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IHP 330 Final Project Guidelines and Rubric

Overview

Epidemiology is the science that allows public health practitioners to study the patterns, causes, and effects of health conditions in defined populations. Public health practitioners rely on epidemiology to understand the risks and protective factors associated with health conditions, and to identify health disparities and specific populations at risk for disease. Studies in epidemiology inform the development of public health policy and targeted interventions to prevent disease and reduce health disparities.

For your final project, you will complete an epidemiological research study report based on the provided research study, “ Salmonella in the Caribbean .”

Epidemiologists in the field are often tasked with developing recommendations to address specific health issues, and part of that process is analyzing what other communities and epidemiologists have already done to address the issues. In your epidemiological research study report, you will analyze a health issue, the population impacted, and the prevention strategies used. You will then develop a research question and determine an appropriate research design to further investigate the issue.

The final project is divided into two milestones, which will be submitted at various points throughout the course to scaffold learning and ensure quality final submissions. These milestones will be submitted in Modules Four and Five. The final product will be submitted in Module Seven.

In this assignment, you will demonstrate your mastery of the following course outcomes:

IHP-330-01: Draw connections between health disparities within specific populations and social and behavioral determinants

IHP-330-02: Determine key epidemiological principles of disease by analyzing health research studies

IHP-330-03: Determine patterns and trends of disease causation in specific populations by analyzing health data

IHP-330-04: Differentiate between primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention strategies for how they address key factors impacting health issues of specific populations

IHP-330-05: Select epidemiological research designs to investigate disease and improve the quality of health for specific populations

Prompt

For your final project, you will develop an epidemiological research study report on the provided research study, “Salmonella in the Caribbean,” which investigates a public health issue impacting a specific population. In your project, you will analyze the population impacted by the public health issue to accomplish the following:

Make connections between social and behavioral determinants and disparities.

Analyze the health issue to determine key epidemiologic principles and identify patterns and trends.

Examine the levels of prevention used in the research study.

For the conclusion to your research study report, you will develop a research question to further investigate the public health issue and population, and to determine an appropriate research design to investigate the research question.

Specifically, you must address the critical elements listed below. Most of the critical elements align with a particular course outcome (shown in brackets).

I. Population: In this section of your report, you will summarize key elements of the research study and analyze the population impacted by the health issue.

A. Summarize the people, places, and times represented in the research study to provide context for your report. [IHP-330-02]

B. Describe three social and behavioral determinants strongly associated with the public health issue in the research study. Be sure to cite

specific examples from the research study to support your description. [IHP-330-01]

C. Describe three known disparities associated with the health of the specific population. Be sure to cite specific examples from the

research study to support your description. [IHP-330-01]

D. Explain how the identified social and behavioral determinants relate to the disparities you identified, and explain your reasoning. [IHP-330-

01]

II. Health Issue: In this section of your final project, you will analyze the health issue in focus in the research study. You will draw conclusions about the health issue through your review of the research study and by conducting outside research on the topic.

A. Describe the risk factors associated with the public health issue. Support your description with evidence from the research study and

your independent research. [IHP-330-02]

B. Describe the mode of transmission of the public health issue. Support your description with evidence from the research study and your

independent research. [IHP-330-02]

C. Determine the incidence and prevalence of the health issue using the data from the research study to perform the appropriate calculations.

[IHP-330-03]

D. Determine the mortality rate of the health issue using the data from the research study to perform the appropriate calculations. [IHP-330-

03]

E. Interpret the odds ratio to determine the strength of association between the potential sources of exposure and the disease. [IHP-330-03]

F. Using your research and analysis, draw connections between the population and public health issue. Consider where you identified common elements, what you learned about the public health issue by studying the population, and what you learned about the population by studying the public health issue. [IHP-330-03]

III. Levels of Prevention: In this section, you will describe the prevention strategies used by the epidemiologists in the research study. You will identify a strategy for each level of prevention and differentiate between the strategies.

A. Describe a primary prevention strategy represented in the research study, and explain how it addresses key factors impacting the

health issue of the specific population. [IHP-330-04]

B. Describe a secondary prevention strategy represented in the research study, and explain how it addresses key factors impacting the health issue of the specific population. [IHP-330-04]

C. Describe a tertiary prevention strategy represented in the research study, and explain how it addresses key factors impacting the health

issue of the specific population. [IHP-330-04]

D. Explain how the primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention strategies differ in how they address the key factors impacting the health issue in the research study. [IHP-330-04]

IV. Conclusion: Now that you have analyzed the research study, you will develop a research question to further investigate the specific health issue and population, select an appropriate research design, and explain the importance of the research to the field of public health.

A. Using your analysis of the research study, develop a research question to further investigate the specific public health issue and

impacted population. [IHP-330-05]

B. Determine whether an observational or experimental research design would be more appropriate to investigate your research question. Be

sure to justify your determination. [IHP-330-05]

C. Explain the importance of further research for improving the quality of health in the specific population. What is the potential benefit? [IHP-

330-05]

Milestones

Milestone One : Health Issue

In Module Three, you will analyze the health issue in focus in the provided research study. You will draw conclusions about the health issue through your review of the research study and by conducting outside research on the topic. This milestone will be graded with the Milestone One Rubric.

