Global Health (PBH.350)
Global Policy Brief Presentations / Paper Directions and Rubric 

Directions: Each student or group will selected a problem in global health. It can be a problem that we discussed in class or something that we did not go over. 

The paper should be 2 pages (double-spaced) long for each person working in the group. For example, if there are two people in the group, the paper should be between 4 to 6 pages. Presentations lengths will be assigned before the presentations. 

Both the presentation and the paper should contain the following elements: 

1. Problem: Describe the global health problem you are proposing to confront. This section should answer the following questions:
    
   1. What is the problem?
       
   2. What are factors known to cause the problem?
       
   3. Where is the problem most prevalent?
       
   4. Has the prevalence of the problem changed over time? If so, what is believed to have impacted this changing prevalence?
       
2. Existing Interventions: Describe what has been done to deal with the problem. This section should include:
    
   1. A description of interventions that have been tried.
       
   2. A description of where and when these interventions have been tried.
       
   3. An assessment of how effective these interventions have been. I encourage you to look for critical reviews of the intervention
       
3. Proposed intervention: Based on your understanding of your chosen health problem you should propose a new strategy to confront the problem. This proposed strategy does not need to be completely original, but it should be something that has not been tested on a large scale to deal with your chosen health problem. For this section, you should:
    
   1. Describe your intervention.
       
   2. Explain when, where, and how it will be implemented.
       
   3. Propose how the intervention will be evaluated.
       

Presentation 

Component 

20-25 

15-19 

10-14 

0-9 

Comments 

1. Problem description 

Your problem description contains all of the required elements. 

Your problem description is missing one of the required elements. 

Your problem description is missing 2 to 4 of the required elements. 

Your problem description does not contain any of the required elements. 

2. Existing Interventions 

Your existing interventions section contains all of the required elements. 

Your existing interventions section is missing one of the required elements. 

Your existing interventions section is missing 2 of the required elements. 

Your existing interventions section does not contain any of the required elements. 

3. Proposed interventions 

Your proposed interventions section contains all of the required elements. 

Your proposed interventions section is missing one of the required elements. 

Your proposed interventions section is missing 2 to 4 of the required elements. 

Your proposed interventions section does not contain any of the required elements. 

4. Discussion / Questions 

Groups are prepared to lead discussions about their global health problem / solution after or during their presentations. This preparation can include discussion questions, prompts, handout videos, or any other material that will encourage active engagement. 

Groups lead a discussion about their global health problem / solution, but their preparation showed some areas for improvement. 

Groups lead a discussion about their global health problem / solution, but they show little preparation for leading the discussion. 

The groups are not prepared to lead a discussion about their global health problem / solution. 

Comments / Notes : 

Paper 

Component 

20-25 

15-19 

10-14 

0-9 

Comments 

5. Problem description 

Your problem description contains all of the required elements. 

Your problem description is missing one of the required elements. 

Your problem description is missing 2 to 4 of the required elements. 

Your problem description does not contain any of the required elements. 

6. Existing Interventions 

Your existing interventions section contains all of the required elements. 

Your existing interventions section is missing one of the required elements. 

Your existing interventions section is missing 2 of the required elements. 

Your existing interventions section does not contain any of the required elements. 

7. Proposed interventions 

Your proposed interventions section contains all of the required elements. 

Your proposed interventions section is missing one of the required elements. 

Your proposed interventions section is missing 2 to 4 of the required elements. 

Your proposed interventions section does not contain any of the required elements. 

8. Work cited resources 

All factual claims and statistics contain a citation. Each of the three sections has at least 4 citations. 

Most factual claims and statistics contain a citation. Some but not all of the three sections have at least 5 citations. 

Some factual claims and statistics contain a citation. None of three sections have at least 5 citations. 

There are no or very few citations.