Policy
What are legislators currently doing to address your selected advocacy priorities for a vulnerable population? Are there current policies in place? Are there current policies proposed at either the state or federal level? What are the most obvious strengths and weaknesses of these policies as they relate to your advocacy priority? What might need to change?

For this Discussion, you will identify a state or federal policy that aligns with your advocacy priority. After identifying the policy, you will consider how the policy aligns and supports your identified vulnerable population. How and why does this policy align with your advocacy priorities?

Resources

Be sure to review the Learning Resources before completing this activity.
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WEEKLY RESOURCES
Learning Resources
Required Resources
Readings
Dawes, D. E. (2020). The political determinants of health. Johns Hopkins University Press.
Chapter 5, “Wining the Game That Never Ends: Success Means Continuous Employment of the Political Determinants of Health” (pp. 112–130)
Porche, D. J. (2023). Health policy: Applications for nurses and other healthcare professionals (3rd ed.). Jones & Bartlett Learning.
Chapter 12, “Evidence Informing Policymaking ” (pp. 175–183)
Chapter 15, “Politics: Theory and Practice” (pp. 201–237)
Document: Personal Legislative Agenda and Action Plan Exemplar (Word Document)Download Personal Legislative Agenda and Action Plan Exemplar (Word Document)
Association of Public Health Nurses Public Health Policy Committee. (2021). Public health policy advocacy guidebook and tool kit Links to an external site.. https://www.phnurse.org/assets/docs/APHN%20Public%20Health%20Policy%20Advocacy%20Guidebook%20and%20Toolkit%20_May%202021.pdf
Congress.govLinks to an external site.. (2022). https://www.congress.gov/
Congress.gov. (2022). State legislative websites Links to an external site. [Interactive media]. https://www.congress.gov/state-legislature-websites
Gustafson, A. (2017, December 12). How to be a political influence—as an average citizen. Currents Links to an external site.. https://smea.uw.edu/currents/how-to-be-a-political-influence-as-an-average-citizen
Rees, A. (2013, August 6). Digital and online activism Links to an external site.. Reset: Digital for Good. https://en.reset.org/digital-and-online-activism/
Social Current. (n.d.). Policy, advocacy, and communications toolkit Links to an external site.. https://alliance1.org/web/resources/pubs/policy-advocacy-communications-toolkit.aspx
White, N. (2018). Introduction: Why read the Effective Activist Guide. In Effective activist: An evidence-based guide to progressive social changeLinks to an external site. (pp. 6–10). Effective Activist. https://effectiveactivist.com/intro

To Prepare:
Review resources related to health policy.
Consider the health policy that might align with your advocacy priorities.
By Day 3 of Week 5
Post a response detailing the following:

Identify a proposed state and federal policy that aligns with your advocacy priorities for your vulnerable population. Clearly describe and provide evidence to support this policy. If the policy needs to change, describe and provide evidence to support the proposed change.

By Day 6 of Week 5
Read a selection of your colleagues’ posts and respond to at least two of your colleagues on two different days by supporting or expanding on the ideas identified by your colleague or sharing additional perspectives on the policy described by your colleague.

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