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A 10 page paper that examines the formulation of health care policy at the local, state and national level and explores the various socio-economic and political factors that influence this formulation process. Also discussed is the key role that special interest groups play in the process of health policymaking. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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sources. LCpolicy.doc The Formulation of Health Policy Written by Linda Canada 09/2000 Please I.
Defining Health Policymaking The formulation of health policy on the local, state and national level is a highly complex process that commonly involves a number of special interest groups
as well as a number of political, economical and social factors. This complex process strives to adequately represent the goals and objectives presented by these differing factors as well
as to satisfy the essential functions of health policy as observed and interpreted by both modern politics and modern society. The Department of Preventative Medicine and Community Health has established
a basic framework of public health functions that consists of ten essential objectives that it feels should be met by this policymaking process. This basic framework incorporates the constant
monitoring of current health problems as well as the ongoing investigation of health hazards within community settings, the education of the general public as to the nature and effects of
these problems and hazards, and the enforcement of laws and regulations that insure the safety of the community against these hazards and problems. Also included within this framework of
essential functions are steps that involve ongoing evaluation and assessment processes that maintain a constant watch to insure overall effectiveness, applicability and quality of service (Buttery & Nelson, 2000; http://views.vcu.edu/commed/Teaching/Introduction/
Lecture%20.1.htm). In the face of this constant monitoring by society and special interest groups, a great demand for intelligence and accountability is placed upon policymakers within the framework of health
policy formulation and the process is made even more complicated and complex. Beaufort B. Longest, in his book entitled Health Policymaking in the United States, sheds a measure of
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