Description
UNIT 4
Joshanloo, M., Jovanović, V., & Taylor, T. (2019). A multidimensional understanding of prosperity and well-being at country level: Data-driven explorations. Plos One, 14(10).
Chen, H., Chen, G., Zheng, X., & Guo, Y. (2019). Contribution of specific diseases and injuries to changes in health adjusted life expectancy in 187 countries from 1990 to 2013: retrospective observational study. Bmj, l969.
Instructions
Choose a health problem in the human population. Some examples include cardiovascular disease, diabetes, cancer of a specific organ, an infectious disease, etc.
Describe the biological and physiological aspects of the health problem and potential chemical treatments or pathways that are affected.
Discuss the natural progression of chronic diseases, or the natural history of infectious or exposure-related illnesses.
What are the potential outcomes of the disease (recovery or death), and what leads to those potential outcome(s)?
Requirements
The paper should be at least 975 words in length.
Include a list of references in APA format, including the information used from the modules
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Unit 4 Assignment Rubric
Criteria
Criterion 1
Criterion 1:
Health
Issue/Topic
Selection
Level III
Level II
Level I
Not Present
Level III Max Points
Points: 15
Level II Max Points
Points: 12
Level I Max Points
Points: 9
Not Present
0 points
Successfully selects an
appropriate health issue
and demonstrates all of
the following:
Selects an appropriate
health issue and
demonstrates one of the
following:
Attempts to choose a is
appropriate and
demonstrates all of the
following:
Does not choose a health
issue that is appropriate.
● A known disease,
condition, or health
problem is
selected.
● The topic is
defined and
manageable (i.e.
lung cancer vs.
cancer in general
or Type II diabetes
vs. all variants of
diabetes).
● A known disease,
condition, or health
problem is selected.
● The topic is defined
and manageable
(i.e. lung cancer vs.
cancer in general or
Type II diabetes vs.
all variants of
diabetes).
● A health problem is
selected.
● The health issue
selected is not
defined and
specific.
● A known disease,
condition, or health
problem is not
selected or defined.
Criterion 2
Level III Max Points
Points: 25
Successfully describes
the biological and
physiological aspects of
the health issue by
demonstrating all of the
following:
Criterion 2:
Biological and
Physiological
Aspects of a
Health Issue
Level II Max Points
Points: 20
Level I Max Points
Points: 15
Not Present
0 points
Briefly describes biological Attempts to describe
Does not describe
and physiological aspects biological and
biological and
of the health issue by
physiological aspects of physiological aspects of
demonstrating two of the the health issue by
the health issue.
following:
demonstrating one of the
following:
● The general
● The general
pathophysiology of
● The specific
pathophysiology of
● The general
the health issue is
the health issue is
pathophysiology of
pathophysiology of
not provided.
● The biological
the health issue is
provided.
the health issue is
and/or
● Some related
provided (i.e.
provided.
biological and
physiological
involved organ,
● At least one
manifestations of
physiological
body system).
example of either
manifestations of
the health issue are
● All of the related
the related
the health issue are
not addressed
biological and
biological and
addressed (signs
(signs and
physiological
physiological
and symptoms).
symptoms).
manifestations of
manifestations of
● Most of the
● Information is not
the health issue
the health issue is
information is
supported with
are addressed
addressed (signs
supported with
relevant sources
(signs and
and symptoms).
relevant sources
and credible
symptoms related
● Some of the
and credible
information is
evidence.
to the health
evidence.
supported with
issue).
● All information is
relevant sources
supported with
and credible
relevant sources
evidence.
and credible
evidence.
Criterion 3
Criterion 3:
Chemical
Treatments and
Pathways
Level III Max Points
Point: 25
Level II Max Points
Points: 20
Level I Max Points
Points: 15
Not Present
0 points
Successfully describes
the chemical treatments
or pathways affected by
the health issue by
demonstrating all of the
following:
Briefly describes the
chemical treatments and
pathways by
demonstrating all of the
following:
Attempts to the chemical
treatments and pathways
by demonstrating one or
more of the following:
Does not describe the
chemical treatments or
pathways affected by the
health issue.
