IHP 330 Milestone Two Guidelines and Rubric
Overview: For your final project, you will complete an epidemiological research study report based on the provided research study, “Salmonella in the Caribbean.” Throughout the course, you will complete milestone assignments that are drafts of specific sections of the final project. Because these milestone assignments are drafts of the final project, you will notice that some critical elements in the rubric are identical to those in the Final Project Rubric.
In your first Milestone, you reviewed the research study and analyzed the health issue at the core of the research study. In this second Milestone, you will summarize key elements of the research study and analyze the population impacted by the health issue. Additionally, you will complete Part F of the Health Issue section, in which you will draw connections between the population and public health issue.
Prompt: To begin, review the final project research study, “Salmonella in the Caribbean.” Then, address the following critical elements in your short paper:
I. Population: In this section of your final project, you will summarize key elements of the research study and analyze the population impacted by the health issue.
A. Summarize the people, places, and times represented in the research study to provide context for your report. B. Describe three social and behavioral determinants strongly associated with the public health issue in the research study. Be sure to cite specific
examples from the research study to support your description. C. Describe three known disparities associated with the health of the specific population. Be sure to cite specific examples from the research
study to support your description. D. Explain how the identified social and behavioral determinants relate to the disparities you identified, and explain your reasoning.
II. Health Issue: F. Using your research and analysis, draw connections between the population and public health issue. Consider where you identified common
elements, what you learned about the public health issue by studying the population, and what you learned about the population by studying the public health issue.
Rubric Guidelines for Submission: Your paper should be a 1- to 2-page Microsoft Word document, with double spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, one- inch margins, and APA formatting and citations.
Critical Elements Proficient (100%) Needs Improvement (70%) Not Evident (0%) Value
Population: Summarizes the people, places, Summarizes the people, places, Does not summarize the 18 Summarize and times represented in the and times represented in the people, places, and times
research study to provide research study to provide represented in the research context for the report context for the report, but study to provide context for the response has gaps in detail, report
clarity, accuracy, or support
Population: Social Describes three social and Describes three social and Does not describe three social 18 and Behavioral behavioral determinants behavioral determinants and behavioral determinants Determinants strongly associated with the strongly associated with the strongly associated with the
public health issue in the public health issue in the public health issue in the research study research study, but response is research study missing one or more determinants or has gaps in detail, clarity, accuracy, or support
Population: Describes three known Describes three known Does not describe three known 18 Disparities disparities associated with the disparities associated with the disparities associated with the
health of the specific health of the specific health of the specific population population, but response is population missing one or more disparities or has gaps in detail, clarity, accuracy, or support
Population: Explains how the social and Explains how the social and Does not explain how the social 18 Determinants Relate behavioral determinants relate behavioral determinants relate and behavioral determinants
to the Disparities to the disparities identified with to the disparities identified with relate to the disparities reasoning reasoning, but response has identified with reasoning gaps in detail, clarity, accuracy, or support
Health Issue: Draws connections between Draws connections between Does not draw connections 18 Connections the population and public the population and public between the population and
health issue health issue, but response has public health issue gaps in detail, clarity, accuracy, or support
Articulation of Submission has no major errors Submission has major errors Submission has critical errors 10 Response related to citations, grammar, related to citations, grammar, related to citations, grammar,
spelling, syntax, or organization spelling, syntax, or organization spelling, syntax, or organization that negatively impact that prevent understanding of readability and articulation of ideas main ideas
