M2-320-Assignment

HCM 320 Milestone One Guidelines and Rubric

Overview: After reviewing the requirements in the final project document, explore the four focus areas identified by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. From these broad topics, identify a specific public health issue to use as the basis for your final project presentation. For example, if you are interested in mental health as a broad topic, you may narrow your focus and select healthcare for veterans as your specific topic. Using the template provided, begin to compile important information and resources that you can use to develop your presentation.

Prompt: Select a specific public health issue to use as the basis for your final project presentation.

Specifically, the following critical elements must be addressed:

I. Identify and describe a specific public health issue. II. Describe the macro- and microeconomic forces related to your public health issue. III. Determine key policies or regulations that currently apply to your public health issue. IV. Identify the perceived benefits and consequences resulting from the legislation supporting your public health issue. V. Identify the economic impact resulting from the legislation supporting your public health issue. VI. Provide links or citations for references that you will use to support your ideas regarding your public health issue.

Rubric Guidelines for Submission: Your introduction must be submitted as a completed worksheet.

Critical Elements Proficient (100%) Needs Improvement (75%) Not Evident (0%) Value Public Health Issue Identifies a specific public health issue for

the purpose of a health issue presentation Identifies a public health issue, but the issue is not specific

Does not identify a public health issue 15

Economic Forces Describes macro- and microeconomic forces that apply to a public health issue

Describes macro- and microeconomic forces, but it is not clear how the forces identified apply to the public health issue

Does not describe macro- and microeconomic forces

16

Policies or Regulations Describes economic policies or regulations that apply to a public health issue

Describes economic policies or regulations, but it is not clear how they apply to a public health issue

Does not describe economic policies or regulations

16

Benefits and Consequences

Identifies the perceived benefits and consequences resulting from the legislation supporting a public health issue

Identifies only the perceived benefits or consequences resulting from the legislation supporting a public health issue

Does not identify the perceived benefits and consequences resulting from the legislation supporting a public health issue

16

Economic Impact Describes the economic impact resulting from the legislation supporting a public health issue

Describes the economic impact resulting from the legislation supporting a public health issue, but description lacks detail

Does not describe the economic impact resulting from the legislation supporting a public health issue

16

References Provides scholarly references to support ideas on a public health issue

Provides references that are not scholarly, or it is not clear how references will support ideas on a public health issue

Does not provide references to support ideas on public health issue

16

Articulation of Response

Submission has no major errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization

Submission has major errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization that negatively impact readability and articulation of main ideas

Submission has critical errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization that prevent understanding of ideas

5

Total 100%