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TOPIC- Substance use Policy and Advocacy

Overview

For this assignment, you will develop a public health policy and advocacy strategy aligned with your stated career goals and present your strategy in a white paper.

Using your selected area of interest, consider the following:

· How do you hope to raise public and community awareness about an issue important to you in your career?

· Which public health policies might affect a proposal you would like to advance?

· Are there advocacy groups you could partner with for your program?

· Are there groups you would want to avoid? If so, why?

Preparation

Use the Internet,resources to complete the following:

Gather Your Data

· Find a policy or policies that address your selected issue.

· Locate public health data related to your issue.

· Revisit the history of public health policy development, practices, and theories so you remember to ground your ideas in the context of public health.

Structure Your White Paper

· Consider your work environment or a public health organization with whom you may want to work. Address that audience.

· Find examples of public health white papers to help you structure your white paper.

Instructions

In a white paper that you could deliver to peers or a workplace supervisor, complete the following:

· Describe the history of the advocacy practices currently in use to advance prevention and wellness related to a specific health issue and population.

· Describe an innovative strategy that could be used to increase awareness about a public health issue impacting a specific population.

· Analyze public health data on populations at risk that are or may be affected by a public health policy.

· Summarize concisely the key points of an advocacy initiative.

· Write clearly and logically, with correct use of spelling, grammar, punctuation, and mechanics.

Note: You must support your statements with evidence-based data and sources, including in-text citations and references using proper APA style and format.

Additional Requirements

· Include 5 double-spaced pages of content plus title and reference pages.

· Font: Times New Roman, 12 points.

· Cite at least 6 scholarly references other than course readings.

· Format your paper according to APA style.

CRITERIA	NON-PERFORMANCE	BASIC	PROFICIENT	DISTINGUISHED
Describe the history of the advocacy practices currently in use to advance prevention and wellness related to a specific health issue and population. 20%	Does not describe the history of the advocacy practices currently in use to advance prevention and wellness related to a specific health issue and population.	Partially or unclearly describes the history of the advocacy practices currently in use to advance prevention and wellness related to a specific health issue and population.	Describes the history of the advocacy practices currently in use to advance prevention and wellness related to a specific health issue and population.	Describes the history of the advocacy practices currently in use to advance prevention and wellness related to a specific health issue and population and highlights successful initiatives with examples from recent studies.
Describe an innovative strategy that could be used to increase awareness about a public health issue impacting a specific population. 16%	Does not describe an innovative strategy that could be used to increase awareness about a public health issue impacting a specific population.	Describes an innovative strategy that could be used to increase awareness about a public health issue impacting a specific population, but the description of the strategy is unclear or incomplete.	Describes an innovative strategy that could be used to increase awareness about a public health issue impacting a specific population.	Describes an innovative strategy that could be used to increase awareness about a public health issue impacting a specific population and identifies criteria that could be used to evaluate the impact on the population.
Analyze public health data on populations at risk that are or may be affected by a public health policy. 16%	Does not identify public health data on the populations at risk that are or may be affected by a public health policy.	Identifies, but does not analyze public health data on the populations at risk that are or may be affected by a public health policy	Analyzes public health data on the populations at risk that are or may be affected by a public health policy.	Analyzes public health data on the populations at risk that are or may be affected by a public health policy, and identifies assumptions on which the analysis is based.
Summarize concisely the key points of an advocacy initiative. 16%	Does not summarize concisely the key points of an advocacy initiative.	Summarizes key points of an advocacy initiative, but the summary is not consistently clear or concise, or grammatical or mechanical errors detract from communication.	Summarizes concisely the key points of an advocacy initiative.	Summarizes concisely the key points of an advocacy initiative with a perceptive synthesis of the evidence.
Write clearly and logically, with correct use of spelling, grammar, punctuation, and mechanics. 16%	Does not write clearly and logically, with correct use of spelling, grammar, punctuation, and mechanics.	Writes somewhat clearly and logically, with some errors in spelling, grammar, punctuation, and/or mechanics.	Writes clearly and logically, with correct use of spelling, grammar, punctuation, and mechanics.	Writes clearly and concisely. Grammar and mechanics are error-free.
Follow current APA guidelines for style and formatting, including in-text and reference citations. 16%	Does not follow current APA guidelines for style and formatting, including in-text and reference citations	Writes mostly following current APA style for in-text citations, quotes, and references, but there are lapses in style use.	Follows current APA guidelines for style and formatting, including in-text and reference citations.	Writes following current APA style for in-text citations, quotes, and references without errors, and uses current reference sources.