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Select a population health issue of interest to you and identify the population affected by the issue.

Locate two scholarly articles, each of which provides a description of an effective health advocacy program that addresses your issue.

Analyze the attributes of the programs to determine what made them effective.

Reflect on a policy you could propose or a change to a current policy to further improve the health of the population you selected with regard to the issue.

Consider how you could develop an advocacy program, applying the attributes identified in similar, effective programs.

To complete:

Describe your selected population health issue and the population affected by this issue.

Summarize the advocacy programs you researched in this area.

Explain the attributes that made those programs effective.

Develop a plan for a health advocacy campaign that seeks to create a new policy or change an existing policy with regard to the issue and population you selected. Be sure to include in your plan:

A description of the public health issue and proposed policy solution

Specific objectives for the policy you want to be implemented

The means by which you will convey information to various stakeholders on the need for this policy change

Be sure your proposed need is substantiated by data and evidence.

Methods of establishing support for the policy, including how to influence policymakers

Explain how the attributes of the effective advocacy programs you researched could be applied to your proposed advocacy campaign.