College of Public Health and Human Sciences Public Health Policy Institute Selecting a Policy Option and Crafting a Policy Statement Presenter: Jeff Luck & Jangho Yoon Date: August 22, 2013

Review possible criteria for selecting among multiple policy options Agenda Review possible criteria for selecting among multiple policy options Outline key elements of draft policy statement September 20, 2018 Public Health Policy Institute

Evaluative criteria for comparing multiple policy options   Definition Limitation Effectiveness How well will a policy work? Likelihood of achieving policy goals and objectives Estimates involve uncertain projection of future events. Efficiency What will we get for our money? Benefits in relation to costs: Least cost for given benefit or largest benefit for given cost. Measuring all costs and benefits is not always possible. Equity Will a policy be fair? Fairness in distribution of the policy’s costs, benefits, & risks across population subgroups. Can be difficult to measure equity. Involves making qualitative judgment. September 20, 2018 Public Health Policy Institute

Evaluative criteria for comparing multiple policy options (cont.)   Definition Limitation Feasibility Political Extent to which elected officials accept and support a policy proposal. Depends on personalities and economic and political conditions. Administrative Likelihood that an agency can implement the policy effectively. Requires estimate of available resources and leadership. Technical Availability or reliability of technology needed for policy implementation. Difficult to anticipate technological change. Social acceptability Extent to which stakeholders will accept and support a proposed policy. Depends on saliency of the issues and level of public awareness. Liberty Extent to which policy extends or restricts individual rights and choices. May involve value judgments September 20, 2018 Public Health Policy Institute

Policy Selection Methods Matrix (scorecard) display method Multiple criteria can be assessed at the same time. Alternatives are listed along one axis of a matrix. The criteria are listed along the other axis. Cells can be filled with numeric scores or qualitative assessments Criteria Option A Option B Option C Effectiveness Efficiency Equity Feasibility Political Administrative Technical Social acceptability Liberty September 20, 2018 Public Health Policy Institute

Policy Selection Methods Weighted checklist example Criteria Score (1 – 10) Weight Option A Option B Option C Effectiveness 5 7 6 1 Efficiency 9 8 3 Equity 4 10 0.5 Feasibility   Political Administrative Technical n/a Social acceptability 1.5 Liberty Sum 61 60 42 September 20, 2018 Public Health Policy Institute

Policy Selection Methods Goeller scorecard example Selected criteria Option A Option B Option C   Effectiveness XXXXX Efficiency Equity Feasibility Political Administrative Social acceptability September 20, 2018 Public Health Policy Institute

Drafting a policy statement A simple 1 page policy statement is very useful for sharing your ideas and moving toward planning Format 1 or 2 paragraph description of you policy problem 1 paragraph description of each policy option Indication of preferred option (at this time) September 20, 2018 Public Health Policy Institute