Policy briefs
A policy brief is a concise summary of a particular issue, the policy options to deal with it, and recommendations on the best option. Policy briefs must deliver critical information to the stakeholders who can influence a specific policy. For assignment 3 you will develop a policy brief building on your policy issues and theory explored in assignments 1 and 2.
The assignment should include:
· Title: A good title quickly communicates the contents of the brief in a memorable way.
· Introduction: This would be one paragraph that to include your health policy issue and the proposed policy action.
· Context or Scope of Problem: This section communicates the importance of the problem and aims to convince the stakeholders of the necessity of policy action.
· Policy Alternatives: This section discusses the current policy approach and explains proposed options. It should be fair and accurate while convincing the stakeholders why the policy action proposed in the brief is the most desirable.
· Policy Recommendations: This section contains the most detailed explanation of the concrete steps to be taken to address the policy issue.
· Conclusion
Resources
Be sure to review the Learning Resources before completing this activity.
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To Prepare
· Review the Learning resources on writing policy briefs.
The Assignment: (2 pages)
Submit a 2 page (not including title page and references) policy brief. Include the following:
· Title: A good title quickly communicates the contents of the brief in a memorable way.
· Introduction: This would be one paragraph that includes the students health policy issue and the proposed policy action.
· Context or Scope of Problem: This section communicates the importance of the problem and aims to convince the reader of the necessity of policy action.
· Policy Alternatives: This section discusses the current policy approach and explains proposed options. It should be fair and accurate while convincing the reader why the policy action proposed in the brief is the most desirable.
· Policy Recommendations: This section contains the most detailed explanation of the concrete steps to be taken to address the policy issue.
· Conclusion
Reminder: The College of Nursing requires that all papers submitted include a title page, introduction, summary, and references. Although policy briefs do not usually include references, since this is a scholarly paper a reference page is required. The Walden Writing Center Sample Paper provides an example of those required elements (available at
to an external site.). All papers submitted must use this formatting.
