Week 1 assignment
Healthy People 2020 Impact Paper
PURPOSE
The concepts of epidemiology provide the framework for the
study of infectious and chronic diseases, which provides a rich source of data
for the analysis of trends in disease and health. Thisassignment will offer the
opportunity to explore the areas in need of preventative measures such as
emerging infectious diseases, common chronic disease, environmental exposures,
and emergency preparedness.
COURSE OUTCOMES
Through this assignment, the student will demonstrate the
ability to:
CO 3: Identify
appropriate outcome measures and study designs applicable to epidemiological
subfields such as infectious disease, chronic disease, environmental exposures,
reproductive health, and genetics.
CO 6:Identify important sources of epidemiological data.
TOTAL POINTS POSSIBLE: 100 POINTS
DUE DATE: SUBMIT YOUR FILE(S) BY SUNDAY, 11:59 P.M. MT AT
THE END OF WEEK 1
REQUIREMENTS
Criteria for Content
Select a topic of interest from Healthy People 2020. Provide an overview of the topic along with
the Healthy People 2020 goal for the problem.
Identify a program aimed at reducing morbidity and mortality for that
problem on a city, county, or statewide level.
In a one to two page summary, address the following.
a. Identify
the problem
b. Provide
an overview of the problem
c. Review
of epidemiologic and demographic data on mortality/morbidity and risk
d. Present
the goals and objectives of Healthy People 2020
e. Discuss
identified program plan including activities and implementation strategies
PREPARING THE PAPER
Submission Requirements
1. Application:
Use Microsoft Word 2013™ to create the written assessment.
2. Length:
The paper (excluding the title page and reference page) is a maximum two pages.
3. A minimum
of three (3) scholarly literature references must be used.
Best Practices in Preparing the Project
The following are best practices in preparing this project.
1. Review
directions thoroughly.
2. Follow
submission requirements.
3. Make sure
all elements on the grading rubric are included.
4. Rules of
grammar, spelling, word usage, and punctuation are followed and consistent with
formal, scientific writing.
5. Title
page, running head, body of paper, and reference page must follow APA
guidelines as found in the 6th edition of the manual. This includes the use of
headings for each section of the paper except for the introduction where no
heading is used.
6. Ideas and
information that come from scholarly literature must be cited and referenced
correctly.
7. A minimum
of three (3)scholarly literature references must be used.
8. Abide by
CCN academic integrity policy.
