University of Missouri Kansas City Reflection of a Recording Meeting Paper
Description
As an individual, engage in the process of policy and politics.
Paper format: 4 pages, 12-point font, double spaced, APA guidelines
Points possible = 100 points
ASSIGNMENT INSTRUCTIONS
Select a public, governmental meeting related to health where health policy will be discussed. Below are a few websites in Kansas City that will be available on an ongoing basis. If you want to pick a different public meeting send it to your instructor in advance for approval. Virtual or streamed meetings are fine for this assignment.
KCMO City Council (Links to an external site.)
Lenexa City Council (Links to an external site.)
Overland Park City Council (Links to an external site.)
Independence City Council (Links to an external site.)
Jackson County Commission (Links to an external site.)
KCMO Health Commission (Links to an external site.)
AND
Write a reflection using the questions below and material discussed in this class. Include at least FIVE PROFESSIONAL, PEER-REVIEWED RESEARCH JOURNAL ARTICLES related to the policy that was discussed in the meeting that you attended.
Write a 4 page paper, which briefly addresses most/all of the questions below.
Page 1:
How was the process of finding the meeting that you attended?
How was attending the meeting?
How many people were in the audience?
Who were those people?
Why dont more people attend public meetings?
Talk with other people in the audience. What do they think about this policy?
Page 2:
What was the policy being discussed?
What problem is this policy trying to solve?
Is this policy evidence-based?
Does the science of the policy suggest that it will be effective for the population that this group controls?
What are the ethics of this policy?
Page 3:
What are other cities/counties/states doing about this issue?
Page 4:
Overall, what is the outcome of this meeting?
Was any real progress made on this issue? If so, why? If not, why not?
If you were a community organizer, how would you get more people to engage in the policy process?
AND
Take a selfie, with an elected official if you attend in person, or with the streaming meeting in the background if you are attending through Zoom or another online service.
For writing assistance please consult the UMKC Writing Studio. (Links to an external site.) In-person sessions on Volker available as well as online writing consultations available via Skype and email. APA citation of selected article Visit the UMKC Writing Studio website for APA citation help. (Links to an external site.)
Doing Health Policy Rubric
POINTS
PERCENT %
Paper Format: 4 pages, 12 point font, double spaced
5
5 %
Content: Address most/all of the questions posed in assignment,
Provide relevant, insightful commentary and history, and support your analysis with five peer-reviewed articles
40
40 %
Writing Quality: grammar, spelling, sentence flow, clarity, organization
35
35 %
APA Citations: Proper APA style citation of five articles, in your citation list AND within the body of your paper
10
105 %
Selfie: Did you take a selfie with an elected representative? Label the representative in the photo. Alternatively, submit a selfie with your streaming/Zoom meeting.
10
10%
TOTAL
100
100%
I found this meeting on youtupe from City of Independence, Missouri
if you find another recording meeting in one of these websites that related to health you can write about it, but let me now so i can open the meeting to take a selfie with.
KCMO City Council (Links to an external site.)
Lenexa City Council (Links to an external site.)
Overland Park City Council (Links to an external site.)
Independence City Council (Links to an external site.)
Jackson County Commission (Links to an external site.)
KCMO Health Commission (Links to an external site.)
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