Week 6 – Assignment: Develop Public Organizations' Risk Mitigation Practices

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Instructions

This week, you will prepare a pamphlet. Serving as a director within the World Health Organization (WHO), create a risk mitigation strategy briefing to communicate the steps you would take to protect sensitive material such as health records, research survey data, and personally identifiable information (PII) from becoming public knowledge. In your pamphlet, be sure to include the following:

• Determine potential risks of the unwanted release of sensitive information to the public.
• Explain risks associated with inadvertent release of private information on a global scale.
• Specify how your mitigation strategy protects agency information.
• Dictate the importance of sound policies in public health information systems.

Support your assignment with at least three scholarly resources. In addition to these specified resources, other appropriate scholarly resources, including seminal articles, may be included.

Length: 4-6 pages, not including title and reference pages.

Your assignment should demonstrate thoughtful consideration of the ideas and concepts presented in the course by providing new thoughts and insights relating directly to this topic. Your response should reflect scholarly writing and current APA standards where appropriate. Be sure to adhere to Northcentral University's Academic Integrity Policy.

Week 7 – Assignment: Develop an Administrative Policy Email

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Instructions

As manager for the policy office within a state agency, develop a policy briefing in the form of an email for new employees regarding the process of developing administrative policies within an organization. Explain the process of developing administrative policies to include how to navigate bureaucratic involvement. Please include the following while developing your assignment:

• Explain the need for administrative policymaking.
• Interpret the policy process and explain the steps involved in policy development.
• Illustrate the policy cycle used in public policy development.
• Explain the political nature of policymaking.

Support your assignment with at least three scholarly resources. In addition to these specified resources, other appropriate scholarly resources, including seminal articles, may be included.

Length: 3-5 pages, not including title and reference pages.

Your assignment should demonstrate thoughtful consideration of the ideas and concepts presented in the course by providing new thoughts and insights relating directly to this topic. Your response should reflect scholarly writing and current APA standards where appropriate. Be sure to adhere to Northcentral University's Academic Integrity Policy.