HLTH 101: NATIONAL HEALTH ISSUE PAPER ASSIGNMENT & RUBRIC Students will work in pairs to research and prepare a National Health Issue Paper to be submitted to the professor for evaluation. Students will submit a 200-300 sentence proposal to Blackboard indicating the name of the proposed issue, reason for choosing the issue, and which culture will be examined. Students will research and discuss the following for the completed paper: 1) background information on the health issue for both cultures, 2) discuss health implications, 3) identify populations impacted, and 4) compare and contrast the health issue to the United States culture. There should be a minimum of five (5) peer-reviewed and reputable references in APA format found for the topic. The final paper should be at least four (4) pages and should not exceed five (5) pages, including references, and should be written and formatted according to the guidelines below. Adherence to Guidelines point values: • Submit proposal indicating: 1) name of the proposed issue, 2) reason for choosing the issue, and 3) which culture will be examined (5 points) • At least 5 peer reviewed references in APA format (1 point each) • Document file saved as: National_Health_Issue_Paper.lastname.firstname (5 points) • Double spaced, 12pt font, 1 inch margins (2 points each) • 4-5 pages in length, including references. Use the provided format below (no title page is required) (4 points) • APA formatting in text and on References page (-1 for each error) • Proper spelling, grammar, punctuation (-1 for each error) Writing Adherence to Guidelines Content Citations Organization Proofreading A level B level C level D level Wide variety of sentence structures; excellent word usage, spelling, grammar, and punctuation (13.5-15pts) Thorough and accurate adherence to guidelines; responds to all guidelines; includes all mandatory elements (22.5-25pts) Content well developed, effectively supported, appropriate for task; effective thinking clearly and creatively expressed (13.5-15pts) Thorough and accurate evidence of sources to support text; citations complete, correct and correctly placed in text (13.5-15pts) Clearly organized around a central theme; each section is clear and relates to others (13.5-15pts) Some sentence variety; adequate use of wording, grammar, and punctuation (13.412pts) Majority of work displays accurate adherence to guidelines; responds to most guidelines; includes majority of mandatory elements (22.4-20pts) Majority of content appropriate, supported by adequate text; thinking often clearly and creatively expressed (13.4-12pts) Inconsistent sentence variety; often inadequate in wording, grammar, and punctuation (11.9-10.5pts) Some evidence of adherence to guidelines; some presence of mandatory elements (19.9-17.5pts) Writing lacks sentence variety; significant deficiencies in wording, spelling, grammar, punctuation, and/or presentation (10.4 –0pts) Insufficient adherence to guidelines; omits numerous mandatory elements; fails to respond to critical guidelines for content (15-0pts) Appropriate content with some supporting text; generally meets requirements (11.910.5pts) Good evidence of sources used to support text; majority of citations complete, correct and correctly placed in text (13.4-12pts) Weak evidence of sources used to support text; numerous citations incomplete, incorrect and incorrectly placed in text (11.9-10.5pts) Writing demonstrates some grasp of organization, with discernible themes and supporting details (11.9-10.5pts) Poorly developed, with supporting details that are absent or vague; weak presentation of ideas and/or unclear wording reflect lack of understanding of topic and audience (10.4-0pts) No evidence of sources consulted; if evidence offered, poorly cited in terms of completeness, accuracy and placement in text (10.4-0pts) Thorough and accurate review of spelling, grammar, punctuation, and citations (13.5-15pts) Writing demonstrates respectable grasp of organization; majority of text is clear and relates to other portions appropriately (13.412pts) Majority of paper displays evidence of appropriate proof-reading; few errors in grammar, spelling, punctuation, and citations (13.4-12pts) Some evidence of proof reading; minor errors in grammar, spelling, punctuation, and citations (11.9-10.5pts) Writing is rambling and unfocused with main topics and supporting details presented in disorganized, unrelated way (10.4-0pts) Lacks evidence of any proofreading; unacceptable errors in grammar, spelling, punctuation and citations (10.4-0pts) Names HLTH101.### Student IDs Email addresses Date Title I. II. III. IV. V. Introduction - Summary of paper Background a. Define and describe the topic b. Discuss general causes c. Describe health implications d. What behaviors/policies/actions can be done to improve the topic? Comparison of countries a. United States i. Setting (what is unique about this country related to the health condition) ii. Description of population iii. Incidence and Prevalence b. Other selected country i. Setting (what is unique about this country related to the health condition) ii. Description of population iii. Incidence and Prevalence c. Compare and contrast the settings in each country i. What is different? ii. What is the same? Summary/Conclusions References
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