Developing an Advocacy Campaign The proposed policy is for dealing with the public health concern of obesity focuses on promoting interactions between doctors and patients through which patients take personal responsibility for their weight problem and become active participants in addressing environmental factors. This proposed policy is based on the premise that dealing with obesity requires patients to understand and responsibility for personal dietary and exercise habits (Doroghazi, 2015). As patients take personal responsibility through empowerment by physicians, they effectively address their weight problems, which in turn contribute to better health outcomes. However, the implementation of this policy requires modification of existing laws/regulations. The existing laws or regulations would affect health advocacy efforts as several obstacles could emerge in the legislative process.

Modification of Existing Laws or Regulations

As previously mentioned, the implementation of the proposed policy would require modification of existing laws or regulations on obesity. The existing laws or regulations on obesity target four intervention settings workplaces, schools, medical care, and communities as well as social issues that act as the foundation for public health initiatives/campaigns (Dietz, Benken & Hunter, 2009). Some of the target areas in existing laws and public health strategies include physical activity, consumption of health foods including vegetables and fruits, decreased consumption of sugar-sweetened or carbonated beverages, and initiation and duration of breast-feeding. On the other hand, the social issues addressed by these regulations include lessening health disparities among the obese population, enhanced access to medical care, and suitable medical equipment.

Since these laws/regulations already address the issue of medical care and promoting healthy lifestyles, there would be no need to create new laws/regulations for the proposed policy. In this regard, the existing regulations should...

The modification of existing laws/regulations will be centered on including provisions for establishment of communication channels through which doctors empower patients.
Impact of Existing Laws/Regulations on Advocacy Efforts

Since the implementation of the proposed policy would require modification of existing laws or regulations, the laws will have significant impact on advocacy efforts. Generally, health advocacy campaigns/efforts require collaboration between various stakeholders who play a crucial role in the society and healthcare. The existing laws or regulations will affect my advocacy campaigns by generating obstacles in the legislative process. The obstacles will emerge from the fact that these laws or regulations do not include critical forms of treatment or counseling despite recognizing the significance of diet and exercise in the fight against obesity. The overall focus of these laws or regulations is standard approaches towards the prevention and treatment of obesity. For instance, the Healthy Foods for Healthy Living Act focuses on providing grants to promote increased consumption of fruit and vegetables (Ferguson et al., 2009). On the other hand, the Improved Nutrition and Physical Activity Act (IMPACT) permit states to utilize preventive health and health services block grants to promote community education programs and activities for obesity and eating disorders prevention.

These laws would generate obstacles in advocacy campaigns or efforts on the premise that they already address community empowerment towards healthy lifestyles. Actually, the proposed policy is likely to be objected by some stakeholders on claims that public education and awareness programs already exist to promote healthy lifestyles across various communities. The opposition is likely to occur despite the fact that the…