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