English
Choose a health;
Policy from the list below, or another approved topic of your choosing, and present an
opinion paper based in solid scientific evidence. Policies you may choose from include
(but are not limited to):
• Childhood obesity prevention programs in schools
• Limiting or banning sale of super-sized sodas in restaurants
• Limiting or banning sale of sugary sodas and snacks in schools
• Fluoridation of municipal drinking water
• No smoking allowed in any public spaces or buildings
• Legalizing medicinal marijuana
• How did this policy get enacted? Why did policy-makers think this was necessary? (If it isn’t enacted yet, why is it thought to be needed and what is preventing it from being enforced?)
• What scientific evidence supports your position?
• What scientific evidence refutes your position?
• Should this policy be continued, modified, or discontinued? How and why?
Your paper must between two and three pages in length and be typed in Times New
Roman 12-point font with 1 inch margins and be double-spaced. Cite your sources
