Please answer 2 questions .
Q1. Parvanta et al., Chapter 6: Communicating for Policy and Advocacy. When it comes to crafting messages, the authors mentioned components of a good policy brief. Select 3 of those elements and describe how you would address them in a policy brief on the policy you intend to enact in your media advocacy campaign.
Q2. Parvanta et al., Chapter 6: Communicating for Policy and Advocacy. The authors list several barriers and challenges that arise when communicating directly with policymakers. Select 1 and discuss how you would overcome the barrier for a public health issue of your choosing.
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Q3. Community Toolbox – Section 2: Writing Letters to the Editor. The authors suggest that one reason to write a letter to the editor is to influence policy-makers or elected officials directly or indirectly. Please describe key elements of writing the letter that would help your planned media advocacy campaign. In particular, suggest how you would grab the reader’s attention in the first sentence, explain why the issue is important, give evidence and state your opinion about what should be done.
Q4. Community Toolbox – Section 2: Writing Letters to the Editor. There are a few key tips for getting your letter accepted (and for making any news or opinion piece newsworthy): put the most important points in the first paragraph, refer to a recent event or article to make it locally relevant, use local statistics and personal stories to illustrate your point, use the title of someone credible to be the spokesperson or author of the letter. Discuss how you would use these elements in crafting a letter that would help advance your planned media advocacy campaign AND get the letter accepted.