Follow these guidelines when completing each component of the discussion. Contact your course faculty if you have questions.

General Instructions:

Select one health policy that addresses a population’s health risk or disparity. Policies may be considered at the unit, organizational, community, local, or state level.

Determine the purpose and intended impact of the policy. Assess the congruence of the policy with current national population health goals and objectives (such as the Healthy People initiative or another national initiative). Consider recommendations to further address the health risk or disparity based on your analysis.

Include the following sections:

1. Application of Course Knowledge: Answer all questions/criteria with explanations and detail.

• • Describe one health policy related to an identified health risk or disparity.
  • Summarize the intended impact of the policy on the risk or disparity.
  • Examine the policy within the context of a national population health initiative and determine the degree to which the policy is congruent with that national population health goal and/or objective.
  • Propose one strategy to address the health risk or disparity.

Answer

One important policy that addresses racial health disparities is Affordable Care Act (ACA) that was passed in 2010. The ACA expanded Medicaid eligibility and created health insurance marketplaces that increased access to affordable health coverage more so for the low income populations and those having pre-existing conditions (MacKinnon et al., 2023)………………. Kindly click the purchase icon to access the full solution for $6 or WHATSAPP +254712575747