Policies on COVID-19
Prompt: Write a letter to a stakeholder to describe and defend your proposed policy.
Specifically, the following critical elements must be addressed:
My public health issue is: The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the mental health in Pennsylvania adults......
I. Evaluation of Policy
A. Discuss the current economic and legal landscape related to your public health issue. To what extent do existing policies (or the lack thereof)
have positive or negative impacts to the American healthcare system?
B. Explain your proposed policy using evidence and examples to illustrate.
1. What are the specific operational strategies that you believe are necessary for addressing your chosen issue and why?
2. What role do the major healthcare organizations play in your proposed policy? To what extent can their position in the marketplace be
harnessed?
C. Defend your proposed policy for addressing the public health issue with specific research and evidence.
1. How will your proposed public policy improve the American healthcare system in terms of healthcare quality, costs, and accessibility?
2. In what ways is your proposed policy informed by the larger socioeconomic factors that can influence public health?
Policies on COVID-19
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Policies on COVID-19
Since COVID-19 surfaced on the face of the earth, many people have been affected in different ways. Commonly, the most vulnerable people to be infected are the elderly and people with existing chronic diseases. Once the infection gets to the body, the infected person will develop fever, tiredness, and dry cough, mild to moderate illnesses that can be treated without hospitalization. However, when the body fails to fight these symptoms or mild illnesses, the condition grows so severe that it can cause breathing problems, which eventually leads to death. Over 1 million deaths have been recorded globally, and millions continue to get new infections every day.
As scientists continue to find possible treatment for COVID-19, the disease has so far harmed the economy. The pandemic upended the American economy and the entire world, causing a human toll and closure of major economic sectors. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has been severe that it is uncertain if there will be some growth in the American economy. The COVID-19 pandemic did not just affect the economy, and it has also resulted in changes in the legal landscape. Governors have issued several executive orders and within the federal CARES Act that impacts local businesses and citizens. One of the orders includes social distancing and wearing facemasks, which directed every person to practice social distancing and wearing facemasks when outdoors except when exercising, drinking, or eating (Abouk & Heydari, 2021). Despite such directives being effective in curbing the spread of COVID-19, many people felt barred from mingling with their loved ones, especially the elderly who needed their loved ...