Submit a detailed Policy Brief – 7-10
pages (1.5 spaced 12 point font) in which you:
(a) Problem Statement and the public health policy to be
addressed
a.
What is the
problem? Why is this an important for public health policy?
b.
Pose a question
of how to address the problem
(b) Background/Relevance/Significance (3-4 paragraphs)
a.
Present evidence
of why this is an important/relevant public health policy—need at least 5 peer
reviewed articles preferably last 5 years
(c) Landscape
a.
Identify a
minimum of 3 stakeholders in the context of the policy and problem. Write at
least one paragraph for each stakeholder. Describe why you chose them and how
they are important in this public health policy.
b.
What are the
factors affecting the policy? Be sure to
address the social, political, economic and environmental factors.
(d) Options
a.
Identify at least
two options that could solve the problem.
b.
Outline the pros and cons for each option
(e) Recommendations
i. Based on your analysis—make a
recommendation which policy you would choose to adopt and implement. Use the
evidence from above and stakeholder analysis to enhance your recommendation.
ii. Outline the steps you would take to implement the policy
(f) Evaluation
Name an evaluation approach, including study
design, process and outcome measures, as indicators about the impact of the
policy and data collection strategies. Talk about any limitations of your
evaluation design.
