Final Project Milestone Two: Public Health Program

PHE 525 Milestone Two Guidelines and Rubric As indicated earlier, effective public health programs address myriad social and behavioral risk factors that may contribute to a higher likelihood of disease for a specific population. This is just one aspect of a good public health program. Other elements that make public health programs effective include timeliness; location; communication methods; community engagement; stakeholder support; administration methods (for example, if a program required vaccinating school-aged children, did the parents have to take the children to a clinic, or was the vaccine administered at school?); adequate resources, including staff, finances, and materials; and well-trained staff that understand the local community, culture, and language. In Milestone One, you selected and described a public health issue to explore in your final project. In this milestone, you will describe a specific public health program pertaining to the issue you selected. Prompt: Submit a short paper that describes the public health program you have selected for your final project. Specifically, the following critical elements must be addressed:

 Include the time, place, and target population for the public health program

 Describe the approaches the public health program you selected uses to address the public health issue

 Summarize and explain the strategies used to communicate, promote, and deliver the program

 Identify and assess the outcome(s) of the program; substantiate your work with data and references from the program Guidelines for Submission: The paper must be 1–2 pages in length. It should be double-spaced and formatted with 12-point Times New Roman font and one- inch margins. References/resources must be cited in APA format. Instructor Feedback: This activity uses an integrated rubric in Blackboard. Students can view instructor feedback in the Grade Center.

Critical Elements Exemplary (100%) Proficient (90%) Needs Improvement (70%) Not Evident (0%) Value Time, Place, & Target Meets “Proficient” criteria and

uses professional language to clearly describe the setting and population

Describes the setting and population with clarity and detail

Describes the setting and population, but description is vague and lacks detail

Does not describe the setting and population

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Approaches Meets “Proficient” criteria and includes rich descriptions of the methods used to address the social and behavioral issues

Clearly and succinctly describes the approaches used to address the public health issue

Identifies the approaches used to address the public health issue but fails to completely describe these approaches in detail

Does not describe the approaches used to address the public health issue

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Strategies Meets “Proficient” criteria and provides specific examples and materials from the program to demonstrate the strategies used to communicate, promote, and deliver the program

Accurately describes the strategies program administrators used to communicate, promote, and deliver the program and uses ample and relevant detail

Describes the strategies program administrators used to communicate, promote, and deliver the program, but answer lacks relevant detail

Does not describe the strategies program administrators used to communicate, promote, and deliver the program

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Identify & Assess Meets “Proficient” criteria and uses data from resources outside the program to further assess the outcomes of the program

Clearly identifies and assesses the outcomes of the program and uses relevant and appropriate data from the program to substantiate the response

Identifies and assesses the outcomes of the program but fails to substantiate assessment with relevant and appropriate data from the program

Fails to identify and assess the outcomes of the program and does not use data from the program to substantiate the response

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Articulation of Response

(APA/Mechanics)

Submission is free of errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, and organization and is presented in a professional and easy-to- read format

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

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Total 100%