Using as reference:

Title: Health Policymaking in United States 

Edition: 6th (2015) 

Author: Longest 

Publisher: ACHE 

Book ISBN: 978-1-56793-719-0 

Chapter 6: “Policy Formulation: Development of Legislation” 

In 150 words Discuss the role of policy analysis in policy modification. Include a description of a federal agency that supports policymaking through policy analysis. 

In no less than 75 words give your personal opinion to  Felita Daniel-sacagiu and 

 Dianna Adair 

Policy analysis is important for modification purposes in particular, because if a policy is not working, knowing specifically what is going wrong and what is still 

effective allows for appropriate modification. Without analysis, how would anyone know what the problem was? If the solution was always obvious the problems would not occur in the first place. Gathering and recording facts associated with health issues gives a starting point for establishing policy. As an example, the regulation of the tobacco industry starts with understanding the dangers and how many people are affected. The same goes for diseases such as HIV, heart disease, or even cancers (Longest, 2016). While these things cannot necessarily be prevented without intruding on personal freedoms, it gives a place to start to reduce instances.

Agencies that complete research on that which policy influences include the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). A guiding force in current research and analysis was actually established with the Affordable Care Act. The ACA provided 10 billion dollars in funding to the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (Longest, 2016). Even still, there are many move avenues through which analysis of policy is conducted beyond these.

Regards,
Dianna

References:
Longest, B. B. (2016). Health Policymaking in the United States (Vol. Sixth edition). Chicago, Illinois: Health Administration Press.

 Felita Daniel-sacagiu 

     Policy analysis is part of the policy oversight that takes place during the implementation phase of the rulemaking process.  It is crucial for controlling, monitoring and modifying rules, regulations and agency operations efficiently and effectively.  Effective policy analysis is a continuum of analytical activities that can begin in agenda-setting and pervade and support the entire policymaking process. (Sadler, 2019).  The legislative and executive branches of the federal government are involved in policy evaluation and other forms of analysis because they ware interested in the performance of the policies they enact and implement (Longest, 2015).

     The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation is a federal agency that supports policymaking through policy analysis.  The center supports the secretary of HHS with the authority to either reduce spending without reducing the quality of care or improve the quality of care without increasing spending. 

Longest, B. B. (2015). Health Policymaking in the United States. Chicago, IL: Health    Administration Press.

The Role of Analysis in Policy Modification-Health Policy (2019). Retrieved from www.guwsmedical.info/health-policy/the-role-of-analysis-in-policy-modification.html.

Environmental Influences on Offender Trends and Patterns
Video Presentation

Environmental Influences on Offender Trends and Patterns

City officials have asked your department supervisor to provide information on environmental influences on offender trends and patterns. Your supervisor has asked you to create a video presentation on this topic to present to city officials at their weekly meeting. The video presentation should include f our examples of environmental influences and an assessment of how each one influences offender trends and patterns .

You can create the video presentation using Microsoft PowerPoint or another video application you are familiar with using. Narration must be included in the video presentation.

To create the video presentation, follow these steps:

Step 1: Research the topic. Include at least three reliable sources to support the main message, including visuals/graphics. Include four or more visuals (e.g., photo, table, diagram, chart, etc.)
Step 2: Create an outline for the presentation in Microsoft Word. The outline should layout how the presentation will show each point you wish to make to the audience and include speaker notes you will use for the narration. Write the speaker notes as if you are presenting to a live audience. Include references to sources, including graphics, cited in APA style. Note: You have to submit the outline (with the link to the video) to receive full credit for this Assignment.
Step 3: Create the video presentation utilizing the outline you have prepared. Record the narration from the speaker notes.
The video presentation should have the following characteristics:

A PowerPoint presentation (recorded as a video file)
Note: Instead of PowerPoint, the video presentation can be created in another application you are familiar with using (PowToons, etc.). Get permission from your instructor for the software you want to use.
Must include narration.
No more than 10 minutes in length.
Contains a title and references slide/screen
Research from at least three reliable sources to support the main message, including graphics.
Four or more visuals (e.g., photo, table, diagram, chart, etc.)
Research and visuals are cited in APA citation format, both in-text and on a References slide/screen and in a separate Microsoft Word document. You need to quote material taken directly from a source. The same standards for documenting sources that apply to an essay, apply to a presentation.
Designed with the audience in mind in order to inform your viewers about the topic.
Presentation outline should include speaker notes, the link to the video, and references to sources, including graphics, cited in APA style.
Post the video on any free video sharing site (YouTube, Vimeo).

In this third module, we are discussing the human socialization process and how it influences our psychosocial development. After you have read the reading assignment and lecture for the module, please respond to all parts of the discussion by the due date assigned:Identify and describe Erikson’s stages of development as each applies to your own personality formation. How did success at one stage prepare you for meeting the next challenge?  What do you anticipate for stages you have not yet reached?As you progressed through each stage, how did the agents of socialization change as to their level of influence?  For any stages you have not yet reached, which agent(s) do you predict will be the most influential?Look in the Argosy University online library and the Internet for information on “feral children.” Explain why feral children are used as examples of young people for whom the socialization process has been stopped.Remember to respond to the posts of at least two other students in the class. Complete your participation for this assignment through the end of the module.

Develop a Complete Disaster Recovery Plan to be submitted to the executive board of your company.

Only MS Word (.doc, .docx) and Adobe Acrobat (PDF) formats are acceptable. Please note that this is a formal writing, all references (peer-reviewed) mostly must be cited appropriately within the text and clearly avoid plagiarism. The paper should have a minimum of 10 pages, 1.5 spacing and Times New Roman font. A minimum of 5 peer review references must be provided. Reference style is APA. You can also have some web references alongside the stated requirement. Please see class syllabus for additional details