Week 3 Assignment 2
Significant Contributions to Public Health Final Assignment Part
[WLOs: 3] [CLO: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
Prior to beginning work on this assignment, review these resources:
Chapter 6 and Appendix II: Historical Figures in the textbook
Intro to Epidemiology Study Types (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. video
Introduction to Epidemiology and Public Health (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. video
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. website
World Health Organization (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. website
Go to Week 5 and read the Significant Contributions to Public Health Final Assignment Part 2 details. Review the grading rubric in Week 3 and Week 5 to understand the full grading criteria. Because of the size of this project, you will be doing the first part of the Final Assignment this week, and then integrating your work and instructor’s feedback with the Final Assignment in Week 5.
For this assignment, you will be researching a historical figure in the public health world, their contribution to public health, and how their work helped shape the public health system that serves the community. Furthermore, you will be analyzing how their contribution from the past continues to contribute to today’s public health system, and how it might guide future work within the industry. You have the option of writing a paper or putting together a presentation.
Complete the following steps:
Step 1: To begin, select one of these historical figures. They are linked throughout the textbook to help get you started on your project. Choose one of the following:
John Snow
Margaret Sanger
Jonas Salk
Larry Kramer
Edward Jenner
Rachel Carson
Sara Josephine Baker
William Phelps Eno
Sir Edwin Chadwick
Luther Terry
John Graunt
Dick Cheney
Everett Koop
W.E.B. DuBois
Charles Edward Winslow
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Clara Barton
Florence Nightingale
Thomas Francis
Albert Calmette
Camille Guerin
Ignaz Semmelweiss
An individual of your own choice: you must obtain instructor approval in advance for this option.
Use the outline below to organize your paper or presentation. Do not type the “Steps” into your paper or presentation. Rather, formulate a well thought out analysis with logical transitions as you would a professional paper or presentation. The grading rubric will be your guide for all the points you need to address in your final submission. Research and critical thinking is a large component of this project. You will curate resources to support your statements using proper APA Style (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site..
Step 2: Describe your selected person’s biographical background (i.e., experience).
TIP: Research the individual’s background. This can include resume elements such as birthdate, location, education, and brief statement of their contribution to public health. (Reminder: biographical information can be easily plagiarized. Please do not copy from your biographical websites. Paraphrase or quote and cite everything according to APA.)
Step 3: Analyze the climate of the time period in terms of political, socioeconomic, environmental, and technological context in which this person worked.
TIP: Research the barriers and issue of the time. Think about whether this person was up against resistance or if the work this person did was welcomed. (For example, if you were writing on Abraham Lincoln and the abolition of slavery, you would note that slavery was prevalent and accepted at the time, and the change was welcomed by some and rejected by others.)
Step 4: Examine the personal beliefs of your person that prompted this work.
TIP: You are basically addressing the question: “Why did this person get involved with the issue at the time?” (In continuing the Lincoln example above, you would note that black people were considered property, not people; yet Lincoln believed everyone had equal rights regardless of skin color.)
Step 5: Examine how this individual overcame or confronted any adversities.
TIP: Think about how this person overcame the barriers and issues. Questions to consider: What did the person specifically do? Did they have any allies? How did their actions succeed or fail?
Step 6: Describe the final outcome of this individual’s contribution to community or public health.
TIP: Think about the importance of the contribution to community or public health at the time. Think about this question: What occurred as a result of this person’s action?
Step 7: Explain what the individual’s contribution did for overall community or public health at the time.
TIP: Think about this question: What was the purpose for the community or nation? (In the Lincoln example, the explanation would involve a national recognition of human rights of all people, regardless of skin color.)
Step 8: Explain why this contribution was so important at that particular point in history.
TIP: Think about this question: What made this important for our nation? (In the Lincoln example, you would answer the question: Why was it so important that Lincoln freed the slaves?)
You have a choice of which format you wish to present your findings. You can choose either a written paper or a presentation format. Follow the instructions below for the option you choose.
Option 1: Written Paper Format
The Significant Contributions to Public Health Final Assignment Part 1 paper
Must be four double-spaced pages in length, not including title and references pages, and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center’s APA Style (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.
Must include a separate title page with the following:
Title of paper
Student’s name
Course name and number
Instructor’s name
Date submittedFor further assistance with the formatting and the title page, refer to APA Formatting for Word 2013 (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site..
Must utilize academic voice. See the Academic Voice (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. resource for additional guidance.
Must include an introduction and conclusion paragraph. Your introduction paragraph needs to end with a clear thesis statement that indicates the purpose of your paper.
For assistance on writing Introductions & Conclusions (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. as well as Writing a Thesis Statement (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site., refer to the Ashford Writing Center resources.