● Provides one
chemical treatment
or one chemical
pathway that is
affected by the
health issue.
● Does not provide a
chemical treatment
or one chemical
pathway that is
affected by the
health issue.
● Various evidence
based chemical
treatments (two or
more), or affected
pathways are
provided, including
a detailed and
specific discussion
of each.
● All of the chemical
treatments or
pathways are
supported with
relevant and
● One or more
evidence based
chemical
treatments or
affected pathways
is provided,
including a detailed
and specific
discussion of each.
● At least one
chemical treatment
or pathway is
supported with
relevant and
credible sources.
● At least one
chemical treatment
or pathway is
supported with
relevant and
credible sources.
credible sources.
Criterion 4
Criterion 4:
Natural
Progression and
Natural History
of Disease
Level III Max Points
Points: 30
Level II Max Points
Points: 24
Level I Max Points
Points: 18
Not Present
0 points
Successfully describes
the natural progression
and natural history of the
health issue by
demonstrating all of the
following:
Briefly describes the
natural progression and
natural history of the
health issue by
demonstrating the
following:
Attempts to describe the
natural progression and
natural history of the
health issue by
demonstrating the
following:
Does not describe the
natural progression and
natural history of the
health issue.
● Utilizes an
evidence-based
model to describe
the natural
progression and
history of the
health issue.
● Describes the
natural
progression and
history of the
health issues.
● Describes either
the natural
progression or the
history of the
health issue.
● Most of the
opinions provided
are supported by
credible and
relevant sources.
● Attempts to
support some of
the opinions with
relevant and
credible sources.
● All opinions
provided are
supported by
credible and
relevant sources.
● Does not describe
the natural
progression of the
health issue.
Criterion 5
Level III Max Points
Points: 25
Successfully discusses
the potential outcomes of
the disease and what
leads to those outcomes
by demonstrating all of
the following:
Criterion 5:
Disease
Outcomes and
Prognosis
Level II Max Points
Points: 20
Level I Max Points
Points: 15
Not Present
0 points
Mostly discusses the
Briefly discusses the
Does not describe the
potential outcomes of the potential outcomes of the disease outcomes and
disease and what leads to disease and what leads to prognosis.
those outcomes by
those outcomes by
demonstrating two or more demonstrating a least one
● Does not describe
of the following:
of the following:
an outcome
related to the
● Addresses various
● Addresses one or
● Addresses at least
specific health
(more than two)
more outcomes
one outcome
issue.
outcomes related
related to the
related to the
● Does not describe
to the specific
specific health
specific health
the prognosis for
health issue.
issue.
issue.
the health issue.
● Provides the
● Provides the
● Provides the
prognosis and
prognosis and
prognosis and
identifies one or
identifies at least
identifies at least
more related
one related
one related
biological, social,
biological, social,
biological, social,
environmental, or
environmental, or
environmental, or
behavioral
behavioral variable
behavioral variable
variables as
as related to the
as related to the
related to the
health issue.
health issue.
health issue.
● All opinions
provided are
supported by
credible and
relevant sources.
Criterion 6
Level III Max Points
Points: 5
Criterion 6:
Length, APA
Requirements,
and Writing
Mechanics
● Meets length
requirements of
975 words.
● Cites sources
using APA style.
● Includes in-text
citations.
● Makes authorship
clear when using
quotation marks.
● Includes
conclusion.
Maximum Total
Points
125
● Most of the
opinions provided
are supported by
credible and
relevant sources.
● Most of the
opinions provided
are supported by
credible and
relevant sources.
Level II Max Points
Points: 4
Level I Max Points
Points: 3
● Meets length
●
requirements of 975
words.
●
● Cites sources using
APA style.
● Includes in-text
●
citations.
● Does not make
●
authorship clear
when using
quotation marks.
● Does not include
●
conclusion.
100
75
Not Present
0 points
● Does not meet
length
requirements and
APA.
Meets length of at
least 675 words.
Attempts to cite
following the APA
style.
Include in-text
citations.
Does not make
authorship clear
when using
quotation marks.
Does not include
conclusion.
0
Minimum Total
Points
101
76
1
0
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