PHE 525 Milestone Four Guidelines and Rubric As a public health practitioner, you may be asked to recommend new or different approaches to address a public health issue. The first step is to determine what is currently being done to address the issue. The second step is to evaluate the existing programs to identify gaps. The last step is to make recommendations. These recommendations can be improvements to existing programs, or you may recommend implementing a new program. Prompt: Submit a short paper with your recommendations for the public health program you have selected for the final project. Specifically, the following critical elements must be addressed:  Be sure to specifically recommend improvements that should be made to the current program.  Clearly outline and explain other social and behavioral theoretical approaches that may be used to engage the community.  Substantiate your claims with evidence from the program and peer-reviewed literature. Would you suggest a new program or simply a new program approach? If so, briefly explain what that program would look like and how it would be an improvement to the current program. Guidelines for Submission: The paper must be 2–3 pages in length. It should be double-spaced and formatted with 12-point Times New Roman font and one- inch margins. All sources must be cited in APA format. Instructor Feedback: This activity uses an integrated rubric in Blackboard. Students can view instructor feedback in the Grade Center. For more information, review these instructions. Critical Elements Exemplary (100%) Proficient (90%) Needs Improvement (70%) Not Evident (0%) Value Recommendations Meets “Proficient” criteria and uses real-world examples to further support recommendations Recommends improvements that should be made to the program and substantiates answer with relevant and appropriate evidence from the program and peer-reviewed literature Identifies improvements that should be made to the program but evidence from the program and peer-reviewed literature to substantiate recommendations used lacks relevance Does not recommend improvements that should be made to the program 35 Theoretical Approaches Meets “Proficient” criteria and uses specific examples from the literature to further demonstrate the merit of these theoretical approaches for community engagement Clearly and succinctly outlines and explains other social and behavioral theoretical approaches that may be used to engage the community and substantiates claims with evidence from the program and peer-reviewed literature Outlines and explains other social and behavioral theoretical approaches but fails to use evidence from the program and peer-reviewed literature to substantiate claims and response lacks clarity and succinctness Does not outline or explain other social and behavioral theoretical approaches that may be used to engage the communi.

1. PHE 525 Milestone Four Guidelines and Rubric
As a public health practitioner, you may be asked to recommend
new or different approaches to address a public health issue.
The first step is to determine
what is currently being done to address the issue. The second
step is to evaluate the existing programs to identify gaps. The
last step is to make
recommendations. These recommendations can be improvements
to existing programs, or you may recommend implementing a
new program.
Prompt: Submit a short paper with your recommendations for
the public health program you have selected for the final
project. Specifically, the following
critical elements must be addressed:
d improvements that should
be made to the current program.
theoretical approaches that may be used to engage the
community.
peer-reviewed literature. Would you suggest a new program or
simply a new program
approach? If so, briefly explain what that program would look
like and how it would be an improvement to the current
program.

2. Guidelines for Submission: The paper must be 2–3 pages in
length. It should be double-spaced and formatted with 12-point
Times New Roman font and one-
inch margins. All sources must be cited in APA format.
Instructor Feedback: This activity uses an integrated rubric in
Blackboard. Students can view instructor feedback in the Grade
Center. For more information,
review these instructions.
Critical Elements Exemplary (100%) Proficient (90%) Needs
Improvement (70%) Not Evident (0%) Value
Recommendations Meets “Proficient” criteria and
uses real-world examples to
further support
recommendations
Recommends improvements
that should be made to the
program and substantiates
answer with relevant and
appropriate evidence from the
program and peer-reviewed
literature
Identifies improvements that
should be made to the program
but evidence from the program
and peer-reviewed literature to
substantiate recommendations
used lacks relevance

3. Does not recommend
improvements that should be
made to the program
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Theoretical
Approaches
Meets “Proficient” criteria and
uses specific examples from the
literature to further
demonstrate the merit of these
theoretical approaches for
community engagement
Clearly and succinctly outlines
and explains other social and
behavioral theoretical
approaches that may be used
to engage the community and
substantiates claims with
evidence from the program and
peer-reviewed literature
Outlines and explains other
social and behavioral
theoretical approaches but fails
to use evidence from the
program and peer-reviewed
literature to substantiate claims
and response lacks clarity and
succinctness
Does not outline or explain
other social and behavioral

4. theoretical approaches that
may be used to engage the
community
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New
Program/Approach
Meets “Proficient” criteria and
provides data that
substantiates the credibility of
the recommended program
Suggests a new program or
program approach and clearly
explains the merits of the new
program or approach over the
old program
Suggests a new program but
explanation of the program is
vague and does not explain
how the new program would
be an improvement
Does not suggest a new
program
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5. Articulation of
Response
(APA/Mechanics)
Submission is free of errors
related to citations, grammar,
spelling, syntax, and
organization and is presented
in a professional and easy-to-
read format
Submission has no major errors
related to citations, grammar,
spelling, syntax, or organization
Submission has major errors
related to citations, grammar,
spelling, syntax, or organization
that negatively impact
readability and articulation of
main ideas
Submission has critical errors
related to citations, grammar,
spelling, syntax, or organization
that prevent understanding of
ideas
10
Total 100%

