Leadership role

. Our unique set of characteristics- genetics, age, sex, gender, sexual identity, economics, race, and ethnicity- along with our knowledge, beliefs, values, and skills frame the way we experience the world and guide our decisions/behaviors. One of the influencing characteristics is laws/public policies. These can include laws for wearing seat belts, the drinking age and not smoking in public buildings as well as policies related to school bullying and harassment in the workplace. Imagine you have the professional power (School Board, Company Owner, City Planner, Government Committee) to create a law or policy to change people’s health behavior. Describe a health problem that can be changed with a new policy. Use data to back up your problem (your textbook can be 1 resource as well as valid websites such as the CDC). Describe the steps you believe should be taken by government, companies, organizations and individuals to create change. It should be approximately 2 pages in length, double space, 12 pt font, and your choice of format (APA or MLA).

Points

Criteria

25

Explain your health law/policy and your pretend leadership role

20

Include data points from at least 2 valid resources

25

Summarize why the law/policy is needed for change

20

Decide how the law/policy will create health behavior changes

25

Explain why some may oppose the law/policy

115

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