The Policy Process, Part 1
Debra S. Murray
HCS/455
October 21, 2013
Barbara Kendrick
The Policy Process, Part 1
The President of the United States, directs the offices of HIV/AIDS Policy, and is in charge of promoting health and human services policies that concern development and implementation of HIV/AIDS policies for the country. The first three stages, formulation, legislative, and implementation of the processes will be discussed in this paper.
The ultimate goal of these policies is to involve all aspects of the population in the fight against this disease. HIV/AIDS policies have an objective to change the attitude of the citizens regarding living with the illness and also include those already living with the disease (OHAP, 2010).
The Formulation Stage
This stage in the policy process requires the receipt of information from organizations and the national research programs. This stage also includes the goal setting process for long and short term goals needed for the success of the policies. These goals would include looking at what needs to be done now and what needs to be addressed in the future. The formulation process specifies what the priorities are in the fight against HIV. The formulation process includes several other steps and they include; human resource development, providing information regarding research to the public, and collaboration with organizations and facilities within the United States and around the world.
The policies for HIV/AIDS directly state the goals, priorities and strategies to be adopted into policy. Policy making is a cycle that is continuous and facilitates organized thinking about policy. The World Health Organizations’ places health on the agenda of policy makers in all sectors and levels with the direction of being aware of consequences, decisions, and accepting the responsibility for health (WHO 1986).
The Legislative Stage
During the legislative stage Congress, the executive branches, courts,...