policy brief and process paper on Urban food environment and how it affects health

May 3, 2023May 3, 2023 Discipline: Healthcare
  • Each individual student will create a policy brief on an urban health issue directed to decision-makers at local, state, or federal levels using concepts, ideas, or information from the course (25 points).
  • Beginning Your Policy Brief: Use these questions to begin thinking about your policy brief‟s purpose, audience, and contribution:
    • What problem will your brief address?
    • Who is the audience?
      • Why is the problem important to them?
      • What do you know about the audience (e.g., technical knowledge, political or organizational culture or constraints, exposure to the issue, potential openness to the message)?
    • What other policy or issue briefs already exist? How will your brief differ (e.g., different information, perspective, aim, or audience)?
  • Format:
    • Title
      • Needs to be descriptive & catch attention of the reader
    • Aim of Brief and Definition/Significance of the Problem
      • Includes the aim of the policy brief
      • Includes clear definition of the problem or issue
      • Includes discussion of key background information needed to support importance of problem and why status quo is not acceptable
      • Can include graph or figures if appropriate
    • Policy Recommendation
      • Discuss key information needed to support policy recommendation as best solution
      • Review & refutation of major policy alternatives (optional)
      • The nature of the policy issue and policy landscape will determine the need for discussion of policy alternative
    • Conclusion
      • Why recommended policy is best solution to problem
      • This is your 2-4 sentence “take home message”
    • Cite References, using consistent formatting, as necessary to document the data sources used to build your case. You should include a minimum of 8 references for your brief.
  • Policy briefs should be no more than 4 pages in length, ideally, 2 pages or less. Layout, font, etc., are entirely up to your discretion based on the format that you think is most appropriate.
  • Putting this together should be guided by: a clear sense of your problem/issue definition, knowing “what success looks like,” a well-defined audience, and a clear understanding of both the political and policy context.


  • Submit a separate document (1-3 paragraphs), detailing the following (5 points):
    • Why you chose this issue: its importance to you
    • Background: how you researched issue
    • Next steps: what are your plans regarding using the policy brief in actuality or what you learned about how to move forward with this issue
    • What you learned: both about the issue and about the process—include successes and challenges

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