HLTH 630 Article Review 3 During this module/week you will find an article dealing with the development and/or performance of a needs assessment. This may be an article about a community health assessment or about assessing the special needs of a population afflicted with a particular ailment. The article must come from the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, American Journal of Public Health, or another peer-reviewed source. You will read the article, evaluate needs assessment methodologies, briefly summarize its contents, and compare the findings to the assigned readings from Healthy People 2020 and other literature dealing with needs assessment methodologies. Title Page The primary goal of a title should be to summarize the main idea(s) of your paper simply and clearly. The title should be positioned in the upper half of the page and centered. Do not bold, underline, or italicize the title. Article Abstract You will write your own abstract for the article, using the author's abstract as a model. You are to write an original abstract (short article summary) of no more than 100 words. Include your first name, middle initial(s), and last name. Omit all titles (e.g. Dr., Professor) and degrees (e.g. MA, PhD, EdD), if applicable. Center and double space your name and the name of your college, university, or institution. The abstract should be on the title page. Article Review Include the following headings in your article review section: Introduction In this section, discuss the following: Statement of the Problem; Purpose of the Study; Research Questions or Hypotheses and Limitations (if any). Methodolgy This section will include Methods; Participants; Data Collection Procedures and Data Analysis Procedures. You will also discuss the quality of the 'literature review' your author completed before they wrote the article. In some cases, you will find a section that discusses the literature reviewed for the study. In other articles, the information is dispersed throughout the article. Discuss the following in this section: Was literature review present? Was it useful? Rigorous? What did you learn? Were there surprises? Results Report the results of the study as clearly as possible. If your article reported a quantitative study, report the results in numbers with a good level of detail. If this was a qualitative study, also report the outcomes of the study, being specific about emerging themes, topics, etc. Conclusions and Recommendations Did the researcher come to any conclusions or make recommendations? Sometimes this section is given a heading that says: Implications. This is the “so what” section of the research study. What does it mean to practice? Expected length of article review: 2-3 pages. In your review, describe how your selected article addresses each of the sections listed above. Discussion Begin this section on a new page, following your conlcusions/recommendations. Expected length of your di ...

1. HLTH 630
Article Review 3
During this module/week you will find an article dealing with
the development and/or performance of a needs assessment.
This may be an article about a community health assessment or
about assessing the special needs of a population afflicted with
a particular ailment. The article must come from the American
Journal of Preventive Medicine, American Journal of Public
Health, or another peer-reviewed source. You will read the
article, evaluate needs assessment methodologies, briefly
summarize its contents, and compare the findings to the
assigned readings from Healthy People 2020 and other literature
dealing with needs assessment methodologies.
Title Page
The primary goal of a title should be to summarize the main
idea(s) of your paper simply and clearly. The title should be
positioned in the upper half of the page and centered. Do not
bold, underline, or italicize the title.
Article Abstract
You will write your own abstract for the article, using the
author's abstract as a model. You are to write an original
abstract (short article summary) of no more than 100 words.
Include your first name, middle initial(s), and last name. Omit
all titles (e.g. Dr., Professor) and degrees (e.g. MA, PhD, EdD),
if applicable. Center and double space your name and the name
of your college, university, or institution. The abstract should
be on the title page.
Article Review
Include the following headings in your article review section:
Introduction

2. In this section, discuss the following: Statement of the
Problem; Purpose of the Study; Research Questions or
Hypotheses and Limitations (if any).
Methodolgy
This section will include Methods; Participants; Data Collection
Procedures and Data Analysis Procedures. You will also discuss
the quality of the 'literature review' your author completed
before they wrote the article. In some cases, you will find a
section that discusses the literature reviewed for the study. In
other articles, the information is dispersed throughout the
article. Discuss the following in this section: Was literature
review present? Was it useful? Rigorous? What did you learn?
Were there surprises?
Results
Report the results of the study as clearly as possible. If your
article reported a quantitative study, report the results in
numbers with a good level of detail. If this was a qualitative
study, also report the outcomes of the study, being specific
about emerging themes, topics, etc.
Conclusions and Recommendations
Did the researcher come to any conclusions or make
recommendations? Sometimes this section is given a heading
that says: Implications. This is the “so what” section of the
research study. What does it mean to practice? Expected length
of article review: 2-3 pages. In your review, describe how your
selected article addresses each of the sections listed above.
Discussion
Begin this section on a new page, following your
conlcusions/recommendations. Expected length of your

3. discussion is 1-2 pages. In this section, evaluate research
methods in the article, discuss the research project, including
your opinion of its rigor, usefulness, validity, reliability,
soundness, design, and applicability to community health.
References
Please provide at least 1 more reference in addition to the
article reviewed. Organize the references numerically in AMA
format. The reference page should begin on a new page and the
word ‘References’ should appear bold and left hand justified on
the top of the page. References should be numbered
consecutively in the order they were cited in text.
Article Review 3 is due by 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Sunday of
Module/Week 4.
Article Review Rubric
Criteria
Levels of Achievement
Content 70%
Advanced
Proficient
Developing
Not present
Points Earned
Clear and Precise Abstract
9 to 10 points
Provides a very clear and precise abstract that accurately
summarizes the article.
7 to 8 points
Provides a vague abstract that summarizes the article.

