Health Policy and Law

Running head: HEALTH POLICY AND LAW 1
Health Policy and Law
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HEALTH POLICY AND LAW 2
Interests of Key Stakeholders in the Case Scenario
The case study about Evergreen and the issue of immunisation contains five different
groups of people that showed their diverse interests. Each stakeholder had different
perceptions about the vaccination of people in the three counties. In the case scenario, the
first group of stakeholders is Evergreen legislators. The interest of the legislators is to
terminate the exemption of other people from immunisation due to their strong religious
beliefs. The second group of the participant, in this case, is the professional nurses working in
public schools. The interests of the nurses are to undertake the vaccination process in public
schools as required by the States’ legislation (Sinha & Kumar, 2018). Primary care officers
and paediatricians form the third group of key stakeholders in this case. Another party
involved in the case is the administrators of the public schools found within the jurisdictions
of the state. The interest of the school management is to safeguard the rights of all children
in school; for example, the management mentioned that unimmunised children should not be
forced out of school provided they are not sick. The fifth group of participants is
professionals from the public health department. The last stakeholder is the association of
parents whom their children are studying in the public schools.
Apply Current Laws, Policies, and Financing
The laws that apply to this case depends on the stipulations made by the State
authority. The rules are State-based and should reflect the requirements of the Advisory
Committee appointed to lead all immunisation programs in the Evergreen State. All infants,
children and adolescent must be immunised to prevent the widespread of infectious diseases
in the State (National Conference of State Legislature). Public school and day care
requirements on immunisation are essential in improving the immune system and health of
children and teenagers who had not received any form of vaccination during their infanthood
period (Chervenak, McCullough & Brent, 2016). The law should enable the public health