Competency:
This formative assessment builds essential advocacy skills that directly support mastery of promoting social justice and equitable healthcare access. By developing an actionable advocacy plan, students practice strategic thinking, evidence-based communication, and stakeholder engagement—key competencies for influencing policy changes. These skills prepare nurse leaders to address systemic inequities and drive meaningful improvements in healthcare systems, aligning with their future roles as advocates for health equity and social justice.
Description:
This assessment allows you to apply your understanding of advocacy strategies by creating a practical plan to address a healthcare issue. It emphasizes evidence-based approaches, stakeholder engagement, and effective communication, equipping students with essential advocacy skills for promoting health equity.
Instructions:
Select a Healthcare Issue:
- Choose a specific healthcare issue related to social justice or equitable healthcare access. Examples include maternal health disparities, rural healthcare access, or addressing implicit bias in clinical settings.
Develop an Advocacy Plan:
- Identify the specific policy change needed to address the issue.
- Gather evidence or data supporting the need for this change, including statistics, case studies, or research findings.
- Identify key stakeholders and allies who could support the advocacy efforts, such as policymakers, community organizations, or healthcare professionals.
- Outline the strategies to communicate the proposed policy change, such as meeting with legislators, presenting a policy brief, or launching a public awareness campaign.
- Consider potential challenges or barriers to advocacy efforts and propose strategies to overcome them.
Deliverable:
- Create a one-page advocacy plan document summarizing the following:
- The issue and proposed policy change.
- Supporting evidence.
- Stakeholder engagement strategy.
- Communication approach.
- Potential challenges and solutions.
Document Type/Template
- Word Document