4. 1 to 6 points
Abstract does not provide a good summary of article
0 points
No Content
Selection of Article
18 to 20 points
Article meets search criteria of assignment.
Peer-reviewed source, current article and supports Healthy
People 2020. Appropriate and relevant data and statistics.
11 to 17 points
Article meets search criteria of assignment.
Peer-reviewed source, current article and supports Healthy
People 2020.
Did not provide appropriate and relevant data and statistics.
1 to 10 points
Article does not meet search criteria of assignment.
Not peer-reviewed source.
Does not support Healthy People 2020. Did not provide
appropriate and relevant data and statistics.
0 points
No Content
Related Research
18 to 20 points
Additional sources used. Related research is peer reviewed.

5. Consistent with Healthy People 2020 objectives. Appropriate
and relevant data and statistics.
11 to 17 points
Additional sources used.
Related research is peer reviewed.
Consistent with Healthy People 2020 objectives. Did not
provide appropriate and relevant data and statistics.
1 to 10 points
One source used; Related research is not peer reviewed.
Article is not consistent with Healthy People 2020 objectives.
Did not provide appropriate and relevant data and statistics.
0 points
No Content
Conclusion/
Recommendation
13 to 15 points
Provide in –depth information on the findings and
recommendation for further study
8 to 12 points
Provide in –depth information on the findings.
Lacks recommendation for further study
1 to 7 points
Does not provide in –depth information on the findings.
Lacks recommendation for further study
0 points
No Content

6. Structure 30%
Advanced
Proficient
Developing
Not present
Points Earned
Discussion
20 to 25 points
Evaluate research methods in the article, discuss the research
project. Includes an opinion of article rigor, usefulness,
validity, reliability, soundness, design, and applicability to
community health.
.
11 to 19 points
Evaluate research methods in the article, discuss the research
project. Does not include an opinion of article rigor, usefulness,
validity, reliability, soundness, design, and applicability to
community health.
1 to 10 points
Provides vague evaluation of research methods in the article.
Does not include an opinion of article rigor, usefulness,
validity, reliability, soundness, design, and applicability to
community health.
0 points
No Content
Quality
8 to 10 points
Easy to read and understand

7. Spelling and grammar are correct
Punctuation is correct
Reference list is AMA compliant
AMA format for all citations
5 to 7 points
Easy to read and understand
Spelling and grammar errors
Punctuation is correct
Reference list is AMA compliant
AMA format for all citations
1 to 4 points
Difficult to read and understand
Spelling and grammar errors
Punctuation is not correct
Reference list is not AMA compliant
Wrong AMA format for all citations
0 points
No Content
Total Points
/100
Instructor’s Comments:
HLTH 630
Article Review 4
During this module/week you will find an article describing the
implementation of a new health initiative within a community
from the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, American
Journal of Public Health, or another peer-reviewed source. You
will read the article, evaluate program implementation
methodologies, briefly summarize its contents, and discuss

8. where the initiative fits into the Healthy People 2020
objectives.
Title Page
The primary goal of a title should be to summarize the main
idea(s) of your paper simply and clearly. The title should be
positioned in the upper half of the page and centered. Do not
bold, underline, or italicize the title.
Article Abstract
You will write your own abstract for the article, using the
author's abstract as a model. You are to write an original
abstract (short article summary) of no more than 100 words.
Include your first name, middle initial(s), and last name. Omit
all titles (e.g. Dr., Professor) and degrees (e.g. MA, PhD, EdD),
if applicable. Center and double space your name and the name
of your college, university, or institution. The abstract should
be on the title page.
Article Review
Include the following headings in your article review section:
Introduction
In this section, discuss the following: Statement of the
Problem; Purpose of the Study; Research Questions or
Hypotheses and Limitations (if any).
Methodolgy
This section will include Methods; Participants; Data Collection
Procedures and Data Analysis Procedures. You will also discuss
the quality of the 'literature review' your author completed
before they wrote the article. In some cases, you will find a
section that discusses the literature reviewed for the study. In
other articles, the information is dispersed throughout the
article. Discuss the following in this section: Was literature
review present? Was it useful? Rigorous? What did you learn?
Were there surprises?

9. Results
Report the results of the study as clearly as possible. If your
article reported a quantitative study, report the results in
numbers with a good level of detail. If this was a qualitative
study, also report the outcomes of the study, being specific
about emerging themes, topics, etc.
Conclusions and Recommendations
Did the researcher come to any conclusions or make
recommendations? Sometimes this section is given a heading
that says: Implications. This is the “so what” section of the
research study. What does it mean to practice? Expected length
of article review: 2-3 pages. In your review, describe how your
selected article addresses each of the sections listed above.
Discussion
Begin this section on a new page, following your
conlcusions/recommendations. Expected length of your
discussion is 1-2 pages. In this section, evaluate research
methods in the article, discuss the research project, including
your opinion of its rigor, usefulness, validity, reliability,
soundness, design, and applicability to community health.
References
Please provide at least 1 more reference in addition to the
article reviewed. Organize the references numerically in AMA
format. The reference page should begin on a new page and the
word ‘References’ should appear bold and left hand justified on
the top of the page. References should be numbered
consecutively in the order they were cited in text.

10. Article Review 4 is due by 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Sunday of
Module/Week 6.