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that included a majority white population, his story reveals the ways public policy can be discriminatorily applied. This individual is defined as at risk based on several factors including race, class, and gender. His race puts the individual at a systematic disadvantage vis-a-vis his white neighbors because of several factors. One is that law enforcement officials in his and surrounding communities are more likely to stop and interrogate him versus his white peers. As second issue is that the individual was treated differently from his white counterparts in school. A third is that his parents had experienced discrimination and their experiences… Continue Reading...
Story, Kaphingst, Robinson-O’Brien, et al., 2008). While the majority of studies focus on the impact of public policy and community nursing on obesity and related health issues, a growing body of evidence also supports public health approaches and nursing policy to reducing violence and extremism too (Weine, Eisenman, Kinsler, et al., 2016). The Healthy Communities/Healthy Cities approach is flexible, taking into account the diverse needs of heterogeneous communities and has proven successful all over the world (Hu & Kuo, 2016; Rice, Franseschini, Wallerstein, et al., 2017). Because participation in the initiatives is fully voluntary, the implementation of the Healthy Communities approach to health promotion is generally… Continue Reading...
Abstract
This paper looks at the public policy of R2P and humanitarian intervention abroad, which serves as a major drain on American resources and benefits a foreign country more than it does the U.S. The money spent on these wars waged under the banner of R2P could be better spent on projects at home. The solution to this flawed policy is to address the elephant in the room, which is the Israeli lobby, to end the wars in the Middle East and put that money into healthcare, education or infrastructure back home, and to deny the… Continue Reading...
public health, from violence to disease epidemics. Goals of the organization include raising awareness and changing public policy in ways that promote public health and safety. For example, the organization advocates for alterations in public infrastructure or practices that might promote the use of vaccinations. Specific topics and issues that the APHA focuses on include climate change, environmental health, gun violence, health equity, health reform, tobacco and other substance use issues, and more. One of the most important issues that the APHA addresses is the subject of vaccinations: a crucial component in promoting public health.
Vaccinations
Since their early discovery, vaccinations have radically transformed public health,… Continue Reading...
noted by the Robert Woods Johnson Foundation (RWJF), the dietary guidelines for Americans (last issued in 2015), have tremendous influence upon public policy and how Americans eat, as well as public healthcare. The Dietary Guidelines for Americans issued by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Department of Agriculture (USDA) are used in setting the standards for the National School Lunch Program, on which many children are dependent for their main source of nutritional calories for the day at low or reduced cost. Physicians are influenced by its guidelines, and ordinary Americans are influenced by the guidelines when they make decisions in the grocery store.
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through the evolving of the furtherance of society (Walden University, 2014).
The Public Policy and Administration program that I am currently studying is educating and training me for a career… Continue Reading...
policy issues, public policy resolutions represent a blend of what authorities elect to perform and what they elect not to (Ferrell & Sanders, 2013). Such policies stem from interactions between myths, actual facts, and personal values. Scientific circles are often found endeavoring to differentiate between truths and myths; however, in actuality, concerned persons’ and groups’ values influence fact consideration during the policymaking process.
Ascertaining policy alternatives is a sensitive issue. However, the current state of affairs ought to be the reference point for the above process. Even if one regards the current… Continue Reading...
their professional duties," (American Society of Civil Engineers," n.d.). In fact, engineers may frequently feature in public policy and regulations standards to improve the safety of design and infrastructure. As new technologies, materials, and methods emerge on the marketplace, engineering ethics will advance and become more relevant. Engineers are called upon to determine the safety of the products they design, or the product designs they oversee. A product can never be rushed to market prior to the oversight that engineers can provide. The determination of product safety requires tests and assessments, in a rigorous evidence-based practice (Mcbain & Balasonne, 2016). Government regulations often provide assessment standards,… Continue Reading...
finding that was underscored in another study, “Faith, Race?Ethnicity, and Public Policy Preferences: Religious Schemas and Abortion Attitudes Among U.S. Latinos” by Bartkowski and colleagues (2012). When examining abortion attitudes with Catholic Latinos in the United States versus Protestant Latinos, the latter group was found to be exceedingly anti-abortion, even more so than their Catholic counterparts (Bartkowski et al., 2012). The research is pretty consistent: Religion is a serious thing as it revolves around how we got here, why we’re here and what happens we die. It doesn’t come as a surprise that it continues to have the impact on… Continue Reading...
abilities (Hatch, 2011).
Week 3 -- Discussion 2
The government has always attempted to deal with behaviors that are regarded detrimental to health such as smoking through enacting public policy to regulate behaviors. These initiatives have helped in dealing with such behaviors through generating desired behavior change and effectively regulating private behavior. While public policy measures have been relatively effective in this regard, more effective measures/policies are still needed to regulate potential harmful behavior. One of the issues that have attracted significant public policy initiatives in the recent past is second hand smoking. For instance, recent studies have indicated that parental smoking has negative effects on children and adolescent. Pattenden et al. (2006) found that parental smoking affects… Continue Reading...
