Letter to the Senator Your Letter to the Senator is not a traditional assignment, but it is required of all HLTH 207 students.

Letter to the Senator

Your Letter to the Senator is not a traditional assignment, but it is required of all HLTH 207 students. The purpose is to use a brief and persuasive form of communication to explore a problem relevant to the contemporary US health care system. The approach you will use requires you to stretch yourself in different ways and to become an advocate for things that matter to you.

Instructions:

Look up the actual senator of your district. Write them a letter ona topic that interests you that is related to the US health care system and we have discussed in class. Research your senator’s political beliefs, and then writing about a topic they refute or support, and try to persuade them why your point of view is valid or why you support their belief.Traditionally, this assignment uses a New York Times article, you can do that or you can find an article from any other valid source.

Appropriate content for writing of this sort will start with a brief statement of the problem. Discuss why the problem is important/relevant to you. Review issues linked to the problem. Present your point of view. Anticipate criticisms by showing how your perspective responds to other points of view. Give a concise conclusion. Papers are expected to be approximately 150-250 words and include support (in text citations and a reference page that are excluded from the word count).

PRO TIP: Purdue owl has good resources on how to format a letter in APA. Look it up and follow it. Watch a Youtube video. There are tons of resources available with a quick google search. By now you know how much I care about APA, so please do it.