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Public Policy

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.

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Public Policy

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  1. Public Policy • Course of action chosen by public authorities to ______________________ • Problem= • Policies need _______ and __________ support

  2. Branches of U.S. Government • __________: • President • Cabinet • __________: • Senate • House of Representatives • __________: • court system

  3. How a Bill Becomes Law

  4. Lobbying Opportunities • _______________ • Action at appropriate __________________ • Encourage ____________ to sign/veto

  5. 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/_____________ • ____________?

  6. Entitlement vs. discretionary funding Block grants Pros Cons The buck stops where?

  7. Elements of National Nutrition Policy

  8. Healthy People 2010 • DHHS, Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion • ___ Objectives within __ Focus Areas monitored via 10 _______________

  9. Healthy People 2010 • Mission = creating healthy people in healthy communities • 2 Goals:

  10. HP 2010Leading Health Indicators • Physical activity • Overweight and obesity • Tobacco use • Substance abuse • Responsible sexual behavior • Mental health • Injury and violence • Environmental quality • Immunization • Access to health care

  11. 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…

  12. 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…

  13. 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…

  14. Policy • 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?

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