healthy people assignment

HBU RN-BSN Program

NURS 3322 Perspectives on the Healthcare System

Assignment: Healthy People Application Paper

In this assignment you will build from Healthy People 2020 Activity by evaluating and applying current evidence-based research regarding the impact of Healthy People.

Scholarly Resource Guidelines:

· Uses References within the last 5-7 years.

· References are relevant to the topic.

· Uses book and/or other scholarly resources provided for the assignment.

· Refer to APA Resources within the Blackboard course on the “Start Here” tab

Directions:

· Repeat the steps similar to the ones you’ve already taken in the Healthy People Activity as follows.

· Go to the following link. http://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/default.aspx

· After accessing the link, find the tab bar near the top and Click on “Topics & Objectives”.

· Find and Click on the HP topic “Physical Activity” (PA).

· Identify the goal and read the overview.

· Click on OBJECTIVES tab.

· Click on PA-1 sub-objective to expand to give you more information. Using the information in the listed expanded PA-1 sub-objective, go to subheading: More Information found on the left panel, Click on “Related research articles on PubMed”.

· Look at the articles that fit under these objectives and were published in the 5 years. (Make sure you also select full text so that only the articles with an article in its entirety appears in your search results.)

· Go to the HBU Moody Library (online library), sign in using your student ID numbers. Search for the one (1) article you selected. You must access the entire article (not just the abstract).

· Read and summarize the chosen article using the following criteria.

Paper must be in APA format and length should be 4-5 pages (5 page maximum including title page and reference page). Refer to Start Here in your course for APA resources for guidelines. Must follow all guidelines for margins, title page, headers, page numbers, punctuations, in-text citations, and reference page. If you are not familiar with APA set-up, you can refer to APA resources within your course.

1. Provide a title page. The title of your paper is NOT the title of the article. Instead, it might be:

Article Review and Application of Healthy People 2020

2. Provide introduction with thesis statement.

3. The introduction should be only one paragraph (2-3 sentences). The thesis statement is typically the last sentence in introductory paragraph.

4. In 1-2 paragraphs (main body) briefly summarize how the study in the chosen article applies to the Healthy People PA1 sub objective and overall goal.

a. PA1 Sub-objective: Reduce the proportion of adults who engage in no leisure-time physical activity

b. Overall Goal: Improve health, fitness, and quality of life through daily physical activity

5. Provide a conclusion is one paragraph (2-3 sentences). Provides main points of your summary.

6. Provide a reference page. The reference page is on a separate page titled: References

Finally, attach the completed APA formatted document to the assignment for grading.

Grading Criteria: See Assignment: Healthy People Application Paper Grading Rubric

Assignment: Healthy People Application Paper Rubric

Criteria	Proficient	Satisfactory	Needs Improvement	Unsatisfactory	No Effort
Score Equivalency	100%	80%	60%	40%	0%
Article Relevancy	Article is chosen from HP website and clearly demonstrates findings relevant to the HP overall goal and PA-1 sub-objective.	Fails to meet assignment guidelines
	10	0
Summary Content Briefly Summarizes study and how study applies to Healthy People PA1 sub-objective and overall goal. Structure: · Logical flow · Title Page · Introduction · Body · Conclusion · Level 1 headings · Reference Page	Summary contains and thoroughly address all elements of content, organization, and structure; logically organized; flows well; coherent.	Summary contains most elements of content, is organized but could be improved; fairly coherent. Summary is well written, but could be more succinct; has 1-2 elements of structure that need improvement.	Summary contains some elements of content, structure, difficult to interpret meaning. Topics and ideas discussed somewhat randomly; minor sense of coherence.	Summary contains only a few or no elements of content and structure, unable to interpret meaning; no sense of coherence.	Not Provided
	50	40	30	20	0
Spelling/Grammar	Grammatically correct No Spelling errors Adheres to submission length.	1-2 Grammar errors 1-2 Spelling errors Adheres to submission length.	3 or more Grammar errors 3 or more Spelling errors Does not adhere to submission length	Attempt fails to adhere to assignment guidelines
	20	15	10	0
APA formatting (page set-up, headers, page numbers, title page, level headings, reference page) Plagiarism (intentional or non-intentional) will result in zero.	APA format correct with no errors	APA format correct with 1-2 errors	APA format needs improvement contains 3 or more errors	Attempt fails to adhere to assignment guidelines
	20	15	10	0

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