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General Paper Guidelines………………………………………………………………………………….. __________/8

· Double spaced, 1 inch margins, 12 point Times New Roman font. __________(4)

· Minimum of 4 pages excluding title page and work cited page

· Section Headings (Introduction, General Health Status, Nutrition Status,

Health Status of Women and/or Children, Infectious Disease Status,

Economy & Conclusion) __________(4)

· Grammar (subtract 0.5 point for EACH grammar mistake) __________

· Subtract 5 points for every ½ page short of 4 __________

Introduction Section…………………………………………………………………………… __________/10

· Describe the background of your country (include: geographic location, population

make-up, socioeconomic status, religion/culture, and political structure) __________(8)

· State why you picked this country. __________(2)

Description of Health …………..………………………………………………………………… __________/60

· Describe the general health status of your country. __________(6)

· Describe the nutrition status of your country __________(8)

· Discuss known or possible contributing/risk factors (e.g., environmental factors;

Lifestyle factors; economic factors) associated with the nutritional status of your

country __________(6)

· Describe the health status of women and/or children of your country __________(8)

· Discuss known or possible contributing/risk factors (e.g., genetic predispositions;

environmental factors; lifestylefactors; economic factors) associated with the

women’s/children’s health issue __________(6)

· Describe infectious diseases facing the population of your country (include number

of people affected by the infectious disease ) __________(8)

· Discuss guidelines for prevention (e.g., lifestyle modifications; nutrition; routine

self-exams or testing) of the infectious disease __________(6)

· Indicate if the health condition affects one group of people more than another. __________(6)

· Discuss how the economy of your country influences the health status of the

population __________(6)

Conclusion……………………………………………………………………………………………__________/10

· Describethree measures that you would implement to improve the health of your country _________(6)

· Describe how you would finance these measures _________(4)

Reference Page………………………………………………………………………………….……__________/12

· At least three sources of information including peer reviewed articles and government

documents.

This also includes proper citation within the body of the paper _________(12)

Peer reviewed online journals: article, author, and complete website address

Total ___________/100