📘 Course Connection:

This PHE 610 assignment introduces students to the intricacies of policy analysis and development across national, state, and local levels. It also examines how research and evaluation evidence influence the policymaking process and how to plan advocacy using strategic thinking tools.

🎯 Purpose of the Worksheet:

This worksheet helps you:

• Compare the policy process across levels of government
• Strategically map stakeholder influence
• Assess how research and evaluation impact policy development
• Apply the CDC Policy Process Framework in a real-world context

🏛 This is a practical foundation for understanding how public health policies are developed, enacted, and implemented.

📊 Worksheet Sections:

📌 Section 1 – Policymaking at National, State, and Local Levels

Use the CDC’s Policy Process Framework to compare:

• Problem identification
• Policy analysis
• Strategy and policy development
• Policy enactment
• Policy implementation

✍️ Enter 1–2 sentences in each cell of the table to explain how these processes vary by level.

📌 Section 2 – Planning Advocacy Using Stakeholder Mapping

• Create three stakeholder maps:
  • National level
  • State level (choose a specific state)
  • Local level (select a specific county)
• Refer to pages 46–52 in Plack et al. (2019) for guidance

💡 Identify key positions, like committee chairs or agencies—not necessarily individuals.

📌 Section 3 – Role of Research and Evaluation in Policymaking

Compare the influence of research vs. evaluation at each phase of the CDC’s framework.