Your legislator has asked you to provide them with a health policy
brief on a current health issue so that they can decide on how to vote
on the policy. In 5-8 pages your policy brief should include:
Description of the health policy issue and its impact on
access/cost/quality
Summary of what the policy would do to address the problem
(intended outcomes)
Summary of potential unintended outcomes of the policy
Summary of potential stakeholders, including who will support
or oppose the issue and why
You can find examples of health policy briefs at
http://www.jbpub.com/essentialpublichealth/skolnik/sampleFiles.aspx
The Case Assignment is due by Sunday at 11:59 pm (PST)
Writing expectations include competency in the following:
-Sentence Structure
-Verb Tense and Agreement
-Pronoun Use
-Possessive Use
1 / 2
-Punctuation
-Spelling
-Focus and Organization
-Thesis Statement & Conclusion