Contemporary health issues and policies

Posted: January 6th, 2014

1). Discuss the terms ‘policy’, ‘public policy’, ‘health policy’ and ‘policy analysis’ and provide examples. You should utilise the policy and health policy literature to support your ideas and address any contestation or tension of these terms (500 words).

2). The chosen policy is National mental health policy of Australia 2008.

3). Summarise the main policy objectives (i.e what is being pproposed) and discuss the decision making process (i.e what consideration has been given, if any at all, to providing alternative solutions). If appropriate to the chosen policy area, describe generally, what is an alternative approach to this particluar health issue might be (but do not argue for it here). you will need to draw on the literature and tyour own reading/knowledge in the relevant health areas to do this as it may not be included in the policy document. (500words)

4). Choose a policy framework to analysis the policy. You must seek out and justify the use of this particular framework (1000words). Refer to Handbook of Australian Policy, Australian Policy Framework (last chapter),
www.health.vic.gov.au/healthpromotion/what_is/index.htm

www.dhs.vic.gov.au/rrhacs/primarybranch.htm

5). Based on your analysis write 2 recommendations for policy change (500 words)