Overview
After reviewing the requirements in the final project document, explore the four focus areas identified by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation website, provided in your Module One Readings and Resources. From these broad topics, identify a specific public health issue to use as the basis for your final project presentation. For example, if you are interested in mental health as a broad topic, you may narrow your focus and select healthcare for veterans as your specific topic. Using the template provided, begin to compile important information and resources that you can use to develop your presentation.
Prompt
Select a specific public health issue to use as the basis for your final project presentation.
Specifically, the following critical elements must be addressed:
Identify and describe a specific public health issue.
Describe the macro- and microeconomic forces related to your public health issue.
Determine key policies or regulations that currently apply to your public health issue.
Identify the perceived benefits and consequences resulting from the legislation supporting your public health issue.
Identify the economic impact resulting from the legislation supporting your public health issue.
Provide links or citations for references that you will use to support your ideas regarding your public health issue.
What to Submit
Your introduction must be submitted as a completed worksheet
HCM 320 MILESTONE ONE TEMPLATE HAS BEEN UPLOADED BELOW
(PLEASE GO THE THE ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON FOUNDATION WEBSITE IN ORDER TO COMPLETE ASSIGNMENT LISTED BELOW)
https://www.rwjf.org/en/our-vision/focus-areas.html?cid=xsh_rwjf_em
Milestone One Rubric
Criteria Proficient (100%) Needs Improvement (75%) Not Evident (0%) Value
Public Health Issue Identifies a specific public health issue for the purpose of a health issue presentation Identifies a public health issue, but the issue is not specific Does not identify a public health issue 15
Economic Forces Describes macro- and microeconomic forces that apply to a public health issue Describes macro- and microeconomic forces, but it is not clear how the forces identified apply to the public health issue Does not describe macro- and microeconomic forces 16
Policies or Regulations Describes economic policies or regulations that apply to a public health issue Describes economic policies or regulations, but it is not clear how they apply to a public health issue Does not describe economic policies or regulations 16
Benefits and Consequences Identifies the perceived benefits and consequences resulting from the legislation supporting a public health issue Identifies only the perceived benefits or consequences resulting from the legislation supporting a public health issue Does not identify the perceived benefits and consequences resulting from the legislation supporting a public health issue 16
Economic Impact Describes the economic impact resulting from the legislation supporting a public health issue Describes the economic impact resulting from the legislation supporting a public health issue, but description lacks detail Does not describe the economic impact resulting from the legislation supporting a public health issue 16
References Provides scholarly references to support ideas on a public health issue Provides references that are not scholarly, or it is not clear how references will support ideas on a public health issue Does not provide references to support ideas on public health issue 16
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
