PHE 321 Milestone Two Guidelines and Rubric
Overview: In this module, you learned about the relationship between age and the risk of developing disease, the role of immunizations in disease prevention, and the primary, secondary, and tertiary strategies for addressing and treating disease. Based on what you have learned thus far in the course, you should have a good understanding of the risk factors for disease, as well as disease progression, modes of transmission, incidence, and prevalence. For this assignment, you will write a short paper on the disease you chose for the final project. In this paper, you will identify the risk factors for your disease and its progression, modes of transmission, incidence, and prevalence.
Prompt: Write a short paper identifying the risk factors for the disease you chose for your final project. In addition, discuss its progression, modes of transmission, and its incidence and prevalence.
Specifically, the following critical elements must be addressed:
● Disease Progression: Describe how the disease develops in the human body. Consider how the disease starts as well as the process the disease goes through as it progresses.
● Risk Factors: Explain the major risk factors for contracting or developing the disease, supporting your explanation with research. ● Modes of Transmission: Discuss whether the disease is chronic or infectious and how it is transmitted from individual to individual. ● Incidence: Determine the incidence of the disease in the United States, supporting your claim with data. In your research, you will investigate how often
individuals contract or develop the disease. ● Prevalence: Determine how prevalent the disease is in the United States, supporting your claim with data.
Rubric Guidelines for Submission: Your short paper should be a 2- to 3-page Microsoft Word document (not including the cover page and references) with double spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, one-inch margins, and at least three sources cited in APA format.
Critical Elements Proficient (100%) Needs Improvement (75%) Not Evident (0%) Value
Disease Progression Describes how the disease develops in the human body
Describes how the disease develops in the human body, but description is cursory or contains inaccuracies
Does not describe how the disease develops in the human body
19
Risk Factors Explains the major risk factors for contracting or developing the disease, supporting explanation with research
Explains the major risk factors for contracting or developing the disease, supporting explanation with research, but with gaps in detail, clarity, accuracy, or support
Does not explain the major risk factors for contracting or developing the disease
19
Critical Elements Proficient (100%) Needs Improvement (75%) Not Evident (0%) Value
Modes of Transmission
Discusses whether the disease is chronic or infectious and how it is transmitted from individual to individual
Discusses whether the disease is chronic or infectious and how it is transmitted from individual to individual, but with gaps in detail, clarity, or accuracy
Does not discuss whether the disease is chronic or infectious or how it is transmitted from individual to individual
19
Incidence Determines the incidence of disease in the United States, supporting claims with data
Determines the incidence of disease in the United States, supporting claims with data, but with gaps in detail, clarity, accuracy, or support
Does not determine the incidence of disease in the United States
19
Prevalence Determines the prevalence of the disease in the United States, supporting claim with data
Determines the prevalence of the disease in the United States, supporting claim with data, but with gaps in detail, clarity, accuracy, or support
Does not determine the prevalence of the disease in the United States
19
Articulation of Response
Submission has no major errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization
Submission has major errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization that negatively impact readability and articulation of main ideas
Submission has critical errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization that prevent understanding of ideas
5
Total 100%
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