Prepare a written, critical analysis of the literature for a health issue that is related to community health and of interest to the topic . The intention of this paper is to provide a mechanism to demonstrate your understanding of the issue in terms for how it has been conceptualized and studied, areas of agreement, disagreement, and gaps in the literature, including the extent to which diversity has been considered, and, as appropriate, selected implications for research, practice and/or policy.
Examples of analyses which would be appropriate include:
– Analysis of the literature on the condition which has implications for the community (e.g. rural population, caregiving, immigration, child abuse)
– Critique of research related to the health status and/or determinants of health of a specific population
– Liking the concept of health literacy to specific issues, such as malnutrition and obesity.
using APA format (6th Edition).
General Criteria for Evaluation of Written Assignments
1. Literature sources are primary, timely (recent and/or classics) and make a significant contribution to achieving the purpose of the paper.
2. When appropriate, original arguments are presented about an issue at hand.
3. When appropriate, alternative views are considered, analyzed, and debated with an intellectual approach that overrides personal preoccupations.
4. The writing is innovative and individualistic, revealing an active mind and showing an ability to apply personal experiences to the analysis (if appropriate).