Developing an Advocacy Campaign
The proposed policy is for dealing with the public health concern of obesity focuses on promoting interactions between doctors and patients through which patients take personal responsibility for their weight problem and become active participants in addressing environmental factors. This proposed policy is based on the premise that dealing with obesity requires patients to understand and responsibility for personal dietary and exercise habits (Doroghazi, 2015). As patients take personal responsibility through empowerment by physicians, they effectively address their weight problems, which in turn contribute to better health outcomes. However, the implementation of this policy requires modification of existing laws/regulations. The existing laws or regulations would affect health advocacy efforts as several obstacles could emerge in the legislative process.
Modification of Existing Laws or Regulations
As previously mentioned, the implementation of the proposed policy would require modification of existing laws or regulations on obesity. The existing laws or regulations on obesity target four intervention settings workplaces, schools, medical care, and communities as well as social issues that act as the foundation for public health initiatives/campaigns (Dietz, Benken & Hunter, 2009). Some of the target areas in existing laws and public health strategies include physical activity, consumption of health foods including vegetables and fruits, decreased consumption of sugar-sweetened or carbonated beverages, and initiation and duration of breast-feeding. On the other hand, the social issues addressed by these regulations include lessening health disparities among the obese population, enhanced access to medical care, and suitable medical equipment.
Since these laws/regulations already address the issue of medical care and promoting healthy lifestyles, there would be no need to create new laws/regulations for the proposed policy. In this regard, the existing regulations should...
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