To achieve Health-related goals

Public policy involves courses of action designed to achieve health-related goals, and has a direct impact on health in the population. The overall goal of health policy is to promote the highest possible level of health in the population at a reasonable cost. Health policies may be either public or private, depending on their source and focus.

If you are a community health nurse who is working in conjunction with an organization with a grant that receives funding from the federal government to provide services for the treatment and prevention of alcoholism for the homeless population who live on the streets.

What type of public policy must you as the community health nurse be well versed in regarding health care?