IHP 330 Milestone One Guidelines and Rubric
Overview: For your final project, you will complete an epidemiological research study report based on the provided research study, “Salmonella in the
Caribbean.” Throughout the course, you will complete milestone assignments that are drafts of specific sections of the final project. Because these milestone
assignments are drafts of the final project, you will notice that some critical elements in the rubric are identical to those in the Final Project Rubric. Tips for
tackling each critical element are in italics throughout the document.
In your first milestone, you will review the research study and analyze the health issue at its core. Use the research you conducted in your Module One journal
assignment to help you analyze the health issue.
Prompt: To begin, review the final project research study, “Salmonella in the Caribbean.” Then, address the following critical elements in your short paper:
II. Health Issue: In this section of your final project, you will analyze the health issue in focus in the research study.
A. Describe the risk factors associated with the public health issue. Support your description with evidence from the research study and
your independent research.
B. Describe the mode of transmission of the public health issue. Support your description with evidence from the research study and your
independent research.
C. Determine the incidence and prevalence of the health issue using the data from the research study to perform the appropriate calculations. Tip:
Use the data in Table 1 of the final project research study to calculate the incidence of the Total of Serotypes. Also, use the incidence to help you
determine the prevalence of the disease.
D. Determine the mortality rate of the health issue using the data from the research study to perform the appropriate calculations.
E. Interpret the odds ratio to determine the strength of association between the potential sources of exposure and the disease. Tip: Use the data in
Table 2 of the final project research study to calculate the odds ratio.
Rubric
Guidelines for Submission: Your paper should be a 1- to 2-page Microsoft Word document with double spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, one-inch
margins, and APA formatting and citations.
Critical Elements Proficient (100%) Needs Improvement (70%) Not Evident (0%) Value
Health Issue: Risk
Factors
Describes the risk factors
associated with the public
health issue, supporting
description with evidence from
the research study and from
independent research
Describes the risk factors
associated with the public
health issue, supporting
description with evidence from
the research study and from
independent research, but
response has gaps in detail,
clarity, accuracy, or support
Does not describe the risk
factors associated with the
public health issue
18
Health Issue: Mode
of Transmission
Describes the mode of
transmission of the public
health issue, supporting
description with evidence from
the research study and from
independent research
Describes the mode of
transmission of the public
health issue, supporting
description with evidence from
the research study and from
independent research, but
response has gaps in detail,
clarity, accuracy, or support
Does not describe the mode of
transmission of the public
health issue
18
Health Issue:
Incidence and
Prevalence
Determines the incidence and
prevalence of the health issue
using the data from the
research study and performing
the appropriate calculations
Determines the incidence and
prevalence of the health issue
using the data from the
research study and performing
calculations, but calculations
are inappropriate, or
determination has gaps in
detail, clarity, or logic
Does not determine the
incidence and prevalence of the
health issue using the data
from the research study
18
Health Issue:
Mortality
Determines the mortality rate
of the health issue using the
data from the research study
and performing the appropriate
calculations
Determines the mortality rate
of the health issue using the
data from the research study
and performing calculations,
but calculations are
inappropriate, or determination
has gaps in detail, clarity, or
logic
Does not determine the
mortality rate of the health
issue using the data from the
research study
18
Health Issue: Odds
Ratio
Interprets the odds ratio to
determine the strength of
association between the
potential sources of exposure
and the disease
Interprets the odds ratio to
determine the strength of
association between the
potential sources of exposure
and the disease, but response
has gaps in detail, clarity, or
accuracy
Does not interpret the odds
ratio to determine the strength
of association between the
potential sources of exposure
and the disease
18
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
10
Total 100%
