Public Health Legislation
Throughout this course, you have learned about the importance of political advocacy: how legislation can impact healthcare delivery, quality of care, patient outcomes, and various healthcare professional’s roles and practice.
For this final assignment, you will research current legislation related to public health (Unit 7 topics are a great place to start). Identify a piece of legislation you feel passionately about. You will complete parts I and II below, to illustrate your understanding of the legislation, state your position, call for action, etc.
Prepare a professional paper, summarizing the legislation itself, your position, call for action, etc. Cite relevant sources, which may include industry leader’s perspectives, or scholarly research. Minimum length of five pages.
Read: The North-South Policy Divide in Transnational Healthcare: A Comparative Review of Policy Research on Medical Tourism in Source and Destination Countries (Links to an external site.) (Virani, 2020)
Allow the bullet points below to guide your purpose for reading.
- The topic of access to healthcare is often divided into two perspectives: human rights and civil rights. Medical tourism brings about a new dynamic to healthcare rights.
- In this comparative review, policy research is examined for both source countries (such as the U.S.) and destination countries (such as Mexico).
- With American’s healthcare reform efforts continually evolving, it is logical to consider what policies may emerge regarding medical tourism.
- I am for medical tourism. I believe people should get medical help wherever it is affordable for them
Audience: Politicians who will be voting on your identified legislation.
HAS TO BE ENOUGH INFROMATION FOR A 1O MINUTE VIDEO/AUDIO
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