final paper, students are required to write a minimum five-page paper (not including title, references, or abstract). See Legislation paper Instructions for details
COH 435 Public Health Legislation Paper – Signature Assignment Rubric
Levels of Achievement
Criteria Proficient Competent Novice Needs Improvement
Public Health
Problem
Weight 15.00%
91.00 to 100.00 %
In-depth explanation of the
health problem. Includes
comprehensive descriptive
statistics (incidence,
prevalence) related to the
health issue in the
jurisdiction (state, county,
zip code) of the law before
legislation was enacted.
80.00 to 90.00 %
Clear explanation of the
health problem. Provides
adequate descriptive
statistics (incidence,
prevalence) related to
the health issue in the
jurisdiction of the law
before legislation was
enacted
65.00 to 79.00 %
Provides some
descriptive statistics
(incidence, prevalence)
related to the health
issue in the jurisdiction of
the law before legislation
was enacted.
0.00 to 65.00 %
Description of problem
and/or descriptive
statistics missing.
Public Health
Legislation
Weight 12.00%
91.00 to 100.00 %
Thorough description of the
public health legislation
(law, ordinance, policy).
Appropriate bill numbers or
title of legislation clearly
included.
Location/jurisdiction the
law is implemented within
is clearly stated.
80.00 to 90.00 %
Satisfactory description
of the public health
legislation. Appropriate
bill numbers or title of
legislation are mostly
clearly included.
Location/jurisdiction the
law is implemented
within is mostly
understood.
65.00 to 79.00 %
Limited description of the
public health legislation.
Appropriate bill numbers
or title of legislation are
difficult to understand.
Difficulty communicating
what location/jurisdiction
the law is implemented
within.
0.00 to 65.00 %
Description of the
legislation is not
included. Bill
numbers/title of bill
not apparent nor are is
the
location/jurisdiction
the law was
implemented within.
Impact on
Disparities,
Population (s)
and
communities.
Weight 15.00%
91.00 to 100.00 %
Thorough description of
policy impacts on groups
(adults, children, gender,
etc), communities (ethnic,
socio-economic,status,
urban, rural, etc..), or
governments. Completely
identifies and describes
health disparities
(differences across groups)
and policy impact (Negative
or Positive) on population
experiencing the disparity.
80.00 to 90.00 %
Satisfactory description
of policy impacts on
groups, communities, or
governments. Adequately
identifies and describes
health disparities and
policy impact (negative
or positive) on
population experiencing
the disparity..
65.00 to 79.00 %
Limited or vague
description of policy
impacts on groups,
communities,
governments. Somewhat
identifies and describes
health disparities and
policy impact (positively
or negatively) and the
populations experiencing
this disparity.
0.00 to 65.00 %
Missing any/ all of
these
Comparison of
health
statistics and
outcomes
91.00 to 100.00 %
Comparison of health
statistics & impacts before
and after legislation
enacted. Thorough
80.00 to 90.00 %
Satisfactory comparison
of the burden and
distribution of the
disease, injury, or health
65.00 to 79.00 %
Limited or vague
comparison of the
burden and distribution
of the disease, injury, or
0.00 to 65.00 %
Comparison/ contrast
missing
COH 435 Public Health Legislation Paper – Signature Assignment
Weight 15.00% comparison of the burden
and distribution of the
disease (across age groups,
ethnicity, gender, SES),
injury, or health problem
that legislation was
intended to address before
and after the legislation was
enacted.
problem that this
legislation was intended
to address before and
after the legislation was
enacted.
health problem that this
legislation was intended
to address before and
after the legislation was
enacted.
Economic-
financial
impact
comparison
Weight 15.00%
91.00 to 100.00 %
Thorough and clear
explanation of the financial
impact (healthcare costs,
productivity, etc...) on the
prevalence, incidence of
disease or injury, and the
distribution of disease or
injury the legislation has
had on groups,
communities, states, and
government identified.
