Health Policy Paper Criteria

• Identify a controversial public health issue that interests you. Ex (gun control or vaping))
• Describe how this issue impacts public health
• Select a minimum of 2 articles, one that will support the law/policy and one that does not support the law/policy
• Write an academic paper that presents both the pro and con of the issue. The compare and contrast should be well developed presenting both sides of the issue.
• Who are the policymakers? (city, state, national) Remember that policy makers are at more than one level may be involved.
• Incorporate and properly cite two Habits of a Systems Thinker that you used to analyze the issue.
• In your own words, describe what the term “health in all policies” means.