Policy Brief Presentation

Imagine that you have been asked by a congressional committee to present a policy brief on your selected health issue (the issue you chose in Module 3 and have been focusing your assignments on). The congressional committee is conducting hearings on the topic to help inform their decision about the issue and the best type of policy to set, and they have requested that policy specialists on this topic (that is you) present testimony (a policy brief). They have given you up to 10 minutes to present to them on what the key policy issue is related to the topic, your recommendation for new or different policy, and what effect the recommended policy would have on the issue. Your job is to convince the legislators, who are a mix of Democrats and Republicans from states across the country, that your policy recommendation is the best option. As you create your presentation, keep in mind who your target audience is, the information that would influence their decisions, and what would make them most likely to support your recommendation. For this assignment you will create an eight to 10 minute policy brief presentation screencast. You should present it formally as if you were conducting it “live” in front of a congressional committee. In your presentation, you should: Describe the health issue you are focusing on, including extent of the issue, who the issue affects, and negative consequences of the issue. Discuss the key policy-level problem/question related to this topic. Explain the policy alternative you recommend for addressing this problem. Evaluate the intended effects of this policy alternative. Justify why you believe this is the best policy alternative.