MSP2

IHP 330 Milestone Two Guidelines and Rubric

Overview: For your final project, you will complete an epidemiological research study report based on the provided research study, “Salmonella in the Caribbean.” Throughout the course, you will complete milestone assignments that are drafts of specific sections of the final project. Because these milestone assignments are drafts of the final project, you will notice that some critical elements in the rubric are identical to those in the Final Project Rubric.

In your first Milestone, you reviewed the research study and analyzed the health issue at the core of the research study. In this second Milestone, you will summarize key elements of the research study and analyze the population impacted by the health issue. Additionally, you will complete Part F of the Health Issue section, in which you will draw connections between the population and public health issue.

Prompt: To begin, review the final project research study, “Salmonella in the Caribbean.” Then, address the following critical elements in your short paper:

I. Population: In this section of your final project, 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.

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.

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.

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

II. Health Issue:

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.

Rubric

Guidelines for Submission: Your paper should be a 1- to 2-page Microsoft Word document, with double spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, one- inch margins, and APA formatting and citations.

Critical Elements Proficient (100%) Needs Improvement (75%) Not Evident (0%) Value

Population: Summarize

Summarizes the people, places, and times represented in the research study to provide context for the report

Summarizes the people, places, and times represented in the research study to provide context for the report, but response has gaps in detail, clarity, accuracy, or support

Does not summarize the people, places, and times represented in the research study to provide context for the report

18

Population: Social and Behavioral Determinants

Describes three social and behavioral determinants strongly associated with the public health issue in the research study

Describes three social and behavioral determinants strongly associated with the public health issue in the research study, but response is missing one or more determinants or has gaps in detail, clarity, accuracy, or support

Does not describe three social and behavioral determinants strongly associated with the public health issue in the research study

18

Population: Disparities

Describes three known disparities associated with the health of the specific population

Describes three known disparities associated with the health of the specific population, but response is missing one or more disparities or has gaps in detail, clarity, accuracy, or support

Does not describe three known disparities associated with the health of the specific population

18

Population: Determinants Relate

to the Disparities

Explains how the social and behavioral determinants relate to the disparities identified with reasoning

Explains how the social and behavioral determinants relate to the disparities identified with reasoning, but response has gaps in detail, clarity, accuracy, or support

Does not explain how the social and behavioral determinants relate to the disparities identified with reasoning

18

Health Issue: Connections

Draws connections between the population and public health issue

Draws connections between the population and public health issue, but response has gaps in detail, clarity, accuracy, or support

Does not draw connections between the population and public health issue

18

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

10

100%

Total