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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).