HLTH 622
PROPOSAL PAPER: INAL UBMISSION F S INSTRUCTIONS
You will write a 10-page proposal paper in current AMA format that focuses on the design of a primary
health program to meet the maternal and child primary health care needs of a village (hypothetical or
real) in an underdeveloped country in either sub-Sahara Africa, Southeast Asia, or Latin America
(student’s choice). Infrastructure within the village is essentially non-existent. Both infant and maternal
mortality are high. Diarrhea, malaria, childhood malnutrition, HIV/AIDS, and measles are fairly
prevalent. For this exercise, assume the project will be managed by culturally proficient individuals
capable of deploying a scientifically valid programming without worry of violating community mores
and standards. In reality, programming to meet the health care needs of a community can be challenging
and can often raise controversy even under the best of circumstances. The early chapters of the
Lankester text delineate many of the issues which must be addressed by a successful program. The
debate generated in the discussion boards should provide ample framework for student proposals. You
will assess the country you have chosen using country data provided by the WHO (see
http://www.who.int/countries/en/). The proposal will address the certain maternal and child health care
needs of the village, determine the level of intervention target population, program design, and the ,
program personnel and financing needs. The proposal must include policies compatible with the national
policies of the country in which the village is located. An adequate discussion of the policy context must
be presented to ensure integration with the national health care system. The thrust of this project is direct
services for maternal and child health care. This exercise will not be concerned with providing village
infrastructure (water, sewerage, electric, building codes, etc.). The development of the final document
for this assignment is divided into stages ( a logframe, a bibliography and the final paper) 3 .
The final proposal paper is to be prepared using current AMA style. The structure must be similar to that
described for a review article (see the ). The paper must be cited using current AMA Manual of Style
AMA formatting rules. A structured abstract must be provided at the beginning of the paper and a
standard (non-annotated) reference list must be included at the end of the paper. The reference list in the
final proposal paper must include the 10 peer-reviewed articles from the bibliography, WHO country
data, and the textbook. The logframe should be attached as an appendix.
The Proposal Paper: Final Submission is due by 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Sunday of Module/Week 7.
HLTH 622
PROPOSAL PAPER: FINAL UBMISSION S INSTRUCTIONS
You will write a 10-page proposal paper in current AMA format that focuses on the design of a primary
health program to meet the maternal and child primary health care needs of a village (hypothetical or
