In this week’s readings, many approaches to influencing the health of populations were addressed, including health care policy, public health policy, and health in all policies.
Imagine you were a policy analyst to the Minister of Health in your country(USA) who has been tasked with helping address the impact of Diabetes. What types of policy interventions would you recommend for tackling a disease like Diabetes, which may require the use of specialized medical technologies and health services such as dialysis but can often be prevented through healthy eating and increased physical activity?
In your response, be sure to:
Explain how the social determinants of health are linked to risk factors and morbidity & mortality for Diabetes.
Describe 3 policy interventions using arguments supported by your readings.
For each intervention, identify the policy approach (health care policy, public health policy, or health in all policies) that was tied to each of the proposed policy interventions.
Explain why you selected each approach and how it addresses the social determinants of health.
Resources to get you started:
Atkinson, J. A., Page, A., Wells, R., Milat, A., & Wilson, A. (2015). A modeling tool for policy analysis to support the design of efficient and effective policy responses for complex public health problems. Implementation Science, 10(1), 26-35. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4351685/
Bilkey, G. A., Burns, B. L., Coles, E. P., Mahede, T., Baynam, G., & Nowak, K. J. (2019). Optimizing Pprecision Mmedicine for Ppublic Hhealth. Frontiers in Public Health, 7. https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2019.00042
Hill-Briggs, F., Adler, N. E., Berkowitz, S. A., Chin, M. H., Gary-Webb, T. L., Navas-Acien, A., Thornton, P.L., … & Haire-Joshu, D. (2021). Social determinants of health and diabetes: a scientific review. Diabetes care, 44(1), 258-279. Social Determinants of Health and Diabetes: A Scientific Review | Diabetes Care | American Diabetes Association (diabetesjournals.org)
World Health Organization. (2010). Adelaide statement on health in all policies. World Health Organization Government of South Australia, Adelaide http://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/10665/44365/1/9789241599726_eng.pdf?ua=1
The assignment should be within 500 – 1000 words, not including the reference list.
Use APA citations and references to support your work and be sure to include at least 2-3 sources from this week’s readings. For assistance with APA formatting, view the Learning Resource Center: Academic Writing.
Use high quality, credible, relevant sources and evidence to develop and support your ideas.
Follow proper grammar and sentence structure. Edit for spelling and grammar errors.
Paper Assessment Criteria:
Did the student analyze the linkages between the social determinants of health and risk factors and morbidity & mortality for Diabetes?
Did the student describe 3 policy interventions using arguments supported by their readings?
Did the student identify the policy approach tied to each of the proposed policy interventions?
Did the student explain the rationale for the selection of each policy approach?
Did the student evaluate how each policy approach addresses the social determinants of health?
Did the student use genre and disciplinary conventions including organization and formatting guidelines?
Did the student convey a clear message with proper delivery?
Cover page with title and reference page required.
