For your first project with “the agency” youare encouraged to propose a simple project that focuses on one health outcome(e.g. diabetes, asthma) and one modifiable risk factor (e.g. diet, workplaceexposure).Your health outcome and/or risk factor must be stronglyaligned with “the agency”. For example, if your agency is the Houstonchapter of the March of Dimes (MOD) your health outcome should align with theMOD’s mission. Alternatively, if your agency is the Region 6 EPA office, thenyour risk factors should align with the EPA’s misssion.In this DB, your first post shouldprovide an initial description of the public health issue that you will focuson for the Capstone. This post should use the following outline structure: Identify and describe the health outcome (e.g. diabetes, asthma) that will be the focus of your project provide one fact or statistic to convince your peers that this health outcome is important Identify the modifiable risk factor (e.g. diet, workplace exposure) that will be the focus of your project briefly describe why you selected this factor over others that might have been considered. State the gap or need that should be addressed (e.g. In the community served by “the agency” the prevalence of diabetes is high (X%) and access to healthy foods is limited (Y% of the population resides in a food desert). Briefly describe what should be done to address the gap or need Identify your employer (“the agency”) briefly describe why your proposed public health issue is relevant to this agency
Proposed( Childhood obesity)
DETAILS
Page Formatting
12-point font
Double-spacing with 1-inch margins
Header: Last name, flush right
Footer: Page number, flush right
Title page (length: 1-page / text: centered)
Line 1: Informative title (includes health outcome, exposure, and target population)
Line 2: Your first and last name
Line 3: Agency name (e.g., a non-profit organization such as “Texas March of Dimes, Austin” or a city or county public health department such as “Harris County Public Health”)
Summary (length: Maximum of 4-pages, not including bibliography / text: flush left)
Indent the first line of each paragraph by 3-5 spaces and/or add an extra line between paragraphs
Use headings and sub-headings as needed
Include in-text citations to your source materials
3-5 pages without the bibiography