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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Hi Fellows: Many of you will remember John W. Seavey, Ph.D., MPH, presenter of the elegant session on American policy making and the structure of government, <i>Policy, Politics and Values</i>, for many generations of HPF Fellows at Orientation. Dr. Seavey has published a book on the policy analysis process:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Health Policy Analysis Framework </span></i><span style='font-size:14.0pt'><br><br>John Seavey, MPH, PhD<br>Semra Aytur, PhD, MPH<br>Robert Mc Grath, PhD <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Pub. Date:</span></b><span style='font-size:14.0pt'> 5/2014 234 pp., Softcover $65.00 <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>ISBN-13:</span></b><span style='font-size:14.0pt'> 9780826119230 <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>This is the only resource to provide a step-by-step framework and expert guidance for preparing a health policy analysis final paper or a capstone project for courses in health policy, public health, and health policy analysis. Building on a blend of theory and practical considerations for creating a successful policy analysis, the text guides students through the process of building an analysis that encompasses value orientations, policy background, issue statement, normative and stakeholder analysis, criteria for success, systematic review of policy options, recommendation, and strategy for adoption. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>To exemplify the process of creating a health policy analysis paper, the text traces the development of a policy on childhood obesity, the framework of which is directly applicable to a broad spectrum of policy analysis projects. The book is written by authors who are connected nationally to relevant groups (e.g., AUPHA, APHA, The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and environmental health policy groups), and have extensive networks in practice and academia where they first noted, and then fulfilled, a pressing need for a guide to preparing policy analysis final papers.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Key Features:</span></b><span style='font-size:14.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><ul style='margin-top:0in' type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Presents challenges of policy analysis that blends theory and practical considerations <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Provides a step by step framework for constructing a health policy analysis <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Establishes requisite content areas that need to be covered in health policy <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Allows students/instructors to follow a template or customize their own course assignment <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Provides real-world examples based on current research and practice <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Offers viable solutions to questions and issues students struggle with while preparing their analysis <o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Springer Publishing Company: <a href="http://www.springerpub.com/product/9780826119230#.U5iY3VTD-Uk">http://www.springerpub.com/product/9780826119230#.U5iY3VTD-Uk</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Nancy Cooper<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Coordinator, Health Policy Fellowship<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>307 Grosvenor Hall<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Athens, OH 45701<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>740-593-2017 (office)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>740-707-8425 (cell)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>740-593-1730 (fax)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'><a href="mailto:coopern@ohio.edu">coopern@ohio.edu</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'><a href="http://www.oucom.ohiou.edu/hpf">http://www.oucom.ohiou.edu/hpf</a> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>