Writing Homework Help

Review the Chapter 1 Case Study: U.S. Hospitals and the Civil Rights Act of 1964 beginning on page 34 of Health Policymaking.  You will also need to reflect on your Chapter 1 reading from last week.

First, begin your case study with an introduction/case summary (ok to use some content from the abstract) which discusses the important aspects of the case.

Second, answer the Discussion Questions on the top of page 44 of Health Policymaking

.1.From the case study, provide one example of each of the forms that public policies can take: laws, rules or regulations, other implementation decisions, and judicial decisions.

2.From the case, provide one example of each of the categories of health policies

.3.Why is the Civil Rights Act a health policy as well as a civil rights policy?
4.What environmental forces influenced enactment of the Civil Rights Act?

5.Discuss the role played by the courts in the Civil Rights Act

.6.Discuss the impact of the Civil Rights Act on American hospitals.

7.Discuss the role of private-sector actors in implementing the Civil Rights Act.

8.Based on the limited information provided in the case, was the Hill-Burton Act effective policy?