Health Sciences 3400A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 10: Policy Analysis, Stakeholder Analysis, Health Policy

• School: Western University
• Department: Health Sciences
• Course: Health Sciences 3400A/B
• Professor: Maxwell Smith

Document Summary

Analysis separation of a problem into its constituent parts so as to better understand it as a whole. Crowdsourcing canvassing suggestions from the general public via twitter or other social media to help decide a course of action. Social media web-based and mobile technologies which enable virtual dialogue through the creation and exchange of user-generated rather than professional content. Social network analysis methods used for mapping, measuring and analyzing the social relationships between people, groups, and organizations. Stakeholder an individual or group with a substantive interest in an issue, including those with some role in making a decision or its execution. Stakeholder analysis process through which those making policy or affected by it are identified and their likely position and levels of interest and influence are assessed. Enacting policy change is difficult in the health sector due to its complexity while reform often falls on powerful groups and benefits are intended for disadvantaged populations, making it more difficult.