Epidemiology in Public Health

  E Textbook: Essentials of Epidemiology in Public Health, 4th Edition VBID: 9781284174199 In Unit VII, you will be required to submit a research paper based upon a topic related to epidemiology. Your research paper will need to be at least six pages in length, and you will need at least five scholarly references to support the argument surrounding your topic. This unit’s assignment will establish the topic and outline for your research paper, and you will create components for your research paper in Units III and V as well. This series of related assignments is designed to enable provision of feedback and to help ensure that you are on track with your progress, which will end with a submission of your final research paper in Unit VII. For this unit assignment, you will need to choose a topic based on an issue surrounding epidemiology. The issue should be prevalent in your area, and you should be able to create research questions on your chosen issue. Once you have chosen your topic, you will need to prepare a formal outline of your preliminary research that includes the following components: a title page; a thesis, which states your premise and also addresses why your chosen topic is important to your community’s health; your outline; and a references page with at least two scholarly references. In your outline, include possible research questions that you could investigate. Make sure that your topic, research questions, and references are all related to epidemiology. They should address the following areas, as appropriate: epidemiology’s scope and importance, goal and objectives, and historical and modern applications. Your outline must be at least three pages in length, including the title page and references page. Use APA Style citations and references