Please write a 4-5 page paper (excluding cover page, abstract, and references)

Week 3 – Signature Assignment Rubric

HCA 600 – US Healthcare System

Week 3 Signature Assignment For Portfolium: (40 points) 3 to 5 pages.

To a large extent, factors such as where we live, the state of our environment, genetics, our

income and education level, and our relationships with friends and family all have

considerable impacts on health, whereas the more commonly considered factors such as

access and use of healthcare services often have less of an impact” (World Health

Organization, 2015).

Reflect on the statement above both from an individual and public health views. Do you

agree? Why or why not? Considering the history, philosophy and values in public health, how

does this influence your approach to improving health of the population? Building on the

learning resources and your own research, what recommendations would you have for

improving equality and equity in healthcare?

• 3-5 pages. Provide at least three (3) scholarly references to support your assessment. Apply

APA format for all your formatting, citations, and references.

Program Learning Outcome:

▪ CLO6- Design alternative approaches to address significant healthcare issues.

▪ CLO8- Explain the social, political and economic determinants of health and how they

contribute to population health and health inequities

▪ CLO9 - Explain public health history, philosophy and values

Process: Each student will be assessed via an individual scholarly paper

QA Criterion: The student will prepare a well-researched paper with graduate level

analysis and synthesis of ideas

Criteria Meets Requirements

100-96%

Good - Requires

Improvement

95-80%

Fair - Requires

Improvement

79-60%

Unsatisfactory

> 60%

Main points,

analysis,

synthesis and

Supporting

Statements.

30%

• Clearly introduces the issues and

evaluates the

concepts of equity

and equality in

access and quality

of care at both

individual and

public health

• Clearly introduces the issues but the

evaluation of the

concepts are weak or

partial.

• Provides sparse supporting

statements and

• Introduction and

evaluation of the

concepts are weak or

partial.

• Provides sparse supporting

statements and

sources to

• Poorly or fails to introduce the issues

or evaluate the

concepts.

• Provides little to no supporting

statements and

sources.

levels.

• Provides supporting

statements and

sources to

substantiate main

points.

sources to

substantiate main

points.

•

substantiate main

points.

Considers

Implications

40%

• Considers all relevant

implications with

in-depth analysis of

the history,

philosophy and

values that

influence equality

and equity in

healthcare. • Provides clear

analysis and synthesis of recommendations for improving equality and equity in healthcare.

• Provides supporting sources to substantiate main points.

• Considers some relevant implications with respect to history, philosophy and values influencing equality and equity in healthcare, but not comprehensive.

• Limited analysis and synthesis of recommendations to improve equality and equity in healthcare.

• Limited or lacking sources to support the main points.

• Considers limited implications with respect to history, philosophy and values influencing equality and equity in healthcare.

• Limited analysis and synthesis of recommendations to improve equality and equity in healthcare.

• Limited or lacking sources to support the main points.

• Fails to consider implications or recognizes them incorrectly.

• Minimal analysis and no synthesis of recommendations.

Mechanics,

Length and

Organization

20%

• Has less than 5 spelling and

grammatical errors

• Meets length requirement.

• Logically organized and sequenced.

• Content flows from one concept to the

next via transitions.

• Supporting details are used effectively

to demonstrate

comprehension of

the assignment.

• Has more than 6 spelling and

grammatical errors

• Supporting details are not used effectively to

demonstrate

comprehension of the

assignment.

• Has more than 6 spelling and

grammatical errors

• Length requirement not met.

• Not well organized and sequenced.

• Content flows poorly.

• Supporting details are not used effectively to

demonstrate

comprehension of the

assignment.

• Many spelling and grammatical errors

• Length requirement not met.

• Poor organization and flow.

• None or very limited details to

demonstrate

comprehension of

the assignment.

Sources and

APA format

10%

• Uses valid sources and valid

format for in-text

citations and

references

• Follows correct APA format for

all citations and

references.

• Some errors in sources and in-text

citations and

references

• Incorrect APA format.

• Limited use sources and errors with in-

text citations and

references

• Incorrect APA format.

• Lacking proper citations and

references.

• Incorrect format for citations and

references.