Topic: Understanding the Causes of Childhood Obesity

Note: You must seek approval on your specific health policy issue and approved by your faculty before you begin working on this assignment. This 16 page evidence-based paper should be on current policy or proposed legislation.

Project Task: Construct an overview.

Construct an overview to introduce the identified health policy initiative or issue and focus on local, state or federal populations

The overview should include the following:

Objective for paper’s purposeOverview of specific health policy or issueA detailed description of the legislators or agencies that are involved in the specific health policy and how it has been funded or allocated to improve health care practices and outcomesA detailed description on how the health policy will influence and affect the targeted populationProvide rationale for why this specific health policy topic is important and needed

Rubric

Health Topic Describe a single health promotion/disease prevention problem from the Healthy People 2020 Objectives Introduction to population or problem Describe incidence, prevalence, epidemiology, cost burden etc.,

Description of specific population, program or organization Discuss how the policy is intended for a specific population, program or organization Specific legislators involved Identify and discuss specific legislators involved in the policy development

Policy, practice and outcomes Discuss how the policy influences clinical practice and is used to promote best outcomes Policy, practice and the inter-professional team Examine how the policy can be used by the inter-professional team to ensure coordinated

Comprehensive Review of Literature Perform and demonstrate a comprehensive review of the current evidence. Use of primary sources and evidence that is not older than 5 years Writing, grammar and APA application Scholarly grammar, use of APA 6th edition