Health Policy Critique Summary
Students will summarize and critique two newspaper articles during the semester. Articles can be selected from any national or international newspapers (e.g., New York Times, Washington Post, LA Times, Wall Street Journal, The Guardian, London Times).
The article must be current and in the same year as the course semester.
The article must relate to some aspect of health policy or a health care issue that can influence health policy. One article will be taken from the Business section of the newspaper (Topical outline will inform you when to select an article from the Business section). Students will summarize the article using an electronic slide format (e.g., PowerPoint). The article posted must be cited in APA format (see APA Style Manual 7th edition for citing newspaper articles).
The grading rubric describes the information required on each slide. The summary will include a brief description of the issue or issues presented in the article. Students will identify the key stakeholders (e.g. the public, nurses, advocacy organizations such as NYSNA, AMA, particular groups, etc.) and briefly analyze the article by answering the following questions (must answer all of the questions and follow the format listed in the grading guideline):
a) What point is the author(s) making?
b) What evidence is presented that supports their point of view
c) Does this issue affect the work you currently do?
a. If yes, how so?
b. If no, why not?
d) How does this issue affect your patients?
a. If yes, how so?
b. If no, why not?
The only reference is the newspaper article –DO NOT USE ADDITIONAL REFERENCES.
