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1. Choose a global health problem that interests you. Now, suppose
Choose a global health problem that interests you. Now, suppose you’re working for a non-
governmental organization (NGO) on that problem and that you’re testing out a community-
based intervention to see if it improves your primary health outcome.Briefly describe the
global health issue you are tackling and which specific health outcome you want to
changeDescribe the study you would undertake to test your interventionWhat study type
did you choose, and why? (e.g., cross-sectional, case-control, retrospective cohort,
prospective cohort, experimental/RCT)?What is your study population?How will you
recruit them?Are they similar to your population of interest?What potential confounders (if
any) do you want to control for?What challenges / trade-offs do you anticipate in making
your study work?As always, please remember to respond to two of your classmates for your
follow-on participation.Resources to useLecture 6 (Experimental Study Designs) –
SP2020Initial response (50% of discussion assignment grade): A post of approximately
200-350 words that directly addresses one of the week’s discussion topics and cites
appropriate evidence to support your ideas (details below).Follow-on participation (50% of
discussion assignment grade): Write two or more substantive posts in response to other
students’ initial responses and cite appropriate evidence to support your ideas (details
below). Substantive posts do more than say, “I agree,” or “I disagree.” They add new
evidence and new insight to the discussion. Follow-on posts should generally be 100-250
words long, but shorter or longer responses are acceptable as long as they make a
significant contribution to the week’s discussion.Your initial response and follow-on
discussion posts should cite evidence from sources such as journal articles, reports by
governmental and non-governmental organizations, news articles, and / or class lectures.
Personal correspondence with global health practitioners or personal.