• Review this week’s Learning Resources on how laws and policies are developed.
• Review the interactive media “Public Health Policy Process.”
• Research your federal and state legislative processes. For those of you who reside outside the United States, focus on your local and territorial legislative process.
• Select a law addressing a public health issue that was passed in your state. For those of you who reside outside the United States, select a law passed at the local or territorial level. Think about the process of how your selected law was passed.
• Consider the potential impact of your selected law on future national laws.
• Identify your federal and state representatives. For those of you who reside outside the U.S., identify your local and territorial officials.

Post a comprehensive response to the following:

• Describe the law you selected.
• Explain in detail the process of how it became a law within your state or territory.
• Describe the potential impact of your selected law on future national laws.
• Identify your federal, state, and/or territorial representatives/officials.