Assignment

Using a Health Policy Model to Develop a Change in Policy to Improve the Public's Health

This assignment focuses on the methods to develop a change in policy to improve the public's health by using a health policy model.

Tasks: Suppose you want to initiate a policy of taxing sugared sodas/pop/beverages in your community. Use the Longest's policy cycle model to ponder the following questions:

• What arguments would you use to make the case for the policy?

• What argument(s) would your opponents make?

• How would you go about getting buy-in for your proposed policy?

• What stakeholder groups need to be involved in promoting your policy? Submission Details:

• Submit your response in a 2-page Microsoft Word document (500 words).