Public Policy

Course of action chosen by public authorities to ______________________

» Problem =

Policies need _______ and __________ support

Branches of U.S. Government

__________:» President» Cabinet

__________:» Senate» House of Representatives

__________:» court system

How a Bill Becomes Law

Lobbying Opportunities

_______________ Action at appropriate

__________________ Encourage ____________

to sign/veto

Developing Effective Policy

Document _______ and define the problem» Develop a “grassroots”

coalition of support Draft a policy statement;

Seek and gain support from

Policy is: » ____________» ____________»monitored/_____________» ____________?

The buck stops where?

Entitlement vs. discretionary funding

Block grants» Pros Cons

Elements of National

Nutrition Policy

Healthy People 2020

Vision = a society in which people live long, healthy lives

Overarching Goals = Attain high-quality, longer lives free of

preventable disease, disability, injury, and premature death.

Achieve health equity, eliminate disparities, and improve the health of all groups.

Create social and physical environments that promote good health for all.

Promote quality of life, healthy development, and healthy behaviors across all life stages.

Agencies: for info and partnership

Federal» _____: Food and Nutrition

Services; FNIC; FSIS…» _____: FDA, NIH, CDC, CMS,

HRSA… Professional» ___________________

Voluntary health agencies» ___________________

Companies Non-profits» AARP, United Way…

How to locate proposed

legislation?

Thomas Legislative Information» thomas.loc.gov

Federal Register» www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/

aces/aces140.html U.S. State and Local

Government Gateway» www.health.gov/statelocal

Specific government agencies, cities, states…

Hints for finding topics:

Check out your N336 textbook

Consider issues discussed in other classes

Check the government websites, especially the thomas.loc.gov site

Brainstorm among yourselves

Look around—what are current health concerns in our society?

Check JADA…

Should government programs provide nutrition and food assistance to individuals who consistently participate in risk-taking health behaviors? For example, should a single parent with 3 children continue to receive food assistance when that parent spends about one third of each monthly paycheck on cigarettes and alcohol? Why or why not?

Policy

Healthy People 2020 “Goals”

Over the course of the decade, 4 foundation health measures will be used to monitor progress toward: » promoting health» preventing disease and

disability» eliminating disparities» and improving quality of life

HP 2020Foundation Health

Measures

General Health Status Measures include:» Life expectancy» Healthy life expectancy» Years of potential life lost» Physically and mentally

unhealthy days» Self-assessed health status» Limitation of activity » Chronic disease prevalence

HP 2020Foundation Health

Measures

Health-Related Quality of Life and Well-Being

Measures include:» Physical, mental, and social

health-related quality of life»Well-being/satisfaction» Participation in common

activities

HP 2020Foundation Health

Measures

Determinants of Health A range of personal, social,

economic, and environmental factors that influence health status are known as determinants of health. Determinants of health include such things as biology, genetics, individual behavior, access to health services, and the environment in which people are born, live, learn, play, work, and age.

HP 2020Foundation Health

Measures

Disparities Measures include

differences in health status based on: » Race/ethnicity» Gender» Physical and mental ability» Geography