Application: Part 1 Developing a Health Advocacy Campaign
To complete:
For the Part 1 application (approximately 4 pages of content with a title page and references in SPA format) aIDress the following:
- Describe your selected population health issue and the population affected by this issue.
health issue: Obesity
population affected: Hispanic Americans
- Summarize the two advocacy campaigns you researched in this area.
- Explain the attributes that made those campaigns effective.
- Begin to develop a plan for a health advocacy campaign that seeks to create a new policy or change an existing policy with regard to the issue and population you selected. Be sure to include in your plan:
A description of the public health issue and proposed policy solution
- Specific objectives for the policy you want to be implemented
- Begin to substantiate of your proposed campaign by data and evidence.
Rubric-Evaluation Criteria for Applications and Formal Papers
| Levels of Achievement | |||||
| Criteria | Outstanding Performance | Excellent Performance | Competent Performance | Proficient Performance | Room for Improvement |
| QUALITY OF WORK SUBMITTED
1. The extent to which work meets the assigned criteria and work reflects graduate level critical and analytic thinking (0-30 Points) |
30 to 30 points
Assignment exceeds expectations. All topics are aIDressed with a minimum of 75% containing exceptional breadth and depth about each of the assignment topics |
25 to 29 points
Assignment exceeds expectations. All topics are aIDressed with a minimum of 75% containing exceptional breadth and depth about each of the assignment topics |
20 to 24 points
Assignment meets expectations. All topics are aIDressed with a minimum of 50% containing good breadth and depth about each of the assignment topics. |
16 to 19 points
Assignment meets most of the expectations. One required topic is either not aIDressed or inadequately aIDressed. |
0 to 15 points
Assignment superficially meets some of the expectations. Two or more required topics are either not aIDressed or inadequately aIDressed. |
| QUALITY OF WORK SUBMITTED: Purpose of the paper is clear (0-5 Points) | 5 to 5 points
A clear and comprehensive purpose statement is provided which delineates all required criteria. |
5 to 5 points
A clear and comprehensive purpose statement is provided which delineates all required criteria. |
4 to 4 points
Purpose of the assignment is stated, yet is brief and not descriptive. |
1 to 3 points
Purpose of the assignment is vague. |
0 to 0 points
No purpose statement was provided. |
| ASSIMILATION AND SYNTHESIS OF IDEAS
The extent to which the work reflects the students ability to-
1. Understand and interpret the assignments key concepts (0-10 Points) |
10 to 10 points
Demonstrates the ability to critically appraise and intellectually explore key concepts. |
9 to 9 points
Demonstrates the ability to critically appraise and intellectually explore key concepts. |
8 to 8 points
Demonstrates a clear understanding of key concepts. |
5 to 7 points
Shows some degree of understanding of key concepts. |
0 to 4 points
Shows a lack of understanding of key concepts, deviates from topics. |
| ASSIMILATION AND SYNTHESIS OF IDEAS 2. Apply and integrate material in course resources (i.e. video, required readings, and textbook) and credible outside resources (0-20 Points) | 20 to 20 points
Demonstrates and applies exceptional support of major points and integrates 2 or more credible outside sources, in aIDition to 3-4 course resources to support point of view. |
15 to 19 points
Demonstrates and applies exceptional support of major points and integrates 2 or more credible outside sources, in aIDition to 3-4 course resources to support point of view. |
10 to 14 points
Integrates specific information from 1 credible outside resource and 3 to 4 course resources to support major points and point of view. |
3 to 9 points
Minimally includes and integrates specific information from 2-3 resources to support major points and point of view. |
0 to 2 points
Includes and integrates specific information from 0 to 1 resource to support major points and point of view. |
| ASSIMILATION AND SYNTHESIS OF IDEAS 3. Synthesize (combines various components or different ideas into a new whole) material in course resources (i.e. video, required readings, and textbook) by comparing different points of view and highlighting similarities, differences, and connections. (0-20 Points) | 20 to 20 points
Synthesizes and justifies (defends, explains, validates, confirms) information gleaned from sources to support major points presented. Applies meaning to the field of advanced nursing practice. |
18 to 19 points
Synthesizes and justifies (defends, explains, validates, confirms) information gleaned from sources to support major points presented. Applies meaning to the field of advanced nursing practice. |
16 to 17 points
Summarizes information gleaned from sources to support major points, but does not synthesize. |
14 to 15 points
Identifies but does not interpret or apply concepts, and/or strategies correctly; ideas unclear and/or underdeveloped. |
0 to 13 points
Rarely or does not interpret, apply, and synthesize concepts, and/or strategies. |
| WRITTEN EXPRESSION AND FORMATTING 1. Paragraph and Sentence Structure: Paragraphs make clear points that support well developed ideas, flow logically, and demonstrate continuity of ideas. Sentences are clearly structured and carefully focusedneither long and rambling nor short and lacking substance. (0-5 Points) | 5 to 5 points
Paragraphs and sentences follow writing standards. |
5 to 5 points
Paragraphs and sentences follow writing standards. |
4 to 4 points
Paragraphs and sentences follow writing standards 80% of the time. |
3 to 3 points
Paragraphs and sentences follow writing standards 70% of the time. |
0 to 2 points
Paragraphs and sentences follow writing standards < 70% of the time. |
| WRITTEN EXPRESSION AND FORMATTING 2. English writing standards: Correct grammar, mechanics, and proper punctuation (0-5 Points) | 5 to 5 points
Uses correct grammar, spelling, and punctuation with no errors. |
5 to 5 points
Uses correct grammar, spelling, and punctuation with no errors. |
4 to 4 points
Contains a few (1-2) grammar, spelling, and punctuation errors. |
3 to 3 points
Contains several (3-4) grammar, spelling, and punctuation errors. 3 |
0 to 2 points
Contains many (? 5) grammar, spelling, and punctuation errors that interfere with the readers understanding. |
| WRITTEN EXPRESSION AND FORMATTING 3. The paper follows correct SPA format for title page, headings, font, spacing, margins, indentations, page numbers, running head, parenthetical/in-text citations, and reference list (0-5 Points) | 5 to 5 points
Uses correct SPA format with no errors. |
5 to 5 points
Uses correct SPA format with no errors. |
4 to 4 points
Contains a few (1-2) SPA format errors. |
3 to 3 points
Contains several (3-4) SPA format errors. |
0 to 2 points
Contains many (? 5) SPA format err |
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