Reference no: EM133744533

Assignment:

Topic: Health Care (disparities of health care in rural communities, racial and ethnic minorities

Provide a deep rationale and preliminary recommendations for policy changes in current social welfare programs or additional policies designed to address the social problem. The following topics must be thoroughly covered:

1. Describe the current social welfare program, and public or administrative policies existing in the state of Kentucky to address the social problem, if any. Make sure the geographical region of focus is consistent with the data provided.

2. Provide a policy recommendation and rationale for a particular proposed policy change to existing programs or policies or the beginnings of new ones. The recommendation and rationale should be tied closely to the analysis in Section I:

• Provide an evidenced-based argument established on the analysis of the problem for why the proposed change is needed.
• Describe (using evidence) why the recommendation will likely yield an improvement in the social problem; and
• Discuss why, considering current economic, social, cultural, and political realities, why the proposal is the most appropriate at this time compared with other options.

3. Using the Advocacy Plan speculate on at least three key initial steps for moving forward with the proposal. Specifically:

• List the groups and established advocacy organizations which could attempt to engage in the agenda-building process.
• Be specific, name names. Include why they are important to include.
• Describe the additional data and evidence your advocacy group would need to amass in the agenda-building phase. What sources of information would be utilize to make the argument?
• Speculate on what type of opposition one might experience and describe how someone might respond or prepare to refute the opposition.

4. Consider and discuss the feasibility of the proposal to be adopted, both fiscal and political. Is the potential opposition strong enough to derail the effort? Is the funding needed unrealistic? Is there political will or adequate awareness of the proposal to move it toward passage?