Overview
After reviewing the requirements in the final project document, explore the four focus areas identified by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation website, provided in your Module One Readings and Resources. From these broad topics, identify a specific public health issue to use as the basis for your final project presentation. For example, if you are interested in mental health as a broad topic, you may narrow your focus and select healthcare for veterans as your specific topic. Using the template provided, begin to compile important information and resources that you can use to develop your presentation.
Prompt
Select a specific public health issue to use as the basis for your final project presentation.
Specifically, the following critical elements must be addressed:
- Identify and describe a specific public health issue.
- Describe the macro- and microeconomic forces related to your public health issue.
- Determine key policies or regulations that currently apply to your public health issue.
- Identify the perceived benefits and consequences resulting from the legislation supporting your public health issue.
- Identify the economic impact resulting from the legislation supporting your public health issue.
- Provide links or citations for references that you will use to support your ideas regarding your public health issue.
What to Submit
Your introduction must be submitted as a completed worksheet.
References:
https://www.rwjf.org/en/building-a-culture-of-health/focus-areas.html?cid=xsh_rwjf_em