topic) health policy analysis on policies promoting prevention of Hepatitis C in Colorado, California or Texas

post your initial response addressing the following:

1)Problem Statement:

2)Background

3)Explanation of why this problem has been chosen for analysis

4)Inclusion of the necessary facts and information needed to understand the problem being addressed

5)Landscape

6)Identification and support of key stakeholders

7)Explanation of the issues that must be considered when analyzing the problem

8)Assessment of at least two examples of each of the following factors that influence stakeholders:

9)Political factors

10)Social factors

11)Economic factors

12)Legal factors

13)Practical factors

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Hepatitis C is a major health problem that will affect the liver of an individual and damage the hepatic circulatory system of the body. United universal health care scheme is made to promote the prevention of Hepatitis C in Colorado, California, or Texas which is covered under the United states universal healthcare team which was launched on 1 March 2016. Its main motive is to reduce the disease condition by hepatitis C and prevent the health of the people.

Step-by-step explanation

Health policy analysis on policies promoting prevention of Hepatitis C in Colorado, California, or Texas. Its main goal is to reduce the incidence of Hepatitis C for this United states universal healthcare scheme on 1 March 2016.

Hepatitis C infection is a life-threatening infection caused by the Hepatitis C virus. The mode of transmission for this virus is mainly by the bloodstream. It is a viral disease that affects the hepatic circulation of the body.

·        Problem statement: Hepatitis C is a viral disease spread by the hepatitis C virus. It will affect the normal functioning of the liver and causes liver failure, liver cirrhosis. It is an untreatable and life-threatening disease spread by bloodstream such as needle stick injury.

·        Background: United States healthcare scheme is launched on 1 March 2016. This will create emphasis to eradicate Hepatitis C from the community. According to the report of world health organization about 1 million people are suffering from Hepatitis C, with it approximately 399,000 dying from this infection as it will affects hepatic circulation. 

·        This problem is being chosen for analysis because Hepatitis C is a communicable disease that can spread to one person to another very easily by the mode of the bloodstream. Treatment of hepatitis C is not possible as it will affect the hepatocirculatory system. It will cause a serious health problem, damage liver, liver cirrhosis and it is a life-threatening condition that can lead to death.

·        The necessary facts and information needed to understand the problem being addressed are Hepatitis C is a blood-borne virus that will infect the liver. The most necessary fact related to hepatitis C is this will spread by sharing needles, drug administration by using the same needles, blood transfusion of an infected person.

·        Hepatitis C infection cases raised in 1970 because of improper blood transfusion and inaccurate drug administration by using the same needle and syringe. The treatment landscape for Hepatitis C is changed as per the screening, monitoring, and provide treatment of the patients.

·        For reducing the incidence rate of Hepatitis C government has a plan for prevention, cure of disease stakeholders are working to create awareness among people regarding Hepatitis C and to reduce the number of cases of Hepatitis C. Stakeholders will make a necessary plan to provide care to the patient with Hepatitis C as it is a life-threatening condition.

·        Issues that might be considered while analyzing the policy are:

1        To reduce the cases of Hepatitis C.

2       Create awareness among the people regarding Hepatitis C.

3       To reduce the community spread of disease.

·        Factors that influence stakeholders are as follows:

1 Rapid spread of Hepatitis C in community for which they emphasize to perform hepatitis risk assessment ,screening , monitoring , vaccination and reduce the chances of spread of disease by bloodstream.

2. lack of knowledge among the group of people regarding the viral hepatitis C .

* political factors are as follows:

1 Government has no appropriate budget to implement the program.

2 Different political understanding related to the disease and its treatment modalities.

·        Social factors are as follows:

1 Hepatitis C is a communicable diseases so it will generate a threat among the people and neglect patient with hepatitis C.

·        Economic factors: Treatment for Hepatitis C is quite costly which can not be afford by everyone.

·        Legal factors : Hepatitis C is a threatening condition so it need to be documented accurately for prevalence, incidence and treatment of patient .