Excelsior College Public Health Community Gardens Position Paper

Your paper must contain the following elements:

• An introduction including a statement that describes your selected public health topic. Topic selected: neighborhood characteristics like ‘food deserts’ and how they affect health; community gardeners can assist the public by having accesible free food, decreased the risk of chronic conditions and even decreased violence int he area.
• A detailed description of your position on the public health topic. The description must include:
• Identification and explanation of at least three (3) factors that contribute to your selected public health topic (i.e., what has made this an issue, made it worse, or made it better?)
• Epidemiological information about who is most affected by your selected public health topic (e.g., specific age, gender, racial, income groups, etc)
• A detailed explanation of at least one policy or specific challenge that has created and maintained this public health topic. In particular, please answer the following questions when/if applicable:
• A detailed description of at least two (2) strategies or solutions (e.g., policies, programs) that could help solve challenges of your selected public health topic.
• A conclusion summarizing the main points of the paper

a.Whether you believe the topic is related to public health and why/how or why not

b.Potential implications of this topic (i.e., what does this mean for the public?), positive and/or negative

c.Relevance of the topic to you personally

a.Who initiated the policy?

b.When was the policy enacted?

c.What was the original intent of the policy?

d.What circumstances contributed to the development and enactment of the policy?

The final paper must meet the following formatting guidelines:

Length: At minimum, 5 pages double spaced (The cover/title page, references, and appendices are not included in the length requirement)

References: Must be formatted to according to one of the professional citation styles mentioned above (APA). A minimum of 7 different sources must be cited

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