Must use at least four scholarly, peer-reviewed, or credible sources (one of those may be the course text).
The Scholarly, Peer Reviewed, and Other Credible Sources (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. table offers additional guidance on appropriate source types. The Ashford University Library is a great place to find resources. Watch the Ashford University Library Quick “n’ Dirty (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. tutorial for research tips. If you have questions about whether a specific source is appropriate for this assignment, please contact your instructor. Your instructor has the final say about the appropriateness of a specific source for a particular assignment.
Must document any information used from sources in APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center’s Citing Within Your Paper (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.
Must include a separate references page that is formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center. See the Formatting Your References List (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. resource in the Ashford Writing Center for specifications.
Option 2: Presentation Format (with audio or speaker’s notes)
The Significant Contributions to Public Health Final Assignment Part 1 presentation
Must be at least 12 minutes in length, or 13 to 15 slides (not including title and reference slides) with at least 100 words in the presenter’s notes for each slide. You may want to look at How to Make a PowerPoint Presentation (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. to get started. Pay attention to APA Style (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. and formatting in this “how to” guide. APA guidelines are required in presentations and any scholarly work you create.
Must include a separate title slide with the following:
Title of presentation
Students name
Course name and number
Instructor’s name
Date submitted
Must utilize academic voice. See the Academic Voice (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. resource for additional guidance.
Must include an introduction and conclusion paragraph. Your introduction paragraph needs to end with a clear statement that indicates the purpose of your presentation.
For assistance on writing Introductions & Conclusions (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. refer to the Ashford Writing Center resources.
Must use at least four scholarly, peer-reviewed, or credible sources (one of those may be the course text).
The Scholarly, Peer Reviewed, and Other Credible Sources (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. table offers additional guidance on appropriate source types. The Ashford University Library is a great place to find resources. Watch the Quick n’ Dirty (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. tutorial for research tips. If you have questions about whether a specific source is appropriate for this assignment, please contact your instructor. Your instructor has the final say about the appropriateness of a specific source for a particular assignment.
Must document any information used from sources in APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center’s Citing Within Your Paper (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.
Must include a separate references slide that is formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center. See the Formatting Your References List (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. resource in the Ashford Writing Center for specifications.
Review the Writing Center’s Presentation Tips (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. to maximize your results.
Must use speakers notes as follows:
Review the PowerPoint Speaker Notes. (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. video tutorial. (YouTube Accessibility Statement. (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. and Privacy Policy. (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.)
Speaker notes are the typed notes that appear below the slide that complement the presentation slides. Whereas the slides will have short bulleted items, the speaker notes will be more detailed. They are essentially what the presenter would say during the presentation to explain each of the bulleted points on the slide. Therefore, it is important that the speaker notes are concise and detailed when explaining the bullet points.
It is recommended that PowerPoint Slides contain no more than five bullet points and should not contain more than seven to 10 words each. Do not type paragraphs or long sentences on the slide. The information that explains each bullet point is conveyed via speaker notes or by recording your voice to each slide.
Follow these steps to submit your presentation and speaker’s notes:
Step 1:Submit your full presentation (.ppt, .pptx., .mp4, etc.) file to the Week Three Assignment Presentation page using the button below.Week 3 Assignment Presentation
Step 2:Save your presentation or speaker notes as a PDF and submit to Waypoint using the Waypoint Assignment submission button at the bottom of this page.
For additional guidance, review the File Submission Quick Start Guide.
If you are unable to access the technology for this assignment due to a documented accommodation on file with the Office of Student Access and Wellness, inform your instructor as soon as possible.
Research Sources for Your Final Project
All of the individuals and their contributions are searchable through Ashford’s library at FindIt@AU platform (this is the search box on the library’s homepage). This platform searches across most of the databases that the library subscribes to. Watch the How to Use FindIt@AU (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. video.
The “Credo Reference” database in the Ashford Library is also a great place to conduct background research for the Final Assignment Parts 1 and 2. You can access Credo Reference by clicking on the “Encylopedias & Dictionaries” button on the library homepage.
More specific database information is below are the specific databases that I think will be most helpful for this assignment.
Ebook Central: the library’s largest e-book database. E-books will have some great academic, general information that will be particularly helpful in providing biographical and background information. (Background information on the people listed as well as the health topics and time periods.)
EBSCOhost and ProQuest: These are two of the library’s largest databases that will be useful resources after conducting initial, background research.
JSTOR: an archival database with scholarly articles (articles will not be very recent, some may range from quite old to just a couple years old). This database will be particularly helpful when analyzing the historical/ social perspectives of each topic.
Carefully review the Grading Rubric (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. for the criteria that will be use
