In this policy analysis you must identify a public health issue, present the determinants of the health problem, identify a policy intervention, assess the intervention, and propose next steps in solving the health problem.
Select a current public health problems
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Briefly define the nature and scope of the public health problem chosen.
Discuss the most important individual, sociocultural, political and economic determinants of the problem.
Select what you consider to be the most important determinants of combination of determinants of the problem, and defend your choice.
NOTE: USE ESSAY APA FORMAT, USE IN-TEXT CITATION (AUTHOR LAST NAME, YEAR) AND MAKE SURE ALL THE TOPICS CAN HAVE A POLICY SOLUTION.
Grading
You will be graded on topic appropriateness, scope of the problem, depth of discussion, explanation of determinants of the problem, grammar and spelling, and professional writing use APA style.
Format
Minimum of 400 words
Minimum of 5 references
Only word document will be accepted
use APA style
Title page (Title, Student Name, Student N#)
12 point font (Times New Roman)
Double spaced and 1 inch margins
