PUB017-6 Write A Briefing Paper for Decision Makers Outlining the Background to Your Selected Public Health Issue

Learning Outcomes

1. Demonstrate the following knowledge and understanding:
• A critical understanding of the role of contemporary public health policies and programmes for improving health outcomes.

2. Demonstrate the following skills and abilities:
• A critical evaluation of the gaps in contemporary public health policies and programmes for improving health outcomes and propose solutions (new initiative(s) and strategy (ies) and recommendations for improvement.

• Write a 3000-word briefing paper for decision makers outlining the background to your selected public health issue, present the key summary points of your evaluation of existing policies and programmes designed to improve health outcomes and offer solutions (new strategy (ies) and initiative(s) and recommendations for improvement.
• Outline who the decision makers are. In other words, who is your intended audience for the briefing paper e.g. journalists, policymakers, diplomats, the general educated public?
• Cover background details of your selected public health issue.
• Using the key summary points of your critical evaluation (strengths and weaknesses) of current policies and
• programmes designed to improve health outcomes related to your public health issue.
• Present a detailed discussion of your proposed new initiative(s) needed to improve health outcomes in this area.
• Present a detailed discussion of your proposed new strategy(ies) associated with the new initiative showing how these changes will improve health outcomes.
• Outline estimated costs for the new initiative/s and associated strategy(ies) and the impact for example on the service delivery.