80.00 to 90.00 %
Satisfactory explanation
of the financial impact on
the prevalence, incidence
of disease or injury, and
the distribution of
disease or injury the
legislation has had on
groups, communities,
states, and government
you identified.
65.00 to 79.00 %
Limited explanation of
the financial impact on
the prevalence, incidence
of disease or injury, and
the distribution of
disease or injury the
legislation has had on
groups, communities,
states, and government
you identified.
0.00 to 65.00 %
Missing
Integration of
Policy,
advocacy
course
concepts
Weight 10.00%
91.00 to 100.00 %
Many dimensions of policy
and advocacy are well
integrated into the writing
and demonstrate command
of course concepts
80.00 to 90.00 %
Several course concepts
are included in the paper,
and demonstrate a good
understanding of the
course concepts
65.00 to 79.00 %
Some concepts and terms
are used correctly and
demonstrate some
understanding of course
concepts.
0.00 to 65.00 %
No concepts included
Mechanics-
Grammar,
Spelling,
punctuation
Weight 3.00%
91.00 to 100.00 %
Rules of grammar, usage
and punctuation are
followed, spelling is correct
with minor errors. Language
is clear and precise;
sentences display
consistently strong, varied
structure.
80.00 to 90.00 %
Few grammatical errors,
but sentences could be
clearer and more precise.
Language is generally
clear; sentences display
varied structure.
65.00 to 79.00 %
many grammatical,
punctuation, and spelling
errors. Language uses
undefined jargon, or
conversational tone.
0.00 to 65.00 %
So many grammatical
or spelling errors that
the meaning of the
paper is lost.
Writing Style-
Construction
Weight 3.00%
91.00 to 100.00 %
Information is well
organized into excellently
constructed paragraphs.
Each paragraph has an
introductory sentence,
details relating to the
introductory sentence, a
concluding sentence.
80.00 to 90.00 %
Information is organized
in well-constructed
paragraphs. Each
paragraph has an
introductory sentence,
details relating to the
introductory sentence
and a concluding
sentence. Some
65.00 to 79.00 %
Information is organized
into paragraphs but lacks
detail and construction of
paragraphs is weak. Some
paragraphs are missing a
structural piece.
Paragraph transitions are
missing or unclear.
0.00 to 65.00 %
Writing style is
unprofessional and
disorganized
COH 435 Public Health Legislation Paper – Signature Assignment
Paragraph transitions are
logical.
paragraph transitions
need improvement.
In-Text
Citations, APA
6th Edition
Weight 7.00%
91.00 to 100.00 %
APA style in-text citations
used throughout document
with no errors and/or no
quotations longer than 5
words. Two or more
citations are included for
each section of the paper.
80.00 to 90.00 %
APA style in-text citations
used throughout
document with minor
errors and/or no
quotations longer than 5
words. 1-2 citations are
included for each section
of the paper
65.00 to 79.00 %
APA style in-text citations
with major errors
throughout and/or one
quotation longer than 5
words. One or less
citations are included for
each section of the paper
0.00 to 65.00 %
Missing
APA 6th
Edition
Referencing
and
formatting
Weight 5.00%
91.00 to 100.00 %
APA reference page
contains at least four
reliable or scholarly sources
and has no formatting
errors. Some of the health
statistics are derived from a
primary data source, such
as census or a data source
such as BRFSS, CHIS, or
another data source.
80.00 to 90.00 %
APA reference page
contains four reliable or
scholarly sources but has
minor formatting errors.
Health statistics are cited
by source, but all sources
are secondary, but
reliable.
65.00 to 79.00 %
APA references page
contains less than four
sources, or one unreliable
resource (non-peer
reviewed or open to
scientific scrutiny, such as
a magazine article)
and/or has major
formatting errors. Data
sources for health
statistics are not
referenced.
0.00 to 65.00 %
Missing 2 or more
references or all
references are not in
APA style