Policy Brief

Select a public health issue and write a 750-1,000 word policy brief   that provides a brief summary of the issue, options to solve the   issue, and the best way to solve this issue. Select a public health   issue from one of the following American Public Health Association   websites: Climate Change (https://www.apha.org/topics-and-issues/climate-change)   or Topics and Issues (https://www.apha.org/topics-and-issues). 

Follow this outline when writing the policy brief:

Identify issue.

Background information – (a)     Population effected; (b) Local, state or national level; and (c)     Evidence about the issues supported by resources

Problem   statement.

Suggestions for addressing the issue (solutions) –     (a) Including necessary stakeholders (government officials,     administrator); and (b) Include budget or funding considerations, if   applicable

Impact on the Health Care Delivery System

Include three peer-reviewed sources and two other sources to support   the policy brief.