Session Summary Rubric (12 Points) Name________________________
You will write a 1-page (min. 1 page; max. 1.5 pages) double-spaced paper (10 pt font) (excluding title page, photos, tables or figures).
Below is the rubric that will be used to grade your paper.
Background: This summary is designed to help you reflect and internalize the material you read in the book and on the PowerPoint slides.
Your Paper:
(1) Describe the historical context that led public health practitioners to realize there was a problem related to this topic.
(2) Describe how you could apply epidemiological approaches to evaluate an environmental problem related to the topics covered in the
chapter/module; think about potential solutions. Your example could be out of the news.
(3) Consider issues of equity and population susceptibility as it relates to this topic and how population characteristics and cultural attributes as
well as susceptibility could impact any proposed solutions.
(4) Describe federal legislation that limits exposure in order to control environmental health issues.
(5) Conclude how this topic relates to your life and may impact your community.
This is the Grading Rubric. Do not fill out. Write the required paper using the format
described in the syllabus.
Points
1
(2 pts)
• Identify 3 topics or concepts that you found new, informative or just intriguing. Describe them and why
they are important.
• Select one that intrigues you most. Then complete the daily summary to that one topic.
2
(2 pts)
Describe the historical context that leads public health practitioners to identify a problem related to this topic.
3
(3 pts)
Describe how you could apply epidemiological approaches to evaluate an environmental problem related to the
topics covered in the chapter/module and/or describe how you can address issues of equity and population
susceptibility as it relates to this topic. Consider how population characteristics and cultural attributes impact
exposures and approaches to reduce exposure
4
(1 pt)
Describe federal legislation that limits exposure in order to control environmental health issues.
5
(2 pts)
Conclude how this topic relates to your life and may impact your community.
6
(2 pts) Format: Title page, paragraphing, font, presentation.
Total Points /12
FROM THE SYLLABUS:
Session Summaries and Papers are original works and should be formatted with 1-inch margins, doublespaced
and submitted using a 10-point Arial font. Session Summaries are normally one to 1.5 pages, and
Papers are normally 3.5 to four pages in length.
• Each submission should have a title page with your name, the session number, the title of the
session’s material and the date.
• Support material (title page, references, photos, diagrams tables etc.) do not count in the page
limit.
• All papers must be submitted as MS Word documents! Do not submit PDFs.
• Follow ICMJE or JAMA guidelines for citations and references.
o See the Content tab for instructions and examples of ICMJE/JAMA/AMA format, and see
Purdue University’s Online Writing Lab (OWL) instructions at
https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/ama_style/index.html
o If you need help with writing or with ICMJE/JAMA format, you may wish to contact one
of the writing support groups at UA, such as https://thinktank.arizona.edu/writing-center .
o Failure to use the proper format for citations and reference lists will result in lost points.
o Failure to properly cite your sources is Plagiarism and will result in a 0 and possibly
further sanctions, including expulsion from the course and possibly from the college and
university. (See the syllabus for more information.)