Normative Policy Evaluation Method
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I considered this as a great opportunity for exploring the role played by the public policy practitioner in the Public Housing sector. I got to assess the Fair Housing Act, via a normative policy evaluation methodology. Collection of data was achieved through observation and literature review of materials that included policy guidelines as well as records for the housing agency. It is clear from the assessment of programs and processes that XXXX Housing Agency obeys all the state and federal conditions on housing, such as the Fair Housing Act. Nonetheless, in order to improve the Act and make it even more accommodating for the… Continue Reading...
there is change of administration at the national level. When Republicans replace Democrats in the White House, and vice versa, obvious shifts in public policy objectives are often observed, a further indication that elected officials do not really represent the ordinary citizen in public policy… Continue Reading...
administration, role of diversity in public productivity, delivery of public services within a diverse society, and evolving demographics as well as public policy. The paper is further developed through the aid of additional literature relevant to this topic.
2. Diversity is a tool for productivity and competitive advantage
By means of individuals' collective and concentrated endeavors, material and financial resources are utilized to accomplish corporate objectives. However, there is a need to hone such efforts, capabilities and attitudes every now and again so as to optimize HR efficacy and help them tackle bigger challenges. No company can progress an inch without a workforce. Hence, HR management, which deals with handling companies'… Continue Reading...
to the relevance of borrowing models of research from sociology and political science with regard to public policy area of study. This will enhance the understanding of researchers on capacity of integrating reforms in the justice system.
The boarder control program touches on geopolitics and ethical issues surrounding quality of products getting into a country from other partners in international trade. Even with heightened boarder security it is not lost on the government that substandard goods and counterfeit products still find their way into the country. The problem of drug trafficking has also been a thorn in the flesh. A scholarly approach to the border control… Continue Reading...
and perhaps usually, reflects ethical codes. However, many laws remain unethical. Often, pragmatism and/or fear guide public policy in criminal justice more than ethics. The law usually reflects the difficulty balancing different ethical frameworks. A good example is drug laws. Drugs can cause addiction, which can cause personal harm. Drug prohibition is designed to "protect" the individual by restricting his or her freedom to act. However, the greater ethical principle of freedom as well as privacy also needs to be respected. Criminalizing drug users by placing them in prison is more unethical than the use of drugs itself, which can be considered a morally neutral act.… Continue Reading...
the greatest responsibilities for patient advocacy in mental health and have the ability to influence mental health public policy. The best way to advocate on behalf of clients in the social work sector is to improve personal and professional competencies by staying aware of the emerging issues in both social work and mental health care. Current emerging issues including working with an increasingly diverse client base, not just in terms of ethnicity but also in terms of needs diversity, gender, gender identity, and sexual orientation diversity, diversity of socio-economic status, and other issues that require a personalized plan of care (Marsella, 2011). Another emerging issue globally is… Continue Reading...
shape the institutional environment in which organizations operate (Yang & Konrad, 2011). It may provide greater impetus for public policy and affirmative action in the area of workforce diversity.
Question 3
Having a broader vision of diversity management implies recognizing diversity management as an important element of the overall strategy of an organization. Indeed, the notion of strategic human resource management (SHRM) has gained immense popularity in recent times. It has now become important… Continue Reading...
of care for social work clientele," (p. 33). Therefore, the most important thing to address whether in public policy or administrative procedure is to have protocols and standards in place for coordinating care across various disciplines and agencies.
The Parker family is dealing with several interrelated issues that include mental health issues but also gerontological ones. More effective coordination of care would help increase and improve access to mental health services for Stephanie while also addressing Sara's unmet needs and also Stephanie's unmet needs as a caregiver. The living arrangement with Stephanie and Sara is currently not working out, which is why the social worker needs to… Continue Reading...
safety in the community, funding/reimbursement arrangements, expansion of evidence-based fall prevention programs, public awareness and education and public policy and advocacy (NCOA, 2016).
As for very specific interventions that the NCOA advocates in terms of preventing falls, they suggest finding a good balance and exercise program, talking regularly to a healthcare provider, reviewing current medications with a doctor or pharmacist, keeping one's home safe, talking to family members and checking vision/hearing so as to make sure that hazards and challenges are both visible and hearable as they should be (NCOA, 2016). The amount of money that results from falls is rathe significant. As of 2013, the total… Continue Reading...
and continues to dominate, American political discourse has led to the widespread assumption that all public policy is inherently equitable. The Constitution does overtly support equity, but in fact, white flight and the Flint example shows how the most equitable policies are not borne out in reality.
What occurred in Flint was that first, white residents moved out of the city in droves to seek an idealized life in suburban areas. Flint therefore became a primarily African American town, which at first remained tied to the GM teat. GM and other area industries had long been polluting the local rivers and groundwater, which would have… Continue Reading...
