NURS 2000
"hard policy" - ans-Types of policy laws, regulations, taxes
-Often a fine or possibility of conviction
-Consequence that you don't want
-E.g., speeding you get tickets, taxes you can go to jail
"soft policy" - ans-Types of policy guidelines, advice, support To lead in a direction
-E.g., more labels on all foods and at restaurants
-More just pushing you in the correct direction
Actors: consider power - ansPolicy analysis: Policy triangle
Who has power? Who doesn't have power? Who was consulted? Consider wealth,
economics, personality, knowledge, authority All power is connected with organizations,
structures, context where actors work within Motivations in the use of power can differ:
self interest (profit), social movements (environmental), public health COVID)
Assess Readiness for Policy Development - ansDetermine whether to proceed. This
decision should be based on whether your community is ready for a specific policy and
your organization is ready to lead or support the process.
Association - ansa specified health outcome more likely in people with a particular
"exposure"? Is there a link? Association is a statistical relationship between two
variables
Biostatics - ansNeed to quantify disease frequency and its relationships to antecedents
(denominators, testing hypotheses)
Build Support for the Policy - ansChoose channels and vehicles through which to try to
persuade decision‐makers to proceed with policy development. Develop the messages
that are put forth using these methods. This step can win or lose battles.
Case control studies - ansThe individuals in the group with the disease are matched
with individuals who are similar in some characteristics (age, time, or geographic
residence) but who have not manifested the disease
Case series studies - anscounts of selected variables within a specific population.
Through this data collection researcher would determine morbidity and mortality rates
and looks to other factors
