Health Police

This week you are split into your project groups for discussion. In your project groups this week I want you to start brainstorming ideas about health policies that you could investigate for your policy project. You may have already started doing so, but give me a glimpse into where you are at through your discussion board.What health issues are you most concerned about related to the overuse of technology or underutilization of natural spaces?What populations are you most concerned about regarding the issues you are discussing?At what level do you want to address this issue (e.g., national, organizational, community, individual, etc.)?What sort of behaviors do you want to change?Kendra Babitz gave some examples of what she called “problem statements” – I would call those “policy statements” because she included solutions in those statements as well. As you brainstorm with your group, try to emulate those statements:Clearly state the problem (which includes who is the target population);why it matters;and what is a potential solution.Throw out ideas to your groupmates and have a discussion – and try to settle on a broad topic that interests your group, even if you don’t end up using one of the specific problem statements you craft in this discussion. Post your own problem/policy statement by Thursday, and then be sure to respond to your peers by Sunday.Have someone from your group send me a message with the topic your group is considering – it doesn’t have to be your final decision, so you can change you mind if you decide to go in a different direction, but I want to get a sense of where everyone is at by the end of the weekend.