Assignment Prompt & Instructions
**Assessment 2**
**Comparing Governmental Best Practices**
[**Instructions**](https://courseroom.capella.edu/courses/46128/pages/assessment-2-instructions?module_item_id=2320237&content_id=833643)**:**Write a 5–7 page paper comparing the best practices of handling a healthcare issue between two countries.
## **Introduction**
**Note:** The assessments in this course build upon each other, so you are strongly encouraged to complete them in sequence.
Goals for improving global health policy have been defined by the World Health Organization's Millennium Development Goals. Other major worldwide organizations such as the United Nations, the International Monetary Fund, and others will continue to shape and mold global health policy.
As you prepare to complete this assessment, you may want to think about other related issues to deepen your understanding or broaden your viewpoint. You are encouraged to consider the questions below and discuss them with a fellow learner, a work associate, an interested friend, or a member of your professional community. Note that these questions are for your own development and exploration and do not need to be completed or submitted as part of your assessment.
Malnutrition is a world-wide problem and a direct contributor to many diseases:
– What are the major benefits of providing adequate nutrition to its citizens?
– What are the most important costs associated with addressing malnutrition: logistics, food, medicine, delivery, personnel, education?
## **Preparation**
Conduct research in the Capella library and the Internet to identify a country that you feel employs effective practices to deal with the healthcare issue you chose in Assessment 1. (This country will be henceforth referred to as the _model_ country.) Be sure that the model country is from a different economic stratum than the country you chose in Assessment 1.
## **Deliverable:**
Compare your chosen country from Assessment 1 with the model country you identified during the preparation for this assessment.
In your paper:
– Discuss your reasons for selecting the model country for its best practices. Assess the performance indicators that led to the selection.
– Compare briefly the challenges each government faces when addressing the issue.
– Compare briefly the approaches each government takes to address the issue. What might be reasons for the differences?
– Choose one approach employed by your model country as a best practice to address the issue. Discuss ways that adoption of that best practice might improve healthcare services provided to customers in your chosen country.
– Reflect on your critical thinking and personal bias/influence/experience by exploring the three main stages of the Paul-Elder framework to your work.
## **Additional Requirements:**
Your paper should meet the following requirements:
– **Formatting:** Resources and citations are formatted according to current APA style and formatting.
– **Number of resources:** Use a minimum of three resources.
– **Length:** 5–7 double-spaced pages, not including the references page.
– **Font and font size:** Times New Roman, 12 point.
## **Competencies Measured:**
By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and scoring guide criteria:
– Competency 1: Analyze international entities or health care issues to determine health system needs.
– Compare the challenges that governments face when addressing a health care issue.
– Competency 2: Evaluate the costs and benefits associated with implementation of a quality improvement initiative.
– Compare governmental approaches to addressing a health care issue.
– Appraise performance criteria used to quantify best practices.
– Competency 3: Apply key performance measures to address a specific health issue within an international community.
– Describe ways that the adoption of a best practice might improve health care services.
– Reflect on your critical thinking and personal bias/influence/experience by exploring the three main stages of the of the Paul-Elder framework to your work
– Competency 4: Communicate in a manner that is scholarly, professional, and consistent with expectations for professionals in health care administration.
– Convey purpose, in an appropriate tone and style, incorporating supporting evidence and adhering to organizational, professional, and scholarly writing standards.