Evaluation of
Epidemiological Problem
Guidelines & Grading Rubric
Purpose
The purpose of this assignment is to
Provide learners with the opportunity to integrate knowledge
and skills learned throughout this course
Directly apply principles and knowledge learned in the
course to problem solving of population health problems in their own geographic
areas.
Course Outcomes
This assignment enables the student to meet the following
course outcomes:
1. Define key terms
in epidemiology, community health, and population-based research.
2. Compare study
designs used for obtaining population health information from surveillance,
observation, community, and control trial based research.
3. Identify
appropriate outcome measures and study designs applicable to epidemiological
subfields such as infectious disease, chronic disease, environmental exposures,
reproductive health, and genetics.
4. Apply commonly
used measures of health risk.
5. Examine current
ethical/legal issues in epidemiology.
6. Identify
important sources of epidemiological data.
7. Evaluate a
public health problem in terms of magnitude, person, time, and place.
Due Date
Submit to Dropbox by 11:59 p.m. MT Sunday of Week 6
Total Points Possible: 200
Requirements
This paper should clearly and comprehensively identify the
disease or population health problem chosen. The problem must be an issue in
your geographic area and a concern for the population you will serve upon
graduation with your degree. The paper should be organized into the following
sections:
1. Introduction
with a clear presentation of the problem as well as significance and a
scholarly overview of the paper.
2. Background of
the disease including definition, description, signs and symptoms, and current
incidence and/or prevalence statistics current state, local, and national
statistics pertaining to the disease. (Include a table of incidence or
prevalence rates by your geographic county, state, and national statistics.)
3. A review of
current surveillance methods and any mandated reporting or methods for
reporting the disease for providers.
4. Conduct
descriptive epidemiology analysis of the disease including who is more
frequently affected and characteristics of the population that might help in
creating a prevention plan. Include costs (both financial and social)
associated with the disease or problem.
5. Review how the
disease is diagnosed, current national standards for screening or prevention,
and pick one screening test and review its sensitivity, specificity, positive
predictive value, cost and any current national guidelines for conducting which
patients to conduct this test on.
6. Provide a brief
plan of how you will address this epidemiological disease in your practice once
you are finished with school. Provide
three actions you will take along with how you will measure outcomes of your
actions.
7. Conclude in a
clear manner with a brief overview of key points of the entire disease,
Preparing the Paper
· Page length:
7-10 pages, excluding title/cover page
· APA format
6th edition
· Include
references when necessary.
· Include at
least one table to present information somewhere in the paper.
Directions and Grading Criteria
Category
Points
Possible
Points Earned
Comments
Scholarly Introduction (clear presentation of problem)
20
Background and significance of the disease (includes
incidence or prevalence statistics)
30
Current surveillance methods
30
Descriptive epidemiological analysis (includes
characteristics of the at-risk population and/or those affected by the disease
and costs of the disease)
30
Screening and diagnosis (includes review of current
guidelines for screening and diagnosis of the disease. In-depth review of
statistics one screening or diagnostic test provided)
30
Plan of action (includes at least three evidenced based
actions, supported by literature, that the student will take in their own
practice and how outcomes will be measured)
30
Conclusion
20
Mechanics of writing, APA
10
Total
200
Total Points earned =
A quality paper will meet or exceed all of the criteria
requirements.
