You will write a discussion post on 2 steps of the policy-making process that are important to you. The discussion will include a rationale of how your selected steps ensure the improvement of the health status of a population and provide examples to support your selection. Furthermore, you will provide additional examples to illustrate the importance of evidence-based practice in the selected steps. 

Instructions:

Step 1: Review and Identify 

Review the learning resources on the steps of policy-making and the importance of evidence in the policy development process. Then, identify 2 steps of the policy-making process on which your discussion will be based.

Step 2: Discuss

In 500-600 words, you should discuss the following:

• Why did you choose those particular steps?

• How do they help to improve the health status of populations?

• Provide cases or examples to support your rationale

• Why is evidence important in these steps?

• Provide cases or examples to help justify your reasoning

Step 3: Share

To share your work, click on the “Add a new discussion topic” button under this post and paste your work in the “Message” box. Make sure to reference others’ intellectual property when necessary. All references should follow 7th Edition APA formatting. For further instructions, see the resource on the Himmelfarb Health Sciences Library: APA citation resource (N.B. references are excluded from word counts).

OPTIONAL Step 4: Interact (10 minutes)

If you would like to, you can reply to your peers' posts in a respectful and professional manner. Ensure that your post engages your peers' ideas by including a reflection on their comments, sharing ideas of other potential difficulties and parties involved, or asking thought-provoking questions. If a peer comments on your posting, please reply. To post a reply, click “Reply” on a particular discussion, write your feedback and then click on “Post to forum.”