Papers should be 4-5 pages in length (not including title and reference page), Times New Roman, 12-point font, and double spaced. The research paper should contain the following sections. Students MUST use subheadings A-F in the paper

A. Description of the public health problem / issue.
Is your issue a 2020 leading health indicator or related to a 2020 objective?
Describe the problem indicating the burden of disease including morbidity, mortality, and changes that have occurred in recent years.
Describe the course of the disease or condition using the concepts of incidence, prevalence and case-fatality.

B. Populations at Risk
Identify at at-risk groups (those with an increased probability of developing and/or experiencing bad outcomes).
Are there disparities?
What are the specific risk factors? Modifiable (behaviors / smoking) and nonmodifiable (genetics /
age)?

C. Recommendations
Identify options for potential interventions to address the problem. For each of the options identify the primary focus in terms of When (Primary, secondary or tertiary prevention), Who (individual, at-risk group, population) and How (education, motivation, obligation, invention).
Discuss any specific interventions / programs that have been successful at addressing the problem from research.

D. Current Initiatives
Are there specific organizations or agencies (national or local) working to address this problem?  What is their mission and what specifically do they do?
Have there been any media or communication campaigns to address the issue?
How does health policy affect the issue? Are there related laws or legal issues?

E. Area of Focus
Select one key issue related to this health topic and explore it more in depth. For example, if your topic is childhood obesity, an area of focus might be food marketing and its effect on childhood obesity, or policies related to school based physical activity programs to prevent childhood obesity.
Issues of controversy? Is this issue controversial to some people? Are there opposing sides? Why?

F. References
List at least 5 references in APA format. Be sure to include in-text citations throughout your writing. These should be high quality sources that provide accurate and reliable information. See the suggested sources below. You may also use websites for non-profit organizations or other agencies that work to address the problem you are researching.
Suggested Sources:

Healthy People https://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/topics-objectives
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention https://www.cdc.gov/
Medline Plus https://medlineplus.gov/
National Institutes of Health https://www.nih.gov/health-information
US Food and Drug Administration https://www.fda.gov/home
American Dietetic Association https://www.eatright.org/
American Public Health Association https://www.apha.org