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    IHP 501 Milestone One Policy Proposal and Interview Milestone One: Policy Proposal and Interview For this assignment, I have selected the “Federal Water Pollution Control Act of the 1948 which was significantly revised and expanded in 1972” (EPA, 2017). Thereafter it was called the Clean Water Act. Policy Rationale Stakeholders   IHP […]

IHP 501 Journal IHP 501 Journal : The Role of the Healthcare Professional in Policy Making Any health care professional’s role in policymaking should be one that serves to influence impactful change regarding practice standards, resource allocation and quality of care. It is paramount that policies exist that appropriate standards […]

IHP 501 Journal 7-2 Advocating Advocating is “self-initiated, evidence based, strategic action that health professionals can take to help transform systems and improve the environment and policies which shape their patient’s behavior and choices, and ultimately their health” (Daly 2011 p. 362). Reflecting on this journey of becoming a master’s […]

IHP 501 Final Project One Milestone One Final Project Milestone One.The focus of this project is to assess and evaluate the structure of different healthcare delivery systems from different parts of the world. The discussion will include observation on how the country’s political policies affect healthcare delivery. This writing will […]

IHP 501 Final Project Milestone Two The Clean Water Act (CWA) of 1972, is a policy providing a structure water composition and a quality standard for surface waters (lakes, rivers). It has several sections which include waste water standards for industries, “standards for contaminants in surface waters, and the need for permits to discharge […]

  IHP 501 Final Project Milestone Three The Clean Water Act of 1972 provides “the legislative establishment of regulatory structure regarding the discharge of pollutants into the waters of the U.S. and quality standards for U.S. surface waters” (Reilly 2004). The initial legislative effort to control water quality began with the […]

PPA 601 Week 3 States as Policy Laboratories. It has often been noted by scholars that the fifty states are policy laboratories that craft and implement public policies that are very specific and relevant to their state populations. In many cases, these experiments sometimes rise to the level of becoming a […]

PPA 601 Week 2 Discussion 2 Reinventing Government. Former Vice President Al Gore launched a “reinventing government” initiative during the Clinton Administration that sought to streamline government procedures and processes, and also sought to reduce duplication in government personnel. This is hardly a new concept, as almost every presidential administration has […]

PPA 601 Week 2 Discussion 1 The Size of Government. One of the most contentious issues that divide conservatives and liberals is the size of government. Conservatives often argue that government has bloated beyond any reasonable extent, while liberals frequently see a larger government role in society — thus requiring a […]