Background on the public health issue

Requirements:

• Submit assignment by the deadline in Canvas
• Write an article summary (approximately ½ page double-spaced) including:
  • Background on the public health issue,
  • Article purpose,
  • Methods,
  • Results, and
  • Study strengths and weaknesses
  • This summary should be in your own words. No credit will be earned for quoted material or plagiarized content.
• Include 1 critical thinking question about the article.
  • Critical Thinking Questions should:
    • Be related to the research methods or analysis.
    • Focus on confusing aspects or higher level issues associated with this type of research design (qualitative or quantitative).
    • Be thought-provoking and require higher-levels of thinking
  • Critical Thinking Questions should NOT:
    • Be answered with a 1 word response OR based on a single sentence in the article
    • Be based on the public health topic in general

Late Submissions will not be accepted!

Grading Rubric

10 points – Article Summary

5 points – Critical Thinking Question