Final Project Milestone One: Public Health Issue Food Security

PHE 505 Final Project Milestone One: Public Health Issue Guidelines and Rubric Overview: There are myriad public health issues affecting the population and environment. As a public health practitioner, one of your job functions will be to examine public health issues through research. Prompt: Submit an overview paper that describes a public health issue or health hazard that substantiates further research. In partic ular, be sure to include the following critical elements:

 Identify your topic and explain why this topic is an important public health issue that requires further research.  Describe the population and/or environment that is affected by this problem.

 Substantiate your work with data and references from peer-reviewed academic journals. Guidelines for Submission: The paper must be 2 pages in length, with double-spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, one-inch margins, and at least three sources from peer-reviewed academic journals cited in APA format. Instructor Feedback: This activity uses an integrated rubric in Blackboard. Students can view instructor feedback in the Grade Center. For more in formation, review these instructions.

Critical Elements Exemplary (100%) Proficient (90%) Needs Improvement (70%) Not Evident (0%) Value Identify Public Health

Problem/Hazard Meets “Profi ci ent” cri teri a and us e profes s i onal l anguage to cl earl y des cri be the i s s ue

Identi fi es the publ i c heal th i s s ue and s ubs tanti ates the need for further res earch wi th

evi dence

Identi fi es the publ i c heal th i s s ue but fai l s to expl ai n why thi s i s s ue requi res further

res earch

Does not i denti fy a publ i c heal th probl em or hazard

50

Population/Environment Meets “Profi ci ent” cri teri a and demons trates keen i ns i ght i nto the myri ad ways the popul ati on and/or

envi ronment i s affected by the publ i c heal th concern

Cl earl y and s ucci nctly

des cri bes the popul ati on and/or envi ronment that i s affected by the publ i c heal th

i s s ue and s ubs tanti ates fi ndi ngs

Des cri bes the popul ati on

and/or envi ronment affected by the publ i c heal th probl em but des cri pti on l acks clari ty

and detai l

Does not des cri be the

popul ati on and/or envi ronment affected by the publ i c heal th probl em

25

Peer-Reviewed Journals Meets “Profi ci ent” cri teri a and demons trates a keen unders tandi ng of current

l i terature i nformi ng thi s publ i c heal th i s s ue

Us es appropri ate data and references from peer- revi ewed academi c journal s to

s ubs tanti ate cl ai ms

Us es data and references but s ome s ources are not from peer-revi ewed academi c

journal s

Does not us e evi dence from peer-revi ewed academi c journal s

15

Articulation of Response (APA/Mechanics)

Submi s s i on i s free of errors rel ated to ci tati ons , grammar, s pel l i ng, s yntax, and

organi zati on and i s pres ented i n a profes s i onal and eas y-to- read format

Submi s s i on has no major errors rel ated to ci tati ons , grammar, s pel l i ng, s yntax, or

organi zati on

Submi s s i on has major errors rel ated to ci tati ons , grammar, s pel l i ng, s yntax, or

organi zati on that negati vel y i mpact readabi l i ty and arti cul ation of mai n i deas

Submi s s i on has criti cal errors rel ated to ci tati ons , grammar, s pel l i ng, s yntax, or

organi zati on that prevent unders tandi ng of i deas

10

Total 100%