Explain why you choose this public health issue. It can be personal, professional, or for other reasons.

Description

The purpose of this assignment is for you to research and identify a topic for your course project, which will include several segments aimed at recommending ways to mitigate a public health concern of your choosing.

Identify a public health issue within your local area or state that you think needs to be addressed. Explain the history of this public health issue.

Include health data and background information on the issue.

Explain why you choose this public health issue. It can be personal, professional, or for other reasons. Explain how researching this concern will help you in your future career.

Your completed research paper topic should be a minimum of two pages in length. You must use a minimum of two outside sources. All sources, including the textbook, must be cited and referenced according to APA Style. APA Style formatting, however, is not necessary.

What is the likelihood that the policy will become law?What is the political and social support for the policy?

Environmental Policy Brief Assignment Instructions

Overview
The purpose of this assignment is to apply the May, Can, Should model through analysis of a specific environmental policy. An effective tool for finding this legislation is through www.govtrack.us and the cost of the legislation through the Congressional Budget Office at www.cbo.gov.

Instructions
For the analysis paper, this is best done in the following manner:
May

Application of the Biblical principles – when discussing the topic of the week, make sure to apply the Biblical principles discussed in question 1 of the Synthesis paper to the specific policy that you’re discussing. How does it meet natural law, inalienable rights, federalism, etc.?

Constitutional authority – what is the Constitutional authority for the federal government to get involved? Avoid the use of the General Welfare clause as it becomes a catch-all for anything that a politician wants to get passed.
Can
Political feasibility – what is the likelihood that the policy will become law?What is the political and social support for the policy?

Financial feasibility – what is the policy expected to do to the national debt or spending? For example, the new COVID stimulus just put us another $2 trillion in debt but was widely supported by both politicians and the public.

Practical feasibility – what are the logistical resources needed for implementation (buildings, personnel, new programs, etc.) and what are the steps for implementation (ex; the Affordable Care Act needed functional websites in order to be implemented, the lack of these created severe problems with implementation).

Political feasibility: What is the likelihood that the policy will become law?What is the political and social support for the policy?

Education Policy Brief Assignment Instructions

Overview

The purpose of this assignment is to apply the May, Can, Should model through analysis of a specific education policy. An effective tool for finding this legislation is through www.govtrack.us and the cost of the legislation through the Congressional Budget Office at www.cbo.gov.

Instructions

For the analysis paper, this is best done in the following manner:

May

Application of the Biblical principles – when discussing the topic of the week, make sure to apply the Biblical principles discussed in question 1 of the Synthesis paper to the specific policy that you’re discussing. How does it meet natural law, inalienable rights, federalism, etc.?

Constitutional authority – what is the Constitutional authority for the federal government to get involved? Avoid the use of the General Welfare clause as it becomes a catch-all for anything that a politician wants to get passed.

Can

Political feasibility – what is the likelihood that the policy will become law?What is the political and social support for the policy?

Financial feasibility – what is the policy expected to do to the national debt or spending? For example, the new COVID stimulus just put us another $2 trillion in debt but was widely supported by both politicians and the public.

Practical feasibility – what are the logistical resources needed for implementation (buildings, personnel, new programs, etc.) and what are the steps for implementation (ex; the Affordable Care Act needed functional websites in order to be implemented, the lack of these created severe problems with implementation).

What are the logistical resources needed for implementation (buildings, personnel, new programs, etc.) and what are the steps for implementation.

Economic Policy Brief Assignment

Instructions

For the analysis, this is best done in the following manner:

May

Application of the Biblical principles – when discussing the topic of the week, make sure to apply the Biblical principles discussed in question 1 of the Synthesis paper to the specific policy that you’re discussing. How does it meet natural law, inalienable rights, federalism, etc.?

Constitutional authority – what is the Constitutional authority for the federal government to get involved? Avoid the use of the General Welfare clause as it becomes a catch-all for anything that a politician wants to get passed.
Can

Political feasibility – what is the likelihood that the policy will become law? What is the political and social support for the policy?

Financial feasibility – what is the policy expected to do to the national debt or spending? For example, the new COVID stimulus just put us another $2 trillion in debt but was widely supported by both politicians and the public.

Practical feasibility – what are the logistical resources needed for implementation (buildings, personnel, new programs, etc.) and what are the steps for implementation (ex; the Affordable Care Act needed functional websites in order to be implemented, the lack of these created severe problems with implementation).

How much would the legislation cost,particularly in light of current budget constraints?What impact would there be on the economy?

Economic Policy Brief Assignment

Political Feasibility: Does the bill have a chance of passing the House and Senate and being signed by the President? What public opinion polls are relevant?

Financial Feasibility: How much would the legislation cost,particularly in light of current budget constraints?What impact would there be on the economy?

Practical Feasibility: what are the key hurdles for implementing this legislation in terms of timing, logistics, resources, and technology? As a lawmaker, you have to anticipate those challenges in order to weigh the merits of the legislation.