically manageable problem statement? Share your problem statement in this discussion.

 

MPH503 Advocacy in Public Health Policy and Law

Module 6 Discussion

DQ1 Ethical Principles, Theories, Philosophies, and Morality

Identify a proposed intervention to a public health problem. What moral considerations and ethical principles, theories, or philosophies are reflected in the proposed intervention?

DQ2 Human Rights in Public Health

Describe the no-duty or no-duty-to treat principle from an ethical and human rights perspective. Provide a specific example of this principle in practice.

 

MPH503 Advocacy in Public Health Policy and Law

Module 7 Discussion

Advocacy for Populations

Think of a policy issue. What are the short- and long-term obstacles to passage of a policy into law as it relates to legislators, special interest groups, key stakeholders, and the public? Describe the intra-party or inter-party issues that could stop movement of the policy in Congress. How would you advocate for this policy?

 

 

MPH503 Advocacy in Public Health Policy and Law

Module 8 Discussion

Public Health Preparedness in the Global Arena

Discuss an NGO of your choice that is involved in global emergency preparedness. What is its main mission, and what are some of the challenges it has encountered in achieving its mission? What is the role of public health professionals in this NGO?