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1. Values and politics in health policy.
Values and politics in health policy.Values and politics in health policy.This assignment will
provide you with the opportunity to practice influencing policy by communicating with a
legislator about a current health problem. The letter should be in block format for a
business letter, the letter may be more than one page. You do need to support with
evidence. Cite your sources and include a reference page at the end of your letter. Follow
the assignment directions and review the rubric. You can view samples for formatting a
business letter on the following
link: https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/subject_specific_writing/professional_technical_writing/
basic_business_letters/sample_letters.html In addition some helpful links on how to
formulate a letter to your legislator may be found
https://www.ncsbn.org/APRN_formletter_Legislator_web.pdf Follow the steps below to
write a letter advocating for change, go to for an example: *Select a current health problem
that is being debated at the national and/or state level (e.g., the proliferation of ”pill
mills”, pain clinics, etc) and state why it is of interest. Be sure to research your
problem.*Identify a legislator (state or federal) and state why that person is the appropriate
one to contact, you will show why this is right person to contact based on the supporting
data you provided in your letter.*Draft a letter to the legislator in business block format
including the proper salutation.*Introduce yourself and your reason for writing.Include the
following in the body of your letter:Introduce yourself and your reason for writing.*State
concisely what you understand to be the current socio-economic, political, and ethical
issues surrounding the problem. You must have supporting data (include citations).*Discuss
the implications of the problem for your community, nursing or nursing practice.*Make a
clear request for action. You must have supporting data (include citations).ORDER NOW
FOR CUSTOMIZED, PLAGIARISM-FREE PAPERS*Request a response.*Include a reference
page beginning on the page following the end of the letter, also include citations in the body
of your letter. At least three references are required. ObjectivesExplain how values and
politics shape health policy.Identify the components of political skill and the implications
for nurses.ReferencesMinimum of three (3) total references: one (1) reference from
required course materials(Policy and politics in nursing and health care by Mason et al.)
and two (2) peer-reviewed references.All references must be No Older than Five years
(unless making a specific point using a seminal piece of information)