Federal Policy Case Study

In order for one to determine the benefits and actual results different forms of measurement need to be developed. These measurements allow one to determine whether they were positive or negative effect from a federal policy and even allow one to hypothesize the potential positive and negative effects of a policy. The policy goals that needs to be obtained are effectiveness, efficiency, equity and political feasibility, and each goal has need measurements to establish its results.
First, one of the policy goals is effectiveness. Effectiveness allows one to determine how successful is the federal policy. The measurements for effectiveness for a federal policy dealing with sugar-sweetened beverages would be does it in fact reduce the rate of childhood obesity in the United States. Does the U.S. see a decline in childhood obesity not just in one state but on federal a level? Also, did the U.S. see a decline in the overall consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages among children all across the nation.
The second policy goal is efficiency, which allows one to determine if the results were reached in low cost method that was also time sensitive. For efficiency, the U.S. needs to determine if the federal policy was …show more content…
For a policy to pass on the federal level it needs the support of not just families but also politicians. For politicians if something can guarantee fame and future support would be a hot and attractive topic for them considering most are looking to get re-elected. Is a federal policy on sugar-sweetened beverages something that is needed not just in healthcare community but in the political realm? The U.S. can determine this by see the need for it and seeing the reaction from different cities and groups on the topic. These four policy goals allow people to determine the overall success rate of a federal policy and see if it is making a positive or negative effect on the