Policy and Advocacy for Improving Population Health

Assignment: Global Healthcare Comparison Matrix and Narrative StatementNote: This Assignment is due on Day 5 of Week 11.If you talk about a possible poor health outcome, do you believe thatoutcome will occur? Do you believe eye contact and personal contactshould be avoided?You would have a difficult time practicing as a nurse if you believedthese to be true. But they are very real beliefs in some cultures.Differences in cultural beliefs, subcultures, religion, ethniccustoms, dietary customs, language, and a host of other factorscontribute to the complex environment that surrounds global healthcareissues. Failure to understand and account for these differences cancreate a gulf between practitioners and the public they serve.In this Assignment, you will examine a global health issue andconsider the approach to this issue by the United States and by oneother country.To Prepare:Review the World Health Organization’s (WHO) global health agenda andselect one global health issue to focus on for this Assignment.Select at least one additional country to compare to the U.S. for thisAssignment.Reflect on how the global health issue you selected is approached inthe U.S. and in the additional country you selected.Review and download the Global Health Comparison Matrix provided inthe Resources.The Assignment: (1- to 2-page Global Health Comparison Matrix; 1-pagePlan for Social Change)Part 1: Global Health Comparison MatrixFocusing on the country you selected and the U.S., complete the GlobalHealth Comparison Matrix. Be sure to address the following:Consider the U.S. national/federal health policies that have beenadapted for the global health issue you selected from the WHO globalhealth agenda. Compare these policies to the additional country youselected for study.Explain the strengths and weaknesses of each policy.Explain how the social determinants of health may impact the globalhealth issue you selected. Be specific and provide examples.Using the WHO’s Organization’s global health agenda as well as theresults of your own research, analyze how each country’s governmentaddresses cost, quality, and access to the global health issueselected.Explain how the health policy you selected might impact the health ofthe global population. Be specific and provide examples.Explain how the health policy you selected might impact the role ofthe nurse in each country.Explain how global health issues impact local healthcare organizationsand policies in both countries. Be specific and provide examples.Part 2: A Plan for Social ChangeReflect on the global health policy comparison and analysis youconducted in Part 1 of the Assignment and the impact that globalhealth issues may have on the world, the U.S., your community, as wellas your practice as a nurse leader.In a 1-page response, create a plan for social change thatincorporates a global perspective or lens into your local practice androle as a nurse leader.Explain how you would advocate for the incorporation of a globalperspective or lens into your local practice and role as a nurseleader.Explain how the incorporation of a global perspective or lens mightimpact your local practice and role as a nurse leader.Explain how the incorporation of a global perspective or lens intoyour local practice as a nurse leader represents and contributes tosocial change. Be specific and provide examples