Policy Based Interventions

Question 1

Agency Perspective

Answer 1

Many human service agencies are funded by the government

Question 2

Research Perspective

Answer 2

Most research is federally funded; policies will decide which program are funded

Question 3

What is Social Policy?

Answer 3

Policies that deliberately pertain to the quality of life; are making life better; intentional, purposeful, deliberately aimed at making life better; can be geared to families, individuals, groups, society as a whole

Question 4

Goal of Social Policy

Answer 4

Focus on unmet needs such as:
lack of resources
lack of awareness of resources
lack of access to resources

Question 5

Levels of Social Policy

Answer 5

Federal, State, Local

Question 6

Federal

Answer 6

Legislative, Executive, Judicial

Question 7

State

Answer 7

Legislative (General Assembly), Executive (Governor), Judicial (Courts)

Question 8

Local

Answer 8

County, borough, city

Question 9

Influences on Social Policy

Answer 9

State legislature, federal legislature, research (reports), media, lobbying, advocacy groups

Question 10

Example of Social Policy: WIC

Answer 10

Woman Infants Children

Question 11

What does WIC do?

Answer 11

Serves low-income pregnant, postpartum, and breastfeeding women and infants up to age 5 who are at nutrition risk

Question 12

WIC Goal

Answer 12

Decrease risk of poor birth outcomes and to improve the health of participants during critical stages of growth and development

Question 13

WIC services

Answer 13

Nutritious foods, nutrition education, referrals to health and other social services

Question 14

WIC in PA

Answer 14

serves 253,432 individuals at no charge

Question 15

Does WIC work?

Answer 15

reduces infant mortality, reduces low birth weight rates, improves diet of pregnant and postpartum women, improves use of prenatal and medical care, improves the diet and growth of at-risk infants and children, improves cognitive ability of children

Question 16

Example of Social Policy: PACE

Answer 16

Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly

Question 17

PACE

Answer 17

Community based, comprehensive system of acute and long-term care; serves low-income, nursing home certifiable, frail older adults who prefer to stay in the community

Question 18

PACE Goal

Answer 18

maintain or improve functional independence to delay moving to a nursing home

Question 19

PACE services

Answer 19

adult day health center, home and inpatient care, over the counter meds, hospice care, mental health services

Question 20

PACE in PA

Answer 20

15 sites throughout PA, each site serves 32 to 391 older adults

Question 21

Does PACE work?

Answer 21

lowers risk of dying, increased stability in physical functioning, decreases use of nursing homes, provides better health outcomes

Question 22

Limitations of Social Policy

Answer 22

Historical tensions in US, trends (what level should decisions be made), implementation and evaluations

Question 23

Social Policy Recommendations

Answer 23

move toward coordinated programs, federal policy should promote universal programs, federal government should continue to promote and fund prevention program evaluation