Public Health 6320: Advanced Health Policy Analysis Questions And Answers 100% Guaranteed Pass! A+

Public Health 6320: Advanced Health Policy Analysis Questions And Answers 100% Guaranteed Pass! A+ What are the guiding principles for policy analysis? - ANS-More art than science: mix intuition and methods If focus too much on method- analysis is mechanistic Policy problems are complicated/lots of details Sometimes only doing 'partial' analysis depending on client needs/demand What is policy analysis? - ANS-Major Objective a.) Systematic comparison of alternatives available to public actors for solving social problems "Client" a.) Specific person or institution as decision maker Common Style a.) Synthesis of existing research and theory to predict consequences of alternative policies Time Constraints a.) Strong deadline pressure; usually related to decision needed General Weakness a.) Myopia resulting from client orientation and time pressure What is a descriptive policy analysis? - ANS-Also called ex-post, post hoc, retrospective Retrospective analysis: descriptive interpretation of past policies; descriptive focus on what was implemented Evaluative analysis: summative program evaluation; were the purposes of the policy achieved; did the policy have an impact? What is a prospective policy analysis? - ANS-Also called ex ante, pre hoc, anticipatory Predictive analysis: Projection of future states resulting from adopting particular alternatives Prescriptive analysis: Recommends actions because they will bring about a particular result What are some techniques for policy analysis and policy research? - ANS-"Back of the envelope" calculations Descriptive statistics Forecasting methods Simulations Markov models Life tables CONTINUES....