initiate a policy

initiate a policy

This assignment focuses on the methods to develop a change in policy to improve the public’s health by using a health policy model.

Tasks:
Suppose you want to initiate a policy of taxing sugared sodas/pop/beverages in your community. Use the Longest’s policy cycle model to ponder the following questions:

What arguments would you use to make the case for the policy?
What argument(s) would your opponents make?
How would you go about getting buy-in for your proposed policy?
What stakeholder groups need to be involved in promoting your policy?
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