Assignment 1
Question 1.
If you are the chief public health officer in your state, how can you apply the quality aims to improve public health systems in your community or state? 200 words
Question 2.
What is the value of leading health indicators? Have we seen improvement in some of these indicators over time? 200 words
Assignment 2 (Essay)
Process of Health Policy Making: Policy Formation
Identify an organization in your local community or state that could weigh in on the health policy debate concerning the epidemic of childhood obesity.
Analyze what role this organization could or should play in shaping local or state health policy around the issue of childhood obesity.
In your assessment, reference at least one element or concept from course textbook Chapter 8, regarding the application of strategic thinking (Public Health and the Policy Process: Micro and Macro Dimensions) to this organization's decision to become involved in this policy-making arena.
The response should include a reference list. Double-space, using Times New Roman 12 pnt font, one-inch margins, and APA style of writing and citations.