IHP 330 Milestone One 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. Tips for tackling each critical element are in italics throughout the document.
In your first milestone, you will review the research study and analyze the health issue at its core. Use the research you conducted in your Module One journal assignment to help you analyze the 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:
II. Health Issue: In this section of your final project, you will analyze the health issue in focus in the research study. A. Describe the risk factors associated with the public health issue. Support your description with evidence from the research study and
your independent research. B. Describe the mode of transmission of the public health issue. Support your description with evidence from the research study and your
independent research. C. Determine the incidence and prevalence of the health issue using the data from the research study to perform the appropriate calculations. Tip:
Use the data in Table 1 of the final project research study to calculate the incidence of the Total of Serotypes. Also, use the incidence to help you determine the prevalence of the disease.
D. Determine the mortality rate of the health issue using the data from the research study to perform the appropriate calculations. E. Interpret the odds ratio to determine the strength of association between the potential sources of exposure and the disease. Tip: Use the data in
Table 2 of the final project research study to calculate the odds ratio.
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
Health Issue: Risk Describes the risk factors Describes the risk factors Does not describe the risk 18 Factors associated with the public associated with the public factors associated with the
health issue, supporting health issue, supporting public health issue description with evidence from description with evidence from the research study and from the research study and from independent research independent research, but response has gaps in detail, clarity, accuracy, or support
Health Issue: Mode Describes the mode of Describes the mode of Does not describe the mode of 18 of Transmission transmission of the public transmission of the public transmission of the public
health issue, supporting health issue, supporting health issue description with evidence from description with evidence from the research study and from the research study and from independent research independent research, but response has gaps in detail, clarity, accuracy, or support
Health Issue: Determines the incidence and Determines the incidence and Does not determine the 18 Incidence and prevalence of the health issue prevalence of the health issue incidence and prevalence of the
Prevalence using the data from the using the data from the health issue using the data research study and performing research study and performing from the research study the appropriate calculations calculations, but calculations are inappropriate, or determination has gaps in detail, clarity, or logic
Health Issue: Determines the mortality rate Determines the mortality rate Does not determine the 18 Mortality of the health issue using the of the health issue using the mortality rate of the health
data from the research study data from the research study issue using the data from the and performing the appropriate and performing calculations, research study calculations but calculations are inappropriate, or determination has gaps in detail, clarity, or
logic
Health Issue: Odds Interprets the odds ratio to Interprets the odds ratio to Does not interpret the odds 18 Ratio determine the strength of determine the strength of ratio to determine the strength
association between the association between the of association between the potential sources of exposure potential sources of exposure potential sources of exposure and the disease and the disease, but response and the disease has gaps in detail, clarity, or accuracy
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
Total 100%
