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An Advocacy Campaign for Decreasing Teen Tobacco Use
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Policy and Advocacy for Improving Population Health
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An Advocacy Campaign for Decreasing Teen Tobacco Use
Do NOT include an abstract. Indent paragraphs ½ inch. Be sure to include the purpose statement in the introduction. The purpose statement must be clear, such as, “The purpose of this paper is to present teen tobacco use as a population health problem and discuss why the legal age to purchase tobacco products should be 21 years old. The paper will also present a grid with a tobacco bill. The reader should know what to expect in the paper from reading the purpose statement.
This should be an introduction to the problem. Facts are needed.
Tobacco use is primarily started during adolescence age. Over 3,200 children and 2,100 teens become new smokers, and 30% of that adolescent will become addicted to tobacco (Knickman & Kovner, 2015). About 18% of high school students smoke a cigarette, and over 8 million adolescent young males reported the use of smokeless tobacco (American Cancer Society, 2012). Tobacco use is the largest preventable cause of death and disease in the United States (CDC, 2016). Smoking of tobacco causes cancer, heart disease, stroke, lung diseases, and reproductive effects like low birth weight. The economic impact of tobacco use and smoking-related illness in the United States costs more than $300 billion each year (CDC, 2016).
Legislation Comparison Grid Template
Use this document to complete Part 1 of the Module 2 Assessment Legislation Comparison Grid and Testimony/Advocacy Statement
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Status of the bill (Is it in hearings or committees? Is it receiving press coverage?) |
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Remember this has to be added.
Part 2: Legislation Testimony/Advocacy Statement
Based on the health-related bill you selected, develop a 1-page Legislation Testimony/Advocacy Statement that addresses the following:
· Advocate a position for the bill you selected and write testimony in support of your position.
· Describe how you would address the opponent to your position. Be specific and provide examples.
The Legal Age to Use Tobacco Products should be 21 Years Old
This should be a paragraph about legislation to increase the legal age of tobacco use from 18 years old to 21 years old. At least three sentences are needed for a paragraph. See the MEAL plan in Doc Sharing. https://academicguides.waldenu.edu/c.php?g=465757&p=5398053
Rebuttal to Tobacco Companies
Again, use a paragraph to present the pros for increasing the legal age for tobacco. Consider financial costs, health concerns and costs, workforce productivity, etc. Paragraphs need citations.
Addressing Opponents
Opponents are concerned about loss of business. Even tobacco farmers are worried. This could be phased in over two years to decrease the sudden impact.
An Amendment to Current Legislation
Conclusion
Be sure to add a short conclusion. This is an APA paper.
The title above the first paragraph must be exactly the same as the one on the title page. It should be bolded. APA does not use Introduction as a heading. Personal pronouns, like we, you, he, she, are not used in APA. An occasional I statement is accepted. Do not add extra spaces between sections. See APA p. 64 for level one headings. Contractions are not used in APA. The entire paper should be double-spaced, and written in Times New Roman, 12 font. That includes the references. To create double spacing, highlight and push CTRL 2.
References
Be sure to include 2-3 course resources. See resources on the left side of the Blackboard. Hanging indents must be used, and created by highlighting the section, and pushing CTRL T.
