HSA 3150 Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Human Factors And Ergonomics, Nyu Langone Medical Center, Rulemaking
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Social power in policymaking: social power: degree of influence possessed, positional social power. Influence: capacity to have a(cid:374) effect o(cid:374) others" decisio(cid:374)s a(cid:374)d actio(cid:374)s. Co(cid:373)es fro(cid:373) o(cid:374)e"s place or role i(cid:374) society. Health professionals have it and are recognized as legitimate policymaking participants: reward-based social power. Based on the capacity to reward or punish: expert social power. Possession of valued expertise, knowledge, or information. Focus and influence in policymaking: possible focuses include: Others who have influence with them: a (cid:862)(cid:373)ap(cid:863) ca(cid:374) sharpe(cid:374) focus. Direct influencing efforts to where they can be most useful. Opportunities to exert influence: exhibit 10. 2, health professionals may: Participate with policy advisory bodies and commissions. Helping to define problems in agenda setting. Using expertise as the basis for exerting influence in implementation activities. Example: participating in demonstration projects: participating in rulemaking, participating with policy advisory bodies and commissions, participating through personal interactions. Interest groups and organizations have more influence than individuals.
