I. Introduction

A. Summarize your public health issue with respect to the community or state to which it is pertinent.

Obesity Epidemic in the USA is the topic

https://www.cdc.gov/obesity/data/adult.html, https://www.cdc.gov/obesity/strategies/index.html

B. Discuss why it is considered a public health issue. Be sure to support your claims with research.

C. Identify the population that is most at risk for this issue. Be sure to support your claims with research.

II. Analysis

A. Describe the social, behavioral, and cultural factors associated with this public health issue. Be sure to substantiate your claims with relevant evidence-based research.

B. Assess the impact of local initiatives that may exist on your selected issue. In other words, what has been done in the community, including organizational support, initiatives, or programs, in response to this issue? Be sure to substantiate your claims with specific examples and research.

C. Assess the impact of state-sponsored programs or interventions that may exist to address your selected public health issue. Be sure to substantiate your claims with specific examples and research.

D. Analyze the efficacy of local and state initiatives and programs that address your selected public health issue. In other words, are those initiatives or programs working? Be sure to justify your reasoning with relevant evidence-based research.

E. Bearing in mind that there may be several, identify a healthcare disparity (that is, a gap in care that is typically experienced by an underserved population) associated with this public health issue.

F. What efforts have been made toward reducing the disparity you identified? Be sure to substantiate your claims with relevant evidence-based research.

III. Theoretical Support

A. Bearing in mind that there may be several, choose a social, behavioral, or cultural factor associated with your selected public health issue that needs to change in order to improve the issue. Be sure to explain why you chose this particular factor.

B. Select the public health theory, model, or concept that most appropriately applies to the social, behavioral, or cultural factor you chose in the above step.

C. Describe the strengths of the theory, model, or concept you selected for addressing your chosen social, behavioral, or cultural factor. Be sure to substantiate your claims with specific examples and research.

D. Describe the weaknesses of the theory, model, or concept you selected for addressing your chosen social, behavioral, or cultural factor. Be sure to substantiate your claims with specific examples and research.

IV. Recommendations

A. Make specific evidence-based recommendations for community-level stakeholders for positively impacting the social, behavioral, or cultural factor you selected. Be sure to justify the rationale behind your recommendations.

B. Make specific evidence-based recommendations for the relevant state agency (or agencies) for promoting positive change in your selected factor. Be sure to justify the rationale behind your recommendations.

C. Make specific evidence-based recommendations for reducing the healthcare disparity you previously identified. Be sure to justify the rationale behind your recommendations.

D. Make general recommendations for improving the overall public health issue you selected. Be sure to justify the rationale behind your recommendations.

V. Reflection

A. Summarize the public health issue you selected and the social, behavioral, or cultural changes that would need to be made to bring about improvement.

B. Discuss how your recommendations would support such change. Be sure to substantiate your claims with evidence.

Guidelines for Submission: Your paper must be submitted as a four- to five page Microsoft Word document with double spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, one-inch margins, and at least three sources, which must be cited according to APA style.