Child Obesity Policy Brief in Mexico City
The policy brief topic is:Healthcare access wellness policy in Mexico City, Mexico.
Based on the attached case study: focusing on Obesity in school-aged children (5-11)
Mexico has universal healthcare (
The goal is to create a policy that would:
Offer financial reimbursement to families who receive yearly wellness (preventative) visits. Could be something like: $50 usd/individual, which = $1,025.62 pesos/individual
Explain how this identifies who is at risks, the financial implications of being obese vs being healthy and elaborate from there , reduction of the pandemic
Title page is not necessary.
Complete the answers directly on the word document provided “Final assignment R2”.
Pay close attention to each question and do not exceed the 3 pages
If it says one paragraph, write one paragraph
If it says 3 sentences, write 3 sentences
Include at least 5 references
Conduct research on the public health topic (provide at least 3 current peer reviewed articles you may use a government website for current statistics related to the public health issue.).
Public Health Importance
Why is the issue important – what impact does it have and how does it relate to public health practice
Type of Policy Recommended (Facilitating, Restrictive, Regulatory)
Policy Level (local, city, state, regional, national)
Specific Policy Recommendation (one paragraph)
Propose a policy to address this public health issue. Be sure to indicate what factor(s) the policy will address (e.g. physical environment, behavior change, education, regulating sales).
Implications for Positive Social Change (one paragraph for each question)
What are the possible outcomes if action taken (policy implemented) and inaction (policy not implemented)?
How does this public health policy influence positive social change within a community?
Resources
Bernardo Turnbull, Sarah Frances Gordon, Gloria Oliva Martínez-Andrade, & Marco González-Unzaga. (2019). Childhood obesity in Mexico: A critical analysis of the environmental factors, behaviours and discourses contributing to the epidemic. Health Psychology Open, 6.
Costa-Urrutia, P., Vizuet-Gámez, A., Ramirez-Alcántara, M., Guillen-González, M. Á., Medina-Contreras, O., Valdes-Moreno, M., Musalem-Younes, C., Solares-Tlapechco, J., Granados, J., Franco-Trecu, V., & Rodriguez-Arellano, M. E. (2019). Obesity measured as percent body fat, relationship with body mass index, and percentile curves for Mexican pediatric population. PLoS ONE, 14(2), 1–13.
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