Write a research paper on how you plan to increase student knowledge in order to contribute to the eradication of STDs, particularly in young people.For this activity, you will develop a budget for an intervention related to the public health issue (STDs and STIs in Teens). Your submission will include a brief introduction of the public health issue, the actual budget, and then a brief explanation of the budget.
Completing this budget will require you to research the budgets, personnel, expenses, etc. of organizations that are focused on the work you are highlighting in your policy brief. For example, if you are focused on policies related to STDs and STIs, you may want to look up the financial statements of the Foundation for Research on Sexually Transmitted Diseases (FROST’D) to assist you in making a budget for your own intervention.
Review the resources below:
Changing Policies: This chapter covers changing policies and includes topics such as changing policies to increase funding for community health and development initiatives, changing policies in schools, and promoting community-friendly and family-friendly policies in business and government. https://ctb.ku.edu/en/table-of-contents/implement/changing-policies
Developing an Intervention: This page describes a step-by-step process for developing core components of a community intervention and adapting them to fit the context. Each step includes links to related resources. https://ctb.ku.edu/en/developing-intervention
Review the examples below in the ATTACHED FILES:
Budget Preparation Explanation: This document explains the previous worksheet.
Example Intervention Budget: This is an example budget submitted by a previous student and what you will use as the template for the final assignment.
The topic is STIs and STDs in Teenagers you will research the budgets, personnel, expenses, etc. of organizations that are focused on the work you are highlighting in your policy brief.
Review the grading rubric so that you are aware of how points will be allocated.
Open the Budget Student Example at the link above as a MSWord document only and save to your computer. Write the budget introduction. This content must be at least 2 separate paragraphs, with each paragraph consisting of at least 3 complete sentences. Reference the Budget Preparation Explanation to use for the budgeting.
Build the budget. You are required to use the editable Word version template provided in the budget worksheet above.
Write the budget explanation. This content must be at least 2 separate paragraphs, with each paragraph consisting of at least 3 complete sentences.
Check to make sure your submission is in alignment with the grading rubric criteria to avoid losing points.
Submit the assignment as a MSWord document only, by the stated due date below.
RUBRIC: For A-Level Work
Budget Introduction section includes 2 separate paragraphs with at least 3 complete sentences that provide detailed information. Written content is informative and relevant to the health issue/topic and policy proposal identified by the student’s group.
Budget Example section includes the following content: -Name of organization, -Proposed budget period, and the following costs: -Personnel, -Estimated Direct Costs, -Purchased Services, -Direct Costs. Each category listed has 2-3 itemized expense costs listed so as to show thorough organization and detail in the budget example. (NOTE: The Indirect Costs category will be a one-line item as it is calculated based on a percentage of Direct Costs)
Explanation of Budget section includes 2 separate paragraphs with at least 3 complete sentences that provide detailed information. Written content is informative and relevant to the health issue/topic and policy proposal identified by the student’s group.
Written content has zero punctuation, capitalization, spelling, grammatical, diction, or other phrasing errors. All written content includes APA formatting as related to in-text citations and use of a reference list in which resources are listed according to APA format vs. simply included as links at the end of each of the respective sections. Zero APA formatting errors.
