It is vital to understand how to communicate your viewpoint about a current issue. In this assignment, you will develop a letter to your legislator about a current health problem. Once you have completed this assignment, save the letter to use as a template for future health issues which need to be presented to your legislator. 

Step 1: Select a current health problem that is being debated at the national and/or state level (e.g., the proliferation of “pill mills” and pain clinics), and state why it is of interest.

Step 2: Identify a legislator (state or federal) and state why that person is the appropriate one to contact.

Step 3: Draft a one-page letter to the legislator including the proper salutation and the components below:

• Introduce yourself and your reason for writing.
• State concisely what you understand to be the current socioeconomic, political, and ethical issues surrounding the problem.
• Discuss the implications of the problem for nursing or nursing practice.
• Make a clear request for action. Request a response.
• Use a complementary closing and include information how they should contact you in closing.
• You will not need a title page or a reference page for this assignment, just a 1-page letter – do not exceed 1 page.
• Use the following YouTube for basic formal letter formatting:
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xUTguLaaXILinks to an external site.