Signature Assignment Part I: Health Issue Annotated Bibliography (Individual Submission)
An annotated bibliography requires you to find a source of
evidence-based information (journal article, book or public health
document) and write a brief descriptive and evaluative paragraph
(annotation). Upon identification of your team health issue or topic, each team member will INDIVIDUALLY be responsible for development of three annotations.
This assignment works much like a puzzle in that your team gathers
the puzzle pieces and then, through group communication, you discuss how
those pieces fit together to reveal the whole picture, or in this case,
how an evaluation of the information and your own opinions frame an
evidence-based recommended course of action related to your health
topic. As you develop your proposed course of action (solutions) you
will need to include how social determinants of health affect this issue
and include your proposals for solution.
The intent is to inform and highlight one particular topic, such as
area of a health disparity, or other issue pertaining to population
health. As you conduct your research, think about how social
determinants of health affect this issue and what might be your
proposals for solution. (You will revisit these considerations later in
the semester during the “Rebounding in Life” learning activities.)
This assignment requires that you apply your intellectual skills:
concise description of the material as it relates to your health issue,
succinct analysis, and informed library research. (Core Objectives:
Critical Thinking, Communication, Empirical and Quantitative, and
Teamwork Skills.)
In public health, the questions asked often include the following aspects:
- WHAT is the health issue or topic? (i.e., condition or disease or issue)
- WHY is it important?
- WHO does the health issue affect? People/population/problem (What are the characteristics of the population?
- Comparisons (What is the alternative to the intervention? How is
this health issue addressed? What measures are in place to PREVENT
worsening of the health issue?)
- Outcomes (What are the relevant outcomes of this health issue? i.e., morbidity, death, complications)
- HOW will your proposed solution make a difference?
Due date: Annotated Bibliography is due Sun., Sept. 29 by 11;59 p.m. CST
Assignment Instructions
- Select a Topic: As a team, choose a public health
issue or topic, see the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(CDC) List of Diseases and Conditions for a list of topics: https://www.cdc.gov/DiseasesConditions/ (Links to an external site.)
- Assess Sources: Begin the process of gathering
your sources by first searching for your topic in Google Scholar or
using databases available through the UTA Libraries such as PubMed.
Locate and record citations to articles, books and documents that may
contain useful information and ideas on your topic. Briefly examine and
review the actual items, selecting your final sources. Then read the
article and summarize the author’s main points. Be sure you pay special
attention to how this particular source fits into the larger, ongoing
public health conversation about the topic. Conduct a brief search on
the author to determine his/her expertise, reputation, and credibility.
Look at citations, articles, and books by this author to find
information about who the author is, what his/her credentials are, and
what occupation or position he/she holds. Similar to your author search,
examine the publication or source to determine the publication’s
reputation, credibility and target reader/researcher. Is the text
specialized or general? Is the target audience clinicians (i.e.,
physicians, research scientists) or another audience such as public
health professionals, university students or persons in the community?
(Core Objectives: Critical Thinking, Communication, Empirical and
Quantitative, and Teamwork Skills.
- Develop Three Written Annotations: Now that you
have reviewed your sources, choosing three that are relevant to your
health issue or topic, you will individually write three annotations
that are between 150-200 words, summarizing the central theme and scope
of the article. The annotation must be written in APA style. A sample
annotated bibliography is shown below.
- Submit the Assignment: When your annotations are
complete (and you have proofread for errors and checked your plagiarism
index!), post the annotations to the assignment portal by the due date listed in the course calendar. Each group member must upload their own three annotations.
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