Week 8: Discussion - Health Policy and Ethics
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Purpose:
This discussion board content is intended to facilitate learning for students through engaging dialogues
as they achieve the desired learning outcomes/competencies associated with their course in a manner
that empowers them to organize, integrate, apply and critically appraise their knowledge to their
selected field of practice.
The use of discussions provides students with opportunities to contribute graduate level-appropriate
knowledge and experience to the topic in a safe, caring, and fluid environment that models professional
and social interaction. The ebb and flow of a discussion is based upon the composition of student and
faculty interaction in the quest for relevant scholarship.
Participation in the discussion generates opportunities for students to actively engage in the written
ideas of others by carefully reading, researching, reflecting, and responding to the contributions of their
peers and course faculty. Discussions foster the development of members into a community of learners
as they share ideas and inquiries, consider perspectives that may be different from their own, and
integrate knowledge from other disciplines.
Activity Learning Outcomes
Through this assignment, the student will demonstrate the ability to:
1. Inspect the relationship between environment and global health (CO5).
2. Appraise global health problems considering WHO SDG’s as well as related epidemiological data
(CO5).
Due Date:
Initial prompt due by Wednesday, 11:59 PM MT of week 8
One peer and one faculty or two peer posts due by Saturday 11:59 PM MT of week 8
A 10% late penalty will be imposed for initial discussions posted after the weekly deadline regardless of
the number of days late. No postings will be accepted after 11:59pm MT on Saturday (i.e. student will
receive an automatic 0). Week 8 discussion closes on Saturday at 11:59pm MT.
Total Points: 60 Points
Assignment Requirements
1. Go to your state government web page. Find one health policy enacted within the last two (2)
years at the state level. Write down the bill number and the sponsors of the bill and include
this information in your initial post.
, 2. Write a minimum of a one-page critical analysis summary of the policy. (250 words double
spaced, APA). Your summary should integrate the concepts of advocacy, population health, and
the ANA ethical statements ("The Code"), and course readings, to include a minimum of one
course scholarly article (provided within the course). Be sure to speak to the role of advocacy
and population health.
3. Respond to a minimum of two (2) peers/faculty posts with one (1) paragraph of 4-5 sentences
integrating one scholarly source utilized in an in-text citation/APA.
Kaiser: Beyond Health Care: The Role of Social Determinants in Promoting Health and Health
Equity. (Links to an external site.)
Posting Directions
1. Posts should be made on a minimum of 3 separate days/dates.
2. All faculty replies to students must be responded to directly in the discussion board.
3. Minimum posting is:
o Initial discussion board post to the weekly prompt, two peer posts (if there are no
faculty postings), or one peer post and a faculty post.
**To see view the grading criteria/rubric, please click on the 3 dots in the box at the end of the solid gray
bar above the discussion board title and then Show Rubric.
DISCUSSION CONTENT
Category Points % Description
Scholarly 13 22% The student actively stimulates and sustains inquiry
by making reflective insightful comments, asking
thoughtful questions and/or engaging in a scholarly
discussion.
The student expresses a clear idea of the topic under
discussion and sustains inquiry in order to explore
relevant issues.
The student recognizes values or values conflict as
things that form the assumption basis of arguments
and recognizes when it is important to acknowledge
these values.
, The student recognizes the accuracy, logic, relevance,
or clarity of statements.
The student asks clarifying questions and knows
when clarifying questions need to be asked.
The student distinguishes fact from opinion.
All components of discussion prompt addressed
(met) in initial posting.
The student’s writing conveys an understanding
of significant ideas relevant to the issue under
discussion. This is indicated by integration of course
and weekly objectives, as well as readings from text
and articles.
All posts should make correct use of terminology,
precise selection of the pieces of information
required to make a point, correct and appropriate
Application 20 33% use of examples and counterexamples,
demonstrations of which distinctions are important
to make, and explanations that are concise and to
the point.
Information and knowledge are accurate.
The student elaborates statements with accurate
explanations, reasons, or evidence from the course
and/or weekly objectives.
All postings integrate scholarly sources to support
points consistently.
Interactive 10 16.6% Responds to ideas in a way that advances discussion
Dialogue with engagement, depth, rigor, and application.
Interacts with a professional tone and is able to
express opinions with ownership and without
judgement.
Chooses to include professional experience to the
discussion board mindful of appropriateness and
boundaries. Experience is integrated as it supports
the discussion board topic and utilizes scholarly
, references to support overall topic.
43 72% Total CONTENT Points= 43 pts
DISCUSSION FORMAT
Category Points % Description
In text citations are formatted per APA.
APA (current
edition) 12 20% Reference list is formatted per APA.
Spelling, grammar, and scholarly tone per APA.
Spelling / Posts should utilize correct spelling and
Grammar 5 8% grammar (sentence structure and avoidance of slang
etc. or casual language).
17 28% Total FORMAT Points=17 pts
60 100% DISCUSSION TOTAL=60 points
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I attached the same discussion post as a word document to follow specific guidelines of being double
spaced as this discussion forum would not allow me to double space within this text box.
Write a minimum of a one-page critical analysis summary of the health policy
55 unread replies.7272 replies.
