3 separate article review, each 3-4 pages. Article  review 2 is due on Friday  and article review 3 and 4 due Tuesday. 

HLTH 630

Article Review 4

During this module/week you will find an article describing the implementation of a new health initiative within a community from the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, American Journal of Public Health, or another peer-reviewed source. You will read the article, evaluate program implementation methodologies, briefly summarize its contents, and discuss where the initiative fits into the Healthy People 2020 objectives.

Title Page

The primary goal of a title should be to summarize the main idea(s) of your paper simply and clearly. The title should be positioned in the upper half of the page and centered. Do not bold, underline, or italicize the title.

Article Abstract

You will write your own abstract for the article, using the author’s abstract as a model. You are to write an original abstract (short article summary) of no more than 100 words. Include your first name, middle initial(s), and last name. Omit all titles (e.g. Dr., Professor) and degrees (e.g. MA, PhD, EdD), if applicable. Center and double space your name and the name of your college, university, or institution. The abstract should be on the title page.

Article Review

Include the following headings in your article review section:

Introduction

In this section, discuss the following: Statement of the Problem; Purpose of the Study; Research Questions or Hypotheses and Limitations (if any).

Methodolgy

This section will include Methods; Participants; Data Collection Procedures and Data Analysis Procedures. You will also discuss the quality of the ‘literature review’ your author completed before they wrote the article. In some cases, you will find a section that discusses the literature reviewed for the study. In other articles, the information is dispersed throughout the article. Discuss the following in this section: Was literature review present? Was it useful? Rigorous? What did you learn? Were there surprises?

Results

Report the results of the study as clearly as possible. If your article reported a quantitative study, report the results in numbers with a good level of detail. If this was a qualitative study, also report the outcomes of the study, being specific about emerging themes, topics, etc.

Conclusions and Recommendations

Did the researcher come to any conclusions or make recommendations? Sometimes this section is given a heading that says: Implications. This is the “so what” section of the research study. What does it mean to practice? Expected length of article review: 2-3 pages. In your review, describe how your selected article addresses each of the sections listed above.

Discussion

Begin this section on a new page, following your conlcusions/recommendations. Expected length of your discussion is 1-2 pages. In this section, evaluate research methods in the article, discuss the research project, including your opinion of its rigor, usefulness, validity, reliability, soundness, design, and applicability to community health.

References

Please provide at least 1 more reference in addition to the article reviewed. Organize the references numerically in AMA format. The reference page should begin on a new page and the word ‘References’ should appear bold and left hand justified on the top of the page. References should be numbered consecutively in the order they were cited in text.

Article Review 4 is due by 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Sunday of Module/Week 6.

Article Review Rubric

Criteria

Levels of Achievement

Content 70%

Advanced

Proficient

Developing

Not present

Points Earned

Clear and Precise Abstract

9 to 10 points

Provides a very clear and precise abstract that accurately summarizes the article.

7 to 8 points

Provides a vague abstract that summarizes the article.

1 to 6 points

Abstract does not provide a good summary of article

0 points
No Content

Selection of Article

18 to 20 points

Article meets search criteria of assignment.
Peer-reviewed source, current article and supports Healthy People 2020. Appropriate and relevant data and statistics.

11 to 17 points

Article meets search criteria of assignment.
Peer-reviewed source, current article and supports Healthy People 2020.
Did not provide appropriate and relevant data and statistics.

1 to 10 points

Article does not meet search criteria of assignment.
Not peer-reviewed source.
Does not support Healthy People 2020. Did not provide appropriate and relevant data and statistics.

0 points

No Content

Related Research

18 to 20 points

Additional sources used. Related research is peer reviewed. Consistent with Healthy People 2020 objectives. Appropriate and relevant data and statistics.

11 to 17 points

Additional sources used.
Related research is peer reviewed.
Consistent with Healthy People 2020 objectives. Did not provide appropriate and relevant data and statistics.

1 to 10 points

One source used; Related research is not peer reviewed.
Article is not consistent with Healthy People 2020 objectives. Did not provide appropriate and relevant data and statistics.

