Short Paper: Does It Take A Village? The Role Of Community In Prevention

PHE 525 Short Paper Guidelines and Rubric To improve public health programs, public health workers must first understand the genesis of programs, the rationale for chosen strategies, and the adaptability of program design to other communities. For this assignment, you will watch a video moderated by Allison Aubrey, a correspondent for National Public Radio (NPR). Along with a multidisciplinary group of experts, Aubrey examines community-based prevention initiatives that have been successful at creating sustainable health solutions. Prompt: Watch Does It Take a Village? The Role of Community in Prevention. Then, select one of the programs from the video to analyze, and submit a short paper that critiques and assesses the program by answering the following questions:

 Do community approaches to health promotion make a difference? Why or why not?

 Do you agree/disagree with the strategies used in this program? Why or why not?

 What social and behavioral theories were employed to facilitate change?

 Can this approach be adapted in other communities throughout the country/globally? Guidelines for Submission: The paper must be 1–2 pages in length. It should be double-spaced and formatted with 12-point Times New Roman font and one- inch margins. Sources must be cited in APA format. Instructor Feedback: This activity uses an integrated rubric in Blackboard. Students can view instructor feedback in the Grade Center. For more information, review these instructions.

Critical Elements Exemplary (100%) Proficient (90%) Needs Improvement (70%) Not Evident (0%) Value

Community Approaches

Meets the “Proficient” criteria and uses examples from the literature to illustrate why community approaches do or do not make a difference

Develops an argument that supports reasoning for why community approaches do or do not make a difference

Develops an argument that supports reasoning for why community approaches do or do not make a difference, but response is somewhat illogical and confusing in places

Does not develop an argument that supports reasoning for why community approaches do or do not make a difference

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Agree/Disagree Meets the “Proficient” criteria and uses evidence from the literature to support arguments

Clearly and concisely discusses the strategies used in the program to support argument

Discusses the strategies used in the program to support argument, but response lacks clarity

Does not discuss the strategies used in the program

20

Social and Behavioral Theories

Meets “Proficient” criteria and draws from real-world examples to support analysis

Clearly analyzes the programs to determine the social and behavioral theories used to facilitate change

Analyzes the programs to determine the social and behavioral theories used to facilitate change, but answer is vague and lacks clarity

Does not analyze the programs to determine the social and behavioral theories used to facilitate change

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Adapted Meets “Proficient” criteria and uses the literature to illustrate how these programs may be adapted by other communities

Clearly examines the methods by which these programs may be adapted to other communities

Examines the methods by which these programs may be adapted to other communities, but response is confusing and lacks clarity

Does not examine the methods by which these programs may be adapted to other communities

20

Articulation of Response

Submission is free of errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, and organization and is presented in a professional and easy-to- read format

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

15

Total 100%