General Paper Guidelines”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦.. __________/8
· Double spaced, 1 inch margins, 12 point Times New Roman font. __________(4)
· Minimum of 4 pages excluding title page and work cited page
· Section Headings (Introduction, General Health Status, Nutrition Status,
Health Status of Women and/or Children, Infectious Disease Status,
Economy & Conclusion) __________(4)
· Grammar (subtract 0.5 point for EACH grammar mistake) __________
· Subtract 5 points for every ½ page short of 4 __________
Introduction Section”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦ __________/10
· Describe the background of your country (include: geographic location, population
make-up, socioeconomic status, religion/culture, and political structure) __________(8)
· State why you picked this country. __________(2)
Description of Health “¦”¦”¦”¦..”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦ __________/60
· Describe the general health status of your country. __________(6)
· Describe the nutrition status of your country __________(8)
· Discuss known or possible contributing/risk factors (e.g., environmental factors;
Lifestyle factors; economic factors) associated with the nutritional status of your
country __________(6)
· Describe the health status of women and/or children of your country __________(8)
· Discuss known or possible contributing/risk factors (e.g., genetic predispositions;
environmental factors; lifestylefactors; economic factors) associated with the
women’s/children’s health issue __________(6)
· Describe infectious diseases facing the population of your country (include number
of people affected by the infectious disease ) __________(8)
· Discuss guidelines for prevention (e.g., lifestyle modifications; nutrition; routine
self-exams or testing) of the infectious disease __________(6)
· Indicate if the health condition affects one group of people more than another. __________(6)
· Discuss how the economy of your country influences the health status of the
population __________(6)
Conclusion”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦__________/10
· Describethree measures that you would implement to improve the health of your country _________(6)
· Describe how you would finance these measures _________(4)
Reference Page”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦”¦.”¦”¦__________/12
· At least three sources of information including peer reviewed articles and government
documents.
This also includes proper citation within the body of the paper _________(12)
Peer reviewed online journals: article, author, and complete website address
Total ___________/100
