Assignment : Discussion-Introduction to Public Health Policy
On this assignment use the state of Arizona (read the instructions for the assignment)
The goals of public health are to improve overall population health and to prevent health problems. Given this, public health policy seeks legislative action at the local, state, and federal levels to improve population health.
For this assignment, you will research a public health problem and examine subsequent policy solutions designed to ameliorate the problem. You will identify a public health problem in your community and conduct your own research into the actions taken by either the local, state, or federal government to resolve the problem.
Complete the following:
- Identify and research a public health problem in your community.
- Describe the public health problem you researched.
- Describe the results of your research into the problem. Ensure that your results take into account local, state, or federal government intervention.
- What were the goals of the intervention and have they been met?
- Do you agree with the government's approach? Explain why or why not.
- Based on your assigned readings, describe which agency in the Department of Health and Human Services organizational chart you believe would be involved in the government's initiative to solve the problem and explain why.
Write your initial response in 200-300 words. Apply APA standards to citation of sources.
Assignment 2: The Policy Memo: A Preliminary Research
On this assignment use the state of Arizona (read the instructions for the assignment)
Your major assignment in this course is a learning assessment system assignment (LASA), and it is due in Module 5. In this LASA, you will write a policy memo to a government official on a public health topic of your choice. To prepare for this task, you will begin in this module by identifying your topic of interest and conducting preliminary research.
Using the module readings, Argosy University online library resources, and Internet sources, research public health problems that can be solved using a policy approach. Then, do the following:
- Identify a public health problem that can be solved using a policy approach.
- Describe this public health problem and explain why it interests you.
- Identify the government official or agency (at the local, state, or federal level) to which you want to address your concerns and recommendations. Explain your choice.
- Provide evidence of the problem. Support your position with at least three scholarly references as well as other data from credible Web sites.
Write a 2-3-page paper in Word format. Apply APA standards to citation of sources.
Use the following file naming convention: LastnameFirstInitial_M1_A3.doc. For example, if your name is John Smith, your document will be named SmithJ_M1_A3.doc.