Identify a “project option” from the items below and prepare a research paper (1250-1500 words, APA style conformity). Your paper will include an Executive Summary.*
For projects #1, 2, and 3, include relevance to at least two dimension(s) of the healthcare conundrum ( i.e., access, cost, quality/continuity).
Support your submission with a minimum of four research resources. A minimum of three should be from the peer-reviewed literature using the data bases available through the library (e.g. ProQuest and EBSCOhost) one will include the Wagner text.
* An executive summary is a one-page statement of the problem, the purpose of the communication, and a summary of the results, conclusions, and recommendations. The same considerations of readers and situation should guide your executive summaries. https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/subject_specific_writing/writing_in_engineering/handbook_on_report_formats/abstracts_and_executive_summaries.html
Sample Projects:
1. Population Health Management: Feasibility Study for STU Campus Wide-Wellness Program (Interdepartmental Engagement/ “Campus Community Health Assets Mapping”—Nutrition, Exercise, Awareness, Facilities). What might a campus wellness program look like?)
2. Healthcare Entrepreneurship: Feasibility for STU Health Transportation System (e.g., Uber Health/ student employment services/ experiential learning. Is there an entrepreneurial opportunity to ignite a business that satisfies a community health need?)
3. “Another Pandemic”: Loneliness. Proposal for “Experiential Learning” Project: Virtual Connection Program with Area Seniors (Loneliness is one of the hidden emotional “other” pandemics in the world! In fact, this condition exacerbates mental illness among the elderly and can sometimes be a form of elder abuse and neglect when seniors fail to take care of themselves. The pandemic has intensified the isolation and loneliness of area seniors confined to institutions. Visitation in person is limited. Is there a creative opportunity for a program to be structured to have a STU experiential learning experience outlined that satisfies the mutual requirement for the experiential learning and a community health need?
Submission Instructions:
The paper is to be clear and concise and students will lose points for improper grammar, punctuation, and misspelling.
The paper should be formatted per current APA and 6-8 pages in length, excluding the title, abstract, and references page. Incorporate a minimum of 5 current (Preferably published within the last five years) scholarly journal articles or primary legal sources (statutes, court opinions) within your work.