Purpose:
This discussion board content is intended to facilitate learning for students through engaging dialogues
as they achieve the desired learning outcomes/competencies associated with their course in a manner
that empowers them to organize, integrate, apply and critically appraise their knowledge to their
selected field of practice.
The use of discussions provides students with opportunities to contribute graduate level-appropriate
knowledge and experience to the topic in a safe, caring, and fluid environment that models professional
and social interaction. The ebb and flow of a discussion is based upon the composition of student and
faculty interaction in the quest for relevant scholarship.
Participation in the discussion generates opportunities for students to actively engage in the written
ideas of others by carefully reading, researching, reflecting, and responding to the contributions of their
peers and course faculty. Discussions foster the development of members into a community of learners
as they share ideas and inquiries, consider perspectives that may be different from their own, and
integrate knowledge from other disciplines.
Activity Learning Outcomes
Through this assignment, the student will demonstrate the ability to:
1. Inspect the relationship between environment and global health (CO5).
2. Appraise global health problems considering WHO SDG’s as well as related epidemiological data
(CO5).
Due Date:
Initial prompt due by Wednesday, 11:59 PM MT of week 8
One peer and one faculty or two peer posts due by Saturday 11:59 PM MT of week 8
A 10% late penalty will be imposed for initial discussions posted after the weekly deadline regardless of
the number of days late. No postings will be accepted after 11:59pm MT on Saturday (i.e. student will
receive an automatic 0). Week 8 discussion closes on Saturday at 11:59pm MT.
Total Points: 60 Points
Assignment Requirements
1. Go to your state government web page. Find one health policy enacted within the last two (2)
years at the state level. Write down the bill number and the sponsors of the bill and include
this information in your initial post.
, 2. Write a minimum of a one-page critical analysis summary of the policy. (250 words double
spaced, APA). Your summary should integrate the concepts of advocacy, population health, and
the ANA ethical statements ("The Code"), and course readings, to include a minimum of one
course scholarly article (provided within the course). Be sure to speak to the role of advocacy
and population health.
3. Respond to a minimum of two (2) peers/faculty posts with one (1) paragraph of 4-5 sentences
integrating one scholarly source utilized in an in-text citation/APA.
Kaiser: Beyond Health Care: The Role of Social Determinants in Promoting Health and Health
Equity. (Links to an external site.)
Posting Directions
1. Posts should be made on a minimum of 3 separate days/dates.
2. All faculty replies to students must be responded to directly in the discussion board.
3. Minimum posting is:
o Initial discussion board post to the weekly prompt, two peer posts (if there are no
faculty postings), or one peer post and a faculty post.
**To see view the grading criteria/rubric, please click on the 3 dots in the box at the end of the solid gray
bar above the discussion board title and then Show Rubric.
DISCUSSION CONTENT
Category Points % Description
Scholarly 13 22% The student actively stimulates and sustains inquiry
by making reflective insightful comments, asking
thoughtful questions and/or engaging in a scholarly
discussion.
The student expresses a clear idea of the topic under
discussion and sustains inquiry in order to explore
relevant issues.
The student recognizes values or values conflict as
things that form the assumption basis of arguments
and recognizes when it is important to acknowledge
these values.
, The student recognizes the accuracy, logic, relevance,
or clarity of statements.
The student asks clarifying questions and knows
when clarifying questions need to be asked.
The student distinguishes fact from opinion.
All components of discussion prompt addressed
(met) in initial posting.
The student’s writing conveys an understanding
of significant ideas relevant to the issue under
discussion. This is indicated by integration of course
and weekly objectives, as well as readings from text
and articles.
All posts should make correct use of terminology,
precise selection of the pieces of information
required to make a point, correct and appropriate
Application 20 33% use of examples and counterexamples,
demonstrations of which distinctions are important
to make, and explanations that are concise and to
the point.
Information and knowledge are accurate.
The student elaborates statements with accurate
explanations, reasons, or evidence from the course
and/or weekly objectives.
All postings integrate scholarly sources to support
points consistently.
Interactive 10 16.6% Responds to ideas in a way that advances discussion
Dialogue with engagement, depth, rigor, and application.
Interacts with a professional tone and is able to
express opinions with ownership and without
judgement.
Chooses to include professional experience to the
discussion board mindful of appropriateness and
boundaries. Experience is integrated as it supports
the discussion board topic and utilizes scholarly
, references to support overall topic.
43 72% Total CONTENT Points= 43 pts
DISCUSSION FORMAT
Category Points % Description
In text citations are formatted per APA.
APA (current
edition) 12 20% Reference list is formatted per APA.
Spelling, grammar, and scholarly tone per APA.
Spelling / Posts should utilize correct spelling and
Grammar 5 8% grammar (sentence structure and avoidance of slang
etc. or casual language).
17 28% Total FORMAT Points=17 pts
60 100% DISCUSSION TOTAL=60 points
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I attached the same discussion post as a word document to follow specific guidelines of being double
spaced as this discussion forum would not allow me to double space within this text box.
Write a minimum of a one-page critical analysis summary of the health policy
