Health Issue and Advocacy Assignment

it is an health issue and advocacy paper. my topic is The Opioid Epidemic. Health Issue and Advocacy AssignmentThe purpose of this assignment is to identify a health issue requiring advocacy from the nursingprofession on a local, regional, state, national, or international level. This topic can be related tohealth promotion, population health, disease management, or patient safety in the community orother healthcare setting. You are assuming the role of advocate in various capacities. The topicyou select for this paper will be the subject of your Policy Brief and Advocacy LetterAssignment. Therefore, research thoroughly your topic of interest to ensure that it can be appliedacross both assignments.In this paper you will identify a health issue which may or may not already be represented in theform of legislation or health policy. Individuals may just take a position on an issue affectinglocal policy with decision makers.An example of this with legislation includes:• Health issue: primary care access for patients• Health policy: increasing primary care providers using nurse practitioners; support of PAHB 765 for CRNP independent practiceAn example of this without legislation includes:• Health issue: increased chronic back pain from integration of technology in healthcare• Health policy: ergonomic evaluation of work environments for all employees; letter ofsupport to employers for new healthcare organization policyThis assignment is worth 25% of your grade. Using APA format and criteria from the GradingRubric for Written Assignments, in 5 double spaced pages (excluding the title page and referencepage) present the following details:Criteria for Your Advocacy as a Nursing ProfessionalIntroductionOutline of health issue and existing or necessary health policyand/or politics. Why is this significant to nursing?List and discuss any other stake holders who would be concernedwith the health issue, in favor or opposition.Propose a plan on this health issue advocacy:• Effect of the health issue on health policy and politics2NSG505HealthIssueAdvoc• Interventions to be implemented in this advocacy to enactchange; incorporate health politics as pertinent• Identify opposition which can be encountered.C