NURS 6050/NURS 5050 – Policy and Advocacy for Improving Population Health Module 1: Agenda Setting (Weeks 1-2)

Learning Objectives

Students will:

Compare U.S. presidential agenda priorities

Evaluate ways that administrative agencies help address healthcare issues

Analyze how healthcare issues get on administrative agendas

Identify champions or sponsors of healthcare issues

Create fact sheets for communicating with policymakers or legislators

Justify the role of the nurse in agenda setting for healthcare issues

 

 

Due By

Assignment

Week 1, Days 1–2

Read/Watch/Listen to the Learning Resources.

Compose your initial Discussion post NURS 6050 Policy and Advocacy for Improving Population Health.

Week 1, Day 3

Post your initial discussion post.

Week 1, Days 4-5

Review peer Discussion posts.

Compose your peer Discussion responses.

Begin to compose your Assignment.

Week 1, Day 6

Post at least two peer Discussion responses on two different days (and not the same day as the initial post).

Continue to compose your final draft of your Assignment.

Week 1, Day 7

Wrap up Discussion.

Week 2, Day 1–6

Continue to compose your Assignment.

Week 2, Day 7

Deadline to submit your Assignment.

 

 

Learning Resources

Required Readings

Milstead, J. A., & Short, N. M. (2019). Health policy and politics: A nurse’s guide (6th ed.). Burlington, MA: Jones & Bartlett Learning.

 

Chapter 1, “Informing Public Policy: An Important Role for Registered Nurses” (pp. 11–13 only)

Chapter 2, “Agenda Setting: What Rises to a Policymaker’s Attention?” (pp. 17–36)

Chapter 10, “Overview: The Economics and Finance of Health Care” (pp. 171–180)

Chapter 12, “An Insider’s Guide to Engaging in Policy Activities”

“Creating a Fact Sheet” (pp. 217-221)

DeMarco, R., & Tufts, K. A. (2014). The mechanics of writing a policy brief. Nursing Outlook, 62(3), 219–224. doi:10.1016/j.outlook.2014.04.002

 

Kingdon, J.W. (2001). A model of agenda-setting with applications. Law Review M.S.U.-D.C.L., 2(331)

 

Lamb, G., Newhouse, R., Beverly, C., Toney, D. A., Cropley, S., Weaver, C. A., Kurtzman, E., … Peterson, C. (2015). Policy agenda for nurse-led care coordination. Nursing Outlook, 63(4), 521–530. doi:10.1016/j.outlook.2015.06.003.

 

O’Rourke, N. C., Crawford, S. L., Morris, N. S., & Pulcini, J. (2017). Political efficacy and participation of nurse practitioners. Policy, Politics, and Nursing Practice, 18(3), 135–148.

 

Institute of Medicine (US) Committee on Enhancing Environmental Health Content in Nursing Practice, Pope, A. M., Snyder, M. A., & Mood, L. H. (Eds.). (n.d.). Nursing health, & environment: Strengthening the relationship to improve the public’s health.

 

USA.gov. (n.d.). A-Z index of U.S. government departments and agencies. Retrieved September 20, 2018, from https://www.usa.gov/federal-agencies/a

 

USA.gov. (n.d.). Executive departments. Retrieved September 20, 2018, from https://www.usa.gov/executive-departments

 

The White House. (n.d.). The cabinet. Retrieved September 20, 2018, from https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-trump-administration/the-cabinet/

 

Document: Agenda Comparison Grid Template (Word document)

 

Required Media

Laureate Education (Producer). (2018). Setting the Agenda [Video file]. Baltimore, MD: Author NURS 6050 Policy and Advocacy for Improving Population Health.