What is a public policy meeting?

What is a public policy meeting? A meeting held by public or governmental officials to discuss and deal with public problems or issues, communicate and disseminate information, and engage in problem-solving, policy change strategizing and/or decision making. Open public policy meetings are when the public’s business is conducted in open, noticed meetings, where the public, lobbyists and members of the news media have the right to attend, record, broadcast, and in some cases participate in the meeting. An open meeting agenda is usually posted in advance and meeting materials may be made available. 

Create a post seeking approval for your public policy meeting. Choose a meeting to view or attend. It must be a public policy body at work and related to health care. If it is a recorded meeting, please make sure it has been posted within the last year. Title the post with your name and the name of the policy meeting.

For example: Smith: Affordable Health Care Policy Meeting. In the body of the post include the title or topic focus of the policy meeting the date and time of the meeting the location of the meeting (if online, include the website). Some websites are:

• https://www.c-span.org/ Links to an external site.search the video library or the live sessions)
• http://www.youtube.com Links to an external site.(perform a search for your topic)
• Your local government or healthcare organization websites

  7th edition APA format, typed in Times New Roman with 12-point font, and double-spaced with 1″ margins. 

Answer

[Name]: Health Care Policy Meeting on Increasing Access to Mental Health Services

The Health Care Policy Meeting on Increasing Access to Mental Health Services will be held on [date] at [time]. The meeting will be held at [location] and is open to the public.

The focus of this policy meeting will be on exploring ways to increase access to mental health services in our community. We will be discussing the current state of mental health care in our area and identifying potential barriers to access. We will also be considering various policy options for addressing these barriers and improving access…Order a customized and more comprehensive answer here

All members of the public are welcome to attend this meeting and participate in the discussion. If you are unable to attend in person, the meeting will also be streamed live on [website].

We hope to see you at the Health Care Policy Meeting on Increasing Access to …Order a customized and more comprehensive answer here