Competency
Differentiate the legal and professional policies influencing healthcare decisions.
Scenario
You recognize your role as a client advocate and have decided to collaborate with the American Nurses Association related to health policy issues. You choose to write a letter to your national legislator in your voting district addressing legal and professional policies associated with genetic discrimination that you have seen personally or in the news.
Write a professional letter to your legislator demonstrating advocacy for legal and professional policies that protect individuals from genetic discrimination.
Include this content in the letter:
Description of an example of genetic discrimination witnessed personally or in the news
Recommendations for strategies to avoid genetic discrimination aligned with the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 (GINA)
Include specific examples of how clients, families, and communities will benefit
Correct grammar, spelling and APA style and format required
Resources:
American Psychological Association. (2017, September). How to write a letter or email. https://www.apa.org/advocacy/guide/letter-email
