The Machinery of Public Policy #1

The Machin" rel="nofollow">inery of Public Policy #1 Refer to page 27 in" rel="nofollow">in Governin" rel="nofollow">ing Health then go to appropriate government websites to update the in" rel="nofollow">information to reflect Congress in" rel="nofollow">in 2016, note parties, gender, race and class and anythin" rel="nofollow">ing else you thin" rel="nofollow">ink is in" rel="nofollow">interestin" rel="nofollow">ing or notable about these legislators. You do not need to submit the names and affiliations of members, just review them so that you can answer questions below based on the most current in" rel="nofollow">information. Refer to page 33 in" rel="nofollow">in Governin" rel="nofollow">ing Health-- go to Congressional websites and look up those in" rel="nofollow">in roles leadership in" rel="nofollow">in Senate and House. Note the people in" rel="nofollow">in key roles notin" rel="nofollow">ing their gender, class, gender, political affiliation, where they come from and the committees on which they serve. You do not need to submit the names and affiliations of members, just review them so that you can answer questions below based on the most current in" rel="nofollow">information. Look at the website of the Democratic and Republican parties and read their policy platforms and in" rel="nofollow">information about the current political race for the next Presidential election. Note which policies you thin" rel="nofollow">ink are relevant to the area of health policy. You do not need to submit the names and affiliations of members, just review them so that you can answer questions below based on the most current in" rel="nofollow">information. Based on your readin" rel="nofollow">ings, the video and all of the in" rel="nofollow">information from above, answer the followin" rel="nofollow">ing questions: What does Congress do? What does the President do? How do power and gender, race, class in" rel="nofollow">inequalities figure in" rel="nofollow">into the process by which health policy is made? Who is decidin" rel="nofollow">ing how policy gets made? Whose voice is heard and whose voice is left out? How do you understand the differences between the Republican and Democratic parties in" rel="nofollow">in terms of health policy issues? What concerns do you have about these issues, as a potential voter, and as a person whose life is affected by the decisions made by Congress. This module focuses on the readin" rel="nofollow">ings from Governin" rel="nofollow">ing Health. In addition to this readin" rel="nofollow">ing covers the basics of how the federal government of the US works and provides illustrations of specific issues in" rel="nofollow">in health care. There is a lin" rel="nofollow">ink to video of a news program on the impact of money in" rel="nofollow">in the democratic process that you should watch and lin" rel="nofollow">inks to websites of the White House and both the Republican and Democratic parties. For the discussion board, browse through the websites to learn more about various sectors of the government. You will also need to use these websites to complete the discussion board assignment which asks you to look up in" rel="nofollow">information about the CURRENT Congress and thin" rel="nofollow">ink about how its make-up reflects issues of race/class/gender, power and privilege. Video: Bill Moyers video on the impact of $$ in" rel="nofollow">in politics Readin" rel="nofollow">ings: WEISSERT&WEISSERT: Chpt.1 ? Conclusion BARDACH, Appendix B and C Chapter on Judiciary NY Times Various government websites Bardach, Eugene and Patashnik, Erik. A Practical Guide for Policy Analysis: The Eightfold Path to More EffectiveProblem Solvin" rel="nofollow">ing. Fifth Edition. CQ Press. 2015. (BARDACH in" rel="nofollow">in syllabus) ISBN-13: 978-1483359465 Bird, Chloe E. and Reiker, Patricia P. Gender and Health: The Effects of Constrain" rel="nofollow">ined Choices and Social Policies. Cambridge University Press. 2008. (BIRD&REIKER in" rel="nofollow">in syllabus) ISBN-10: 0521682800 | ISBN-13: 978-0521682800 Weissert, Carol S. and Weissert, William G. Governin" rel="nofollow">ing Health: The Politics of Health Policy. Fourth Edition. Johns Hopkin" rel="nofollow">ins University Press. 2006. (WEISSERT&WEISSERT in" rel="nofollow">in syllabus) Electronic Book 9781421408460 | Paperback 9781421406213