You will create a policy brief that will either advocate reinforcement of the current Affordable Care Act policies or opt to advocate alternative healthcare policies. This brief is to be addressed to your local congressman/congresswoman.
Select one of the following topics:
The brief:
End of brief:
Use current APA formatting to style your paper and to cite your sources. Integrate your sources into the paragraphs. Use internal citations pointing to evidence in the literature and supporting your ideas. You will need to include a reference page listing those sources.
Here are a few helpful tools for writing a policy brief. Note, you do not have to have your brief look like these, but rather they are examples to help you out.
Make sure you include the requirements listed above.
Policy Brief Toolkit:
An overview of how to complete a policy brief from the International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
Reference: International Development Research Centre. (n. d.). How to write a policy brief. Retrieved from https://www.idrc.ca/sites/default/files/idrcpolicy…
Example 1:
From the WHO
Reference: World Health Organization. (2007). Sifting the evidence: Gender and tobacco control. Retrieved from www.who.int/tobacco/resources/publications/Sifting…
Example 2:
From the Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD)
Reference: Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development. (2015). Policy paths for tackling climate change. Retrieved from https://www.oecd.org/environment/policy-paths-for-…
See the rubric for specific grading criteria.
Due: Sunday, 11:59 p.m. (Pacific time)
Points: 100 points
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