University of Missouri Kansas City Ethics and Policy of Public Health Promotion Paper

Question Description

Develop a list of legislative priorities for a public health organization.

Format: Four to five pages, 12-point font, double spaced, APA guidelines

Points possible = 100 points

ASSIGNMENT INSTRUCTIONS

Select a public health organization or agency that you deeply care about. Below are a few local organizations that I have worked with in the past and are examples of great places who do excellent public health work. Visit their websites and talk to them to learn more about what they do. If you want to pick a different organization send it to me for approval.

KCMO Public Health http://kcmo.gov/health/ (Links to an external site.)
Uzazi Village http://www.uzazivillage.org/ (Links to an external site.)
Turn the Page KC http://turnthepagekc.org/ (Links to an external site.)
Truman Medical Centers https://hospitalhillkc.org/ (Links to an external site.)
KC Care Clinic https://kccare.org/ (Links to an external site.)
Center for Neighborhoods https://info.umkc.edu/cfn/ (Links to an external site.)
Historic Northeast Midtown Association https://www.northeastkck.org/ (Links to an external site.)
Ivanhoe Neighborhood Council [email protected] or call (Links to an external site.)

(816) 921-6611

http://www.incthrives.org (Links to an external site.) (Links to an external site.)
Cornerstones of Care https://cornerstonesofcare.org/ (Links to an external site.)
Mid-America Regional Council http://www.marc.org/ (Links to an external site.)

AND

Develop a list of 3 state and 3 federal legislative priorities for your organization. Legislative priorities are potential bills that support the organization in fulfilling their mission. Below are a few examples. Organizations develop legislative priorities and hire lobbyists to aid in getting these bills passed the legislature. Review the current landscape of legislation, identify the top 3 issues at the state and top 3 issues at the federal levels that need to be changed to help the organization do their work.

Examples of legislative priorities:

ASSIGNMENT FORMAT:

Page 1

Describe the organization including their values and mission
Describe the outcomes of their work
Describe legislative barriers that they face

Page 2

Describe the overall legislative landscape in Missouri or Kansas
Develop a list of only three legislative priorities that the organization should focus on in 2019 at the state level
Describe each priority in plain language but understanding the context in which it is being debated
Cite at least one bill that has been introduced in the legislature and should become law to help this organization

Page 3

Describe the overall legislative landscape in the US House of Representative and Senate
Develop a list of only three legislative priorities that the organization should focus on in 2019 at the federal level
Describe each priority in plain language but understanding the context in which it is being debated
Cite at least one bill that has been introduced into either the House or Senate and should become law to help this organization

Page 4

Briefly restate the legislative priorities
Hypothesize the outcomes of these priorities. If these bills become law, what does that do for this organization specifically?
Develop a parsimonious conclusion that ties all of this together.

*ASSIGNMENT #3 GRADING*	POINTS	PERCENT %
*Format:* Five pages, 12-point font, double spaced, APA guidelines	10	10 %
*Content:* Address the format described in assignment Provide relevant, insightful commentary and history, and support your analysis with five peer-reviewed articles	50	50 %
*Quality:* Grammar, spelling, sentence flow, clarity, organization	30	30 %
*APA Citations:* Proper APA style citation of five articles	10	10 %
*TOTAL*	*100*	*100%*

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