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Winter 2024 HLTH 370 HLTH 370: Ecological Determinants of Health University of Waterloo Winter 2024 Policy Brief Proposal Due Date:
February 15, 2024 at 11:59PM via Dropbox on LEARN Weighting:
20% of total final grade Description: Four topics have been identified by the Region of Waterloo Public Health. You will need to answer one question in greater depth: Health communication 1.
How can public health effectively communicate about the connections between climate change and health in a way that motivates action and encourages hope rather than creates despair or ecoanxiety? Climate change adaptation 2.
What adaptation measures can be undertaken to address extreme heat waves? Emergency response 3.
What considerations should be made when preparing a local collaborative emergency heat response plan for community implementation? Vulnerability and equity, diversity, and inclusion 4.
What interventions could be implemented to ensure that vulnerable populations are supported amid current and projected climate-health risks? Mental health 5.
What interventions could be implemented to support mental health through current and projected climate-health risks? To prepare for the final policy brief, you will submit a proposal. This proposal will provide an opportunity to strengthen the final submission. Note that you are strongly encouraged to review the assignment requirements for the final policy brief in order to prepare your proposal. You can work alone or in groups of two (2) or three (3) members (maximum group size is 3 members). Groups must be formed prior to the submission of the Policy
Winter 2024 HLTH 370 Brief Proposal. Once a group is formed, it cannot be changed. All members of the group will receive the same grade on both the proposal and the final policy brief (i.e., no peer assessment). Assignment Instructions
: For the proposal, you are required to answer the following questions (answer each question separately with the corresponding question number): Background/Approach 1.
What question from the Region of Waterloo Public Health do you intend to answer? (copy full question from list above) 2.
What idea or solution are you proposing to answer the question? How does this idea or solution connect to the question you intend to answer from the Region of Waterloo Public Health? (200 words) Impact 3.
Why would the Region of Waterloo Public Health be interested in or excited about your idea or solution? Is there alignment between this idea and previous initiatives or strategic plans? Does this idea or solution build the existing foundation of work completed on this topic/theme? (200 words) 4.
Is there a specific population/group/community that will be impacted by or benefit from your idea or solution? Why have you chosen this specific population or scope for your idea? (200 words) 5.
How will this idea or solution influence or improve the health of people in Waterloo Region? (200 words) Previous Evidence 6.
What evidence is there to demonstrate the feasibility of this idea or solution (e.g., Has the idea or solution been tried elsewhere? Does the idea draw on best practices?)? Why is this evidence relevant to the Region of Waterloo context? What is the connection between the evidence and your idea or solution? (400 words) To address this question, it may be helpful to identify and briefly describe a case study or example which demonstrates how your idea/solution was tested or implemented in another context or at another scale. Implementation 7.
What partnership(s) might be needed to implement your idea or solution (e.g., other government agencies, municipalities, private sector, not-for-profit sector, schools, etc.)? Why are these partnerships needed? (200 words)
Winter 2024 HLTH 370 8.
What are the resource implications of your idea or solution (e.g., financial, infrastructure, social, etc.)? How might existing resources be leveraged to implement your idea? (200 words) 9.
What are the potential limitations or challenges in the implementation of your idea or solution? Are there opportunities to mitigate these limitations or challenges? (200 words) Format: Each proposal should: •
Answer each question separately with the corresponding question number. The question does not need to be repeated within the proposal. •
Follow word limits for each question. •
Include appropriate in text citations and a separate ‘Reference List’ at the end of the document for any material that is referenced within the proposal (Vancouver style or APA style). o
If using APA style, please note that in-text citations count toward overall word count for individual questions. •
Be double spaced and use 12-point font •
Include your name(s) and student ID(s) in the header of your assignment Rubric:
Criteria Level 4 Level 3 Level 2 Level 1 Background/ Approach (out of 16) The background/ approach is clear, logical, and demonstrates exceptional thought and planning. The idea/solution is thoughtfully described and innovative The background/ approach is clear, logical, and demonstrates good thought and planning. The idea/solution is thoughtfully described. The background/ approach is clear, logical, and demonstrates some thought and planning. The idea/solution is stated. The background/ approach is unclear. The idea/solution is stated. Impact (out of 16) The impact of the idea/solution is clearly explained. Exceptional critical thinking is demonstrated in describing the population and/or scope of idea/ solution. Exceptional The impact of the idea/solution is explained. Critical thinking is demonstrated in describing the population and/or scope of idea/ solution. Some critical thinking is The impact of the idea/solution is explained. The population and/or scope of idea/ solution is described. A description of how the idea / solution will influence the The impact of the idea/solution is not adequately explained. The population and/or scope of the idea is not clear. The description of how the idea/solution will influence the
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Winter 2024 HLTH 370 critical thinking is demonstrated in describing how the idea / solution will influence the health of people in the Region of Waterloo. demonstrated in describing how the idea / solution will influence the health of people in the Region of Waterloo. health of people in the Region of Waterloo is provided. health of people in the Region of Waterloo is also unclear or limited. Previous Evidence (out of 16) Appropriate evidence is identified and clearly summarized. Relevance to the Region of Waterloo context is thoughtfully explained. Innovation and critical thinking are demonstrated in connecting the case study and proposed idea/ solution. Evidence is identified and summarized. Relevance to the Region of Waterloo context is explained. Some critical thinking is demonstrated in connecting the case study and proposed idea/ solution. Some evidence identified. Relevance to the Region of Waterloo context is stated. A connection between the case study and proposed idea/ solution is stated. Weak evidence is identified and/or is poorly summarized, and/or the connection between the case study and proposed idea/ solution is unclear. Implementation (out of 16) Each component of the implementation plan is clearly and logically described. Exceptional critical and innovative thinking is demonstrated in the description of the implementation plan. Each component of the implementation plan is clearly described. Some critical thinking is demonstrated in the description of the implementation plan. Each component of the implementation plan is described. Some parts of the plan are unclear or not feasible. The implementation plan is incomplete or not clearly described. The implementation plan does not appear feasible or well thought out. Writing style, referencing, formatting (out of 16) Writing is clear, articulate, and grammatically correct. All formatting guidelines were followed carefully. Writing is clear and has minimal errors. Guidelines were followed with minimal errors. Writing is somewhat unclear and/or has some errors. Guidelines were followed with some errors. Writing is unclear and/or has many errors. Guidelines were not followed. Overall: out of 80 marks