0 points

No Content

Conclusion/

Recommendation

13 to 15 points

Provide in –depth information on the findings and recommendation for further study

8 to 12 points

Provide in –depth information on the findings.
Lacks recommendation for further study

1 to 7 points

Does not provide in –depth information on the findings.
Lacks recommendation for further study

0 points

No Content

Structure 30%

Advanced

Proficient

Developing

Not present

Points Earned

Discussion

20 to 25 points

Evaluate research methods in the article, discuss the research project. Includes an opinion of article rigor, usefulness, validity, reliability, soundness, design, and applicability to community health.
.

11 to 19 points

Evaluate research methods in the article, discuss the research project. Does not include an opinion of article rigor, usefulness, validity, reliability, soundness, design, and applicability to community health.

1 to 10 points

Provides vague evaluation of research methods in the article.
Does not include an opinion of article rigor, usefulness, validity, reliability, soundness, design, and applicability to community health.

0 points

No Content

Quality

8 to 10 points

Easy to read and understand
Spelling and grammar are correct
Punctuation is correct
Reference list is AMA compliant
AMA format for all citations

5 to 7 points

Easy to read and understand
Spelling and grammar errors
Punctuation is correct
Reference list is AMA compliant
AMA format for all citations

1 to 4 points

Difficult to read and understand
Spelling and grammar errors
Punctuation is not correct
Reference list is not AMA compliant
Wrong AMA format for all citations

0 points

No Content

Total Points

/100

Instructor’s Comments:

HLTH 630

Article Review 3

During this module/week you will find an article dealing with the development and/or performance of a needs assessment. This may be an article about a community health assessment or about assessing the special needs of a population afflicted with a particular ailment. The article must come from the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, American Journal of Public Health, or another peer-reviewed source. You will read the article, evaluate needs assessment methodologies, briefly summarize its contents, and compare the findings to the assigned readings from Healthy People 2020 and other literature dealing with needs assessment methodologies.

Title Page

The primary goal of a title should be to summarize the main idea(s) of your paper simply and clearly. The title should be positioned in the upper half of the page and centered. Do not bold, underline, or italicize the title.

Article Abstract

You will write your own abstract for the article, using the author’s abstract as a model. You are to write an original abstract (short article summary) of no more than 100 words. Include your first name, middle initial(s), and last name. Omit all titles (e.g. Dr., Professor) and degrees (e.g. MA, PhD, EdD), if applicable. Center and double space your name and the name of your college, university, or institution. The abstract should be on the title page.

Article Review

Include the following headings in your article review section:

Introduction

In this section, discuss the following: Statement of the Problem; Purpose of the Study; Research Questions or Hypotheses and Limitations (if any).

Methodolgy

This section will include Methods; Participants; Data Collection Procedures and Data Analysis Procedures. You will also discuss the quality of the ‘literature review’ your author completed before they wrote the article. In some cases, you will find a section that discusses the literature reviewed for the study. In other articles, the information is dispersed throughout the article. Discuss the following in this section: Was literature review present? Was it useful? Rigorous? What did you learn? Were there surprises?

Results

Report the results of the study as clearly as possible. If your article reported a quantitative study, report the results in numbers with a good level of detail. If this was a qualitative study, also report the outcomes of the study, being specific about emerging themes, topics, etc.

Conclusions and Recommendations

Did the researcher come to any conclusions or make recommendations? Sometimes this section is given a heading that says: Implications. This is the “so what” section of the research study. What does it mean to practice? Expected length of article review: 2-3 pages. In your review, describe how your selected article addresses each of the sections listed above.

Discussion

Begin this section on a new page, following your conlcusions/recommendations. Expected length of your discussion is 1-2 pages. In this section, evaluate research methods in the article, discuss the research project, including your opinion of its rigor, usefulness, validity, reliability, soundness, design, and applicability to community health.

References

Please provide at least 1 more reference in addition to the article reviewed. Organize the references numerically in AMA format. The reference page should begin on a new page and the word ‘References’ should appear bold and left hand justified on the top of the page. References should be numbered consecutively in the order they were cited in text.

Article Review 3 is due by 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Sunday of Module/Week 4.