M2A1: Letter to the Editor - Demystifying Health Services

For this assignment, use your module resources (required) and any other credible outside sources desired to help you write a letter to the editor for a local paper. Think of this like a blog entry or an Op Ed (Opposite the Editorial page). Your goal is to demystify a health or public health service that is offered in a community in which you live, work, or are otherwise familiar with.

Examples of services you could focus on might include in-home care for senior citizens, free or income-based health/dental clinics, community based health / fitness resources (not commercial gyms), diabetes programs, etc.

In your content, include the following:

1. Identify who you are writing to (audience);
2. Describe the health or public health service;
3. Promote this service as a way to address the local community’s health.

Gear your writing towards your target audience, which is a group in your local community. (Be sure to clearly identify the target group in your letter.) For example, this may be an audience that is working class, health professional, families, elderly, local political leaders, and/or a mix of these different audiences. Write your letter using consumer-friendly language. You are demystifying and promoting the health service, not arguing a specific position. Be clear, concise and informative.

Your letter to the editor should be 2-3 double spaced pages long. It should be persuasive and evidence-based. Be clear and concise. Follow the guidelines for writing a letter to the editor. Please include an APA formatted reference page after your letter.