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Insurance Institute for Highway Safety Highway Loss Data Institute. (2015). Motorcycle helmet use. Retrieved from http://www.iihs.org/iihs/topics/laws/helmetuse

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University at Albany, School of Public Health [CPHCE PHL]. (2013, July 1). Ethics in public health: A closer look at current issues [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ySJElZEoFMI

The Washington Post [Washington Post]. (2014, February 23). For California marijuana reform advocates, the tide is turning [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wfBKv43c_g8

Choo, E. K., Benz, M., Zaller, N., Warren, O., Rising, K. L., & McConnell, K. J. (2014). The impact of state medical marijuana legislation on adolescent marijuana use. Journal of Adolescent Health, 55(2), 160–166. Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.

Morris, R. G., TenEyck, M., Barnes, J. C., & Kovandzic, T. V. (2014). The effect of medical marijuana laws on crime: Evidence from state panel data, 1990–2006. PloS one, 9(3), e92816. Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.

Satterlund, T. D., Lee, J. P., & Moore, R. S. (2015). Stigma among California’s medical marijuana patients. Journal of Psychoactive Drugs, 47(1). Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.

Vargo Cavalet, J. (2016). The Highs and Lows of Medical Marijuana. Clinician Reviews, 26(10), 40-53. Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.

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University of Massachusetts Medical School [UMass Medical School]. (2014, January 17). Would a fast food tax improve public health? [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I8SNDm0d-4Y

University of Michigan School of Public Health [UM School of Public Health]. (2013, February 22). Why is public health so contentious? [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HW8VDok3xxg

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This Exploration will help you better understand public perception about public health practices. You will consider the impact of health policy decisions, which is part of your Competency Assessment. Interview a friend, family member, or colleague regarding the advantage perceived by state laws on one of the following topics:

· Prevention of childhood obesity through a healthy diet in school meals

· Education campaign on healthy food consumption

· Required helmet laws for motorcyclists

· Childhood immunization

· Adult immunization for flu

· Curtailing cigarette smoking in public or tax on cigarettes

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Douglas, M. R., Manion, C. A., Hall-Harper, V. D., Terronez, K. M., Love, C. A., & Chan, A. (2015). Case studies from community coalitions: Advancing local tobacco control policy in a preemptive state. Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.

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Karnik, S., & Kanekar, A. (2014). A narrative review of public health policies for childhood obesity prevention in the United States. Retrieved from http://www.qscience.com/doi/pdf/10.5339/jlghs.2014.4

Shelley, D., Ogedegbe, G., & Elbel, B. (2014). Same strategy different industry: Corporate influence on public policy. Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.

Boundless. (n.d.). The function of interest groups. Retrieved from https://www.boundless.com/political-science/textbooks/boundless-political-science-textbook/interest-groups-7/interest-groups-47/the-function-of-interest-groups-281-7055

Universtiy of Texas at Austin. (2015). Participation, interest groups, and lobbying. (2015). Retrieved from http://www.laits.utexas.edu/gov310/PIG/glossary.html

American Public Health Association (APHA). (2015). Policy statements and advocacy. Retrieved from https://www.apha.org/policies-and-advocacy

Project HEALTH. (2012). About Project HEALTH. Retrieved from http://project-health.org/about-project-health/

American Nurses Association (ANA). (2015). Policy & advocacy. Retrieved from http://www.nursingworld.org/MainMenuCategories/Policy-Advocacy

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Grossmann, M. (2012). Interest group influence on US policy change: An assessment based on policy history. Interest Groups & Advocacy, 1(2). Retrieved from http://link.springer.com/article/10.1057%2Figa.2012.9