Research healthcare issues that have been identified in your local community. Select one problem for which you will complete a healthcare policy analysis. 

Include the following sections: 

1. Application of Course Knowledge: Answer all questions/criteria with explanations and detail. 
   • Identify and define the local problem you will address in your analysis.  
   • Include background information about the problem.  
   • Describe why the topic is important.
   • Explain why the topic needs to be addressed now.  

*Note: Peer responses should provide options for addressing healthcare problems identified by peers.  

• Communicate using respectful, collegial language and terminology appropriate to advanced nursing practice.

1. Professionalism in Communication: Communicate with minimal errors in English grammar, spelling, syntax, and punctuation.
2. No Plagiarism