6. PHE 525 Milestone Three Guidelines and Rubric
Not all public health programs are effective. Many programs
fail because the administrators have not fully assessed the
barriers and issues that contribute to the
public health issue. Understanding the target population is one
of the most important elements for implementing a successful
public health program. It is critical
that public health practitioners have in-depth knowledge of the
social and behavioral factors that may contribute to a higher
likelihood of disease in the target
population, as well as the theoretical and practical approaches
to address those risk factors. However, the understanding of
social and behavioral factors is not
limited to the target population but the community as a whole.
The community has to fully understand the extent of the public
health issue and accept that
intervention is required so that the community can be healthy.
For example: The public health issue is hepatitis C infections
transmitted through the sharing of hypodermic needles, and the
program is a needle exchange. The
target population is IV drug users with specific social and
behavioral risks; the behavioral risk factor is sharing of needles,
and the social risk factor is the lack of
access to clean needles. The social and behavioral risk factors
for the community as a whole may be different and may impede
the program. Community
members may distrust government programs, may distrust
outsiders coming into their community, or may believe that the
dispensing of needles may increase
drug use. The success of the needle exchange program relies on
addressing the risks of the target population and the social and

7. behavioral factors that will
prevent community support.
Prompt: Write a short paper that critically analyzes the public
health program you have selected for your final project.
Specifically, the following critical elements
must be addressed:
health issue, administrating agency, time, setting, and
population; include the social and
behavioral risk factors that are associated with this public
health issue
being addressed by the program, and include the theoretical
approaches used in the program
to facilitate social and behavioral change in the target
population, as well as the social and behavioral theoretical
strategies employed by the program to
engage the community
neglected to identify and address why these social and
behavioral factors are important,
justifying your response with specific examples from the
literature
whether the program has met the intended outcome
successes, failures, strengths, and weaknesses, and indicate and
explain opportunities for
improvement

8. Rubric
Guidelines for Submission: The paper must be 6–7 pages in
length. It should be double-spaced and formatted with 12-point
Times New Roman font and one-
inch margins. All sources must be cited in APA format.
Instructor Feedback: This activity uses an integrated rubric in
Blackboard. Students can view instructor feedback in the Grade
Center. For more information,
review these instructions.
Critical Elements Exemplary (100%) Proficient (90%) Needs
Improvement (70%) Not Evident (0%) Value
Overview Meets “Proficient” criteria and
relates to real-world examples
and other programs
Provides a clear and concise
overview of the program that
includes all the key elements
and provides ample, relevant
detail
Provides an overview of the
program but lacks relevant
detail
Does not provide an overview

9. of the program
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Theoretical
Approaches and
Strategies
Meets “Proficient” criteria and
uses references from peer-
reviewed literature to further
explain the significance of the
theoretical approaches used to
facilitate change in the target
population and to engage the
community
Clearly and succinctly
determines the social and
behavioral risk factors that are
addressed by the program,
clearly describes the theoretical
approaches used to facilitate
social and behavioral change in
the target population, and
clearly explains the social and
behavioral theoretical
strategies used to engage the
community
Determines the social and
behavioral risk factors that are
addressed by the program, but
has difficulty determining and
explaining the theoretical

10. approaches used to facilitate
social and behavioral change in
the target population and the
social and behavioral
theoretical strategies used to
engage the community;
response lacks clarity
Does not determine the social
and behavioral risk factors that
are addressed by the program,
and does not describe the
theoretical approaches used to
facilitate social and behavioral
change in the target population
nor explain the social and
behavioral theoretical
strategies used to engage the
community
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Neglected to Identify Meets “Proficient” criteria and
provides outcomes data of
other public health programs
that considered these social
and behavioral factors
Discovers relevant social and
behavioral factors that the
program neglected to identify
and address, supports response
with examples from the
literature, and provides ample,
relevant detail

11. Discovers some social and
behavioral factors that the
program neglected to identify
and address, but fails to justify
response with examples from
the literature and lacks relevant
detail
Does not discover social and
behavioral factors that the
program neglected to identify
and address
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Data and Trends Meets “Proficient” criteria and
illustrates through the use of
supporting visuals such as
charts, graphs, and tables
Analyzes the appropriate data
and trends to determine the
success of the program
Analyzes the data and trends
but fails to use the information
appropriately to determine the
success of the program and/or
data is not relevant
Does not analyze the data and
trends to determine the
success of the program
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Overall Impact Meets “Proficient” criteria and
uses evidence to support
opportunities for improvement
Clearly and succinctly
summarizes the overall impact
of the program for all the key
elements as indicated in the
prompt and uses ample,
relevant detail
Summarizes the impact of the
program but response lacks
clarity and relevant detail
Does not summarize the impact
of the program
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Articulation of
Response
(APA/Mechanics)
Submission is free of errors
related to citations, grammar,
spelling, syntax, and
organization and is presented
in a professional and easy-to-

13. read format
Submission has no major errors
related to citations, grammar,
spelling, syntax, or organization
Submission has major errors
related to citations, grammar,
spelling, syntax, or organization
that negatively impact
readability and articulation of
main ideas
Submission has critical errors
related to citations, grammar,
spelling, syntax, or organization
that prevent understanding of
ideas
5
Total 100%