Assignment Task -
Create a new or choose an existing health policy which addresses an important health issue, excluding policies on seat belts, smoking or helmets.
Provide a brief description of your health policy e.g. policy title and purpose (200 words).
Explain why this policy is important for health using evidence from the literature (with at least 4 references) (550 words).
Explain how this policy could be implemented. Include in your discussion the mechanisms required to ensure compliance with your policy e.g. how it might be enforced, encouraged through education etc. (550 words).
The word limits for each sections are guides only based on marking weightings, overall your essay should not exceed 3000 words.
This assessment allows the students to show that they have integrated the learning about public health policy into their own experience.