Milestone Two : Population

In Module Five, you will summarize the key elements of the research study and analyze the population impacted by the health issue. This milestone will be graded with the Milestone Two Rubric.

Final Submission : Epidemiological Research Study Analysis

In Module Seven, you will submit your final project. It should be a complete, polished artifact containing all of the critical elements of the final product. It should reflect the incorporation of feedback gained throughout the course. This submission will be graded with the Final Project Rubric.

Final Project Rubric

Guidelines for Submission: Your final project should be 4–6 pages, double spaced, with one-inch margins, 12-point Times New Roman font, and APA formatting and citations.

Critical Elements

Exemplary (100%)

Proficient (85%)

Needs Improvement (55%)

Not Evident (0%)

Value

Population:

Meets “Proficient” criteria, and

Summarizes the people, places,

Summarizes the people, places,

Does not summarize the people,

6.4

Summarize

summary demonstrates a

and times represented in the

and times represented in the

places, and times represented in

[IHP-330-02]

sophisticated awareness of the

research study to provide

research study to provide

the research study to provide

epidemiologic principles in the

context for the report

context for the report, but

context for the report

research study

response has gaps in detail, clarity, accuracy, or support

Population: Social

Meets “Proficient” criteria and

Describes three social and

Describes three social and

Does not describe three social

6.4

and Behavioral

demonstrates keen insight into

behavioral determinants

behavioral determinants

and behavioral determinants

Determinants

social and behavioral

strongly associated with the

strongly associated with the

strongly associated with the

[IHP-330-01]

determinants of public health

public health issue in the

public health issue in the

public health issue in the

issues

research study

research study, but response is missing one or more determinants or has gaps in detail, clarity, accuracy, or support

research study

Population:

Meets “Proficient” criteria and

Describes three known

Describes three known

Does not describe three known

6.4

Disparities

demonstrates keen insight into

disparities associated with the

disparities associated with the

disparities associated with the

[IHP-330-01]

the disparities associated with

health of the specific

health of the specific

health of the specific population

public health issues

population

population, but response is missing one or more disparities or has gaps in detail, clarity, accuracy, or support

Population:

Meets “Proficient” criteria and

Explains how the social and

Explains how the social and

Does not explain how the social

6.4

Determinants Relate

draws insightful connections

behavioral determinants relate

behavioral determinants relate

and behavioral determinants

to the Disparities

between social and behavioral

to the disparities identified

to the disparities identified

relate to the disparities identified

[IHP-330-01]

determinants and known

with reasoning

with reasoning, but response

with reasoning

disparities

has gaps in detail, clarity, accuracy, or support

Health Issue: Risk

Meets “Proficient” criteria, and

Describes the risk factors

Describes the risk factors

Does not describe the risk factors

6.4

Factors

support demonstrates keen

associated with the public

associated with the public

associated with the public health

[IHP-330-02]

insight into the risk factors

health issue, supporting

health issue, supporting

issue

associated with public health

description with evidence from

description with evidence from

issues

the research study and from

the research study and from

independent research

independent research, but response has gaps in detail, clarity, accuracy, or support

Health Issue: Mode of

Meets “Proficient” criteria, and

Describes the mode of

Describes the mode of

Does not describe the mode of

6.4

Transmission

support demonstrates keen

transmission of the public

transmission of the public

transmission of the public health

[IHP-330-02]

insight into the mode of

health issue, supporting

health issue, supporting

issue

transmission of public health

description with evidence from

description with evidence from

issues

the research study and from

the research study and from

independent research

independent research, but response has gaps in detail, clarity, accuracy, or support

Health Issue:

Meets “Proficient” criteria, and

Determines the incidence and

Determines the incidence and

Does not determine the

4.8

Incidence and

response demonstrates

prevalence of the health issue

prevalence of the health issue

incidence and prevalence of the

Prevalence

complex grasp of how to

using the data from the

using the data from the

health issue using the data from

[IHP-330-03]

determine the incidence and

research study and performing

research study and performing

the research study

prevalence of a disease by

the appropriate calculations

calculations, but calculations

analyzing health data

are inappropriate, or determination has gaps in detail, clarity, or logic

Health Issue:

Meets “Proficient” criteria, and

Determines the mortality rate

Determines the mortality rate

Does not determine the mortality

4.8

Mortality

response demonstrates

of the health issue using the

of the health issue using the

rate of the health issue using the

[IHP-330-03]

complex grasp of how to

data from the research study

data from the research study

data from the research study

determine the mortality rate of

and performing the

and performing calculations,

a disease by analyzing health

appropriate calculations

but calculations are

data

inappropriate, or determination has gaps in detail, clarity, or logic

Health Issue: Odds

Meets “Proficient” criteria, and

Interprets the odds ratio to

Interprets the odds ratio to

Does not interpret the odds ratio

4.8

Ratio

determination demonstrates

determine the strength of

determine the strength of

to determine the strength of

[IHP-330-03]

keen insight into interpreting

association between the

association between the

association between the

trends and patterns of disease

potential sources of exposure

potential sources of exposure

potential sources of exposure

causation

and the disease

and the disease, but response has gaps in detail, clarity, or accuracy

and the disease

Health Issue:

Meets “Proficient” criteria and

Draws connections between

Draws connections between

Does not draw connections

4.8

Connections

uses research and analysis to

the population and public

the population and public

between the population and

[IHP-330-03]

make especially cogent

health issue based on research

health issue based on research

public health issue

connections between the

and analysis

and analysis, but response has

population and public health

gaps in detail, clarity, accuracy,

issue

or support

Levels of Prevention:

Meets “Proficient” criteria, and

Describes a primary prevention

Describes a primary prevention

Does not describe a primary

4.8

Primary Prevention

explanation demonstrates

strategy represented in the

strategy represented in the

prevention strategy represented

Strategy

keen insight into how primary

research study, explaining how

research study, explaining how

in the research study

[IHP-330-04]

prevention strategies address

it addresses key factors

it addresses key factors

key factors impacting health

impacting the health issue of

impacting the health issue of

issues of specific populations

the specific population

the specific population, but response has gaps in detail, clarity, or accuracy

Levels of Prevention:

Meets “Proficient” criteria, and

Describes a secondary

Describes a secondary

Does not describe a secondary

4.8

Secondary Prevention

explanation demonstrates

prevention strategy

prevention strategy

prevention strategy represented

Strategy

keen insight into how

represented in the research

represented in the research

in the research study

[IHP-330-04]

secondary prevention

study, explaining how it

study, explaining how it

strategies address key factors

addresses key factors

addresses key factors

impacting health issues of

impacting the health issue of

impacting the health issue of

specific populations

the specific population

the specific population, but response has gaps in detail, clarity, or accuracy

Levels of Prevention:

Meets “Proficient” criteria, and

Describes a tertiary prevention

Describes a tertiary prevention

Does not describe a tertiary

4.8

Tertiary Prevention

explanation demonstrates

strategy represented in the

strategy represented in the

prevention strategy represented

Strategy

keen insight into how tertiary

research study, explaining how

research study, explaining how

in the research study

[IHP-330-04]

prevention strategies address

it addresses key factors

it addresses key factors

key factors impacting health

impacting the health issue of

impacting the health issue of

issues of specific populations

the specific population

the specific population, but response has gaps in detail, clarity, or accuracy

Levels of Prevention:

Meets “Proficient” criteria, and

Explains how the primary,

Explains how the primary,

Does not explain how the

4.8

Prevention Strategies

explanation demonstrates

secondary, and tertiary

secondary, and tertiary

primary, secondary, and tertiary

Differ

keen insight into how different

prevention strategies differ in

prevention strategies differ in

prevention strategies differ in

[IHP-330-04]

prevention strategies address

how they address the key

how they address the key

how they address the key factors

key factors impacting health

factors impacting the health

factors impacting the health

impacting the health issues in the

issues of specific populations

issues in the research study

issues in the research study, but with gaps in detail, clarity, or accuracy

research study

Conclusion: Research

Meets “Proficient” criteria, and

Develops a research question

Develops a research question

Does not develop a research

6.4

Question

research question is especially

to further investigate the

to further investigate the

question to further investigate

[IHP-330-05]

well-crafted for examining the

specific public health issue and

specific public health issue and

the specific public health issue

specific public health issue and

impacted population based on

impacted population, but

and impacted population

impacted population

analysis of research study

question is illogical or not based on analysis of research study

Conclusion: Research

Meets “Proficient” criteria, and

Determines whether an

Determines whether an

Does not determine whether an

6.4

Design

justification demonstrates

observational or experimental

observational or experimental

observational or experimental

[IHP-330-05]

keen insight into the

research design would be more

research design would be more

research design would be more

appropriate use of research

appropriate to investigate the

appropriate to investigate the

appropriate to investigate the

designs to investigate disease

research questions, justifying

research questions, justifying

research questions

for improving the quality of

determination

determination, but response

health

has gaps in detail, clarity, accuracy, or support

Conclusion:

Meets “Proficient” criteria, and

Explains the importance of

Explains the importance of

Does not explain the importance

6.4

Importance

explanation demonstrates

further research for improving

further research for improving

of further research for improving

[IHP-330-05]

keen insight into how the

the quality of health in the

the quality of health in the

the quality of health in the

investigation of disease can

specific population

specific population, but with

specific population

improve the quality of health for specific populations

gaps in logic or detail

Articulation of

Submission is free of errors

Submission has no major errors

Submission has major errors

Submission has critical errors

4

Response

related to citations, grammar,

related to citations, grammar,

related to citations, grammar,

related to citations, grammar,

spelling, syntax, and

spelling, syntax, or organization

spelling, syntax, or organization

spelling, syntax, or organization

organization and is presented

that negatively impact

that prevent understanding of

in a professional and easy-to-

readability and articulation of

ideas

read format

main ideas

Total

100%