Research Paper Assignment Students will be required to research a public health topic of their choice and compose a college-level research paper of their findings. Papers should be: ? At least 3 pages in length (not including a Reference page) o Typed, double-spaced with standard 1 inch margins o 12 point font (Times New Roman, Arial, or Calibri are acceptable fonts) o Cited in APA format ? Spelling and grammar-checked (this factors into your overall quality score) ? Written in your own words, with proper in-text citations Papers should include: ? An Introduction to the topic o Clearly describe the topic. Include a BRIEF discussion of the relevance of your topic to public health. ? The Body of the Paper must cover: o What is the prevalence? Are there any trends (increase or decrease in recent years?) o What are the causes of the disease/topic? o Further elaborate on its relevance to public health (use your ??12 ways to identify a PH problem? handout) o Is there a health disparity? (one group more affected than another? Racial/ethnic, low SES, women? One country over another? Etc.) ? Prevention or health promotion plan: The goal of Public health! You should come up with a prevention plan or health promotion plan for your topic. o keep in mind the multi-factorial model that works best for PH prevention; try to cover this. ie: education, change physical environment and/or social norm, health behaviors, etc. ? A Conclusion section; this should be one paragraph which is a brief synopsis of your paper and future recommendations o So what? Why do we care about this as a PH problem o Why is your intervention/prevention useful and/or needed? ? A Reference page with your sources appropriately cited o Sources MUST be peer reviewed journal sources or appropriate websites ? Websites include .gov sites or appropriate PH agency sites ? Sites such as Wikipedia, webmd, About.com are unacceptable o You must have at least 3 sources, 2 of which have to be peer reviewed journals ? Provide clear links to related topics discussed in class THROUGHOUT the paper
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