Question

how can health professionals assess the importance of policy information they are observing? Include the role of policy theory and logic models in your response.

Answer 1

Ans) Information policy is the set of all public laws, regulations and policies that encourage, discourage, or regulate the creation, use, storage, access, and communication and dissemination of information.

- Certain categories of information are of particular importance for information policy.

- Policies and procedures are an essential part of any organization. Together, policies and procedures provide a roadmap for day-to-day operations.

- They ensure compliance with laws and regulations, give guidance for decision-making, and streamline internal processes.

- A theory of change leads policy designers and implementers to develop a programme logic model to explain the activities and processes of the intervention that will have to be made, in order to achieve the transformation goals set. These are the desired effects, or outcomes and impacts, of the envisaged policy.