Assignment: Trends in Healthcare Policy
Using a Health Policy Model to Develop a Change in Policy to Improve the Public's Health
In a Microsoft Word document of 2 to 3 pages, you will focus on the methods to develop a change in policy to improve the public's health by using a health policy model.
Suppose you want to initiate a policy of taxing sugared sodas/pop/beverages in your community. In your paper, address each of the following criteria:
1) Use the Longest's policy cycle model to structure your proposed policy.
2) What arguments would you use to make the case for the policy?
3) What argument(s) would your opponents make?
4) How would you go about getting buy-in for your proposed policy?
5) What stakeholder groups need to be involved in promoting your policy?
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
(1) The answer should be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
(2) The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
(3) Also include a reference page. The Citations and references should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.