Assignment C - Critique of a Current Public Health Intervention or Approach
This paper requires a concise (approximately 2000-3000 word or 7-10 pages double-spaced) critique of an existing public health intervention or approach that addresses a public health issue of the student’s choosing and a concise (approximately 1500 word or 5-page double-spaced) proposal for an alternative intervention or approach to the one criticized. The total length of the paper is thus expected to be between approximately 3500 and 4500 words, or between 12 and 15 double-spaced pages. The paper must provide a reasoned, evidence-based criticism of a current public health intervention or approach to a public health problem, using social and behavioral science principles, theory, research, and techniques to support the critique’s arguments. The paper should apply course concepts, readings, and perspectives to the critical analysis of the approach being considered. This is not a review paper. It should not provide a review of a particular public health intervention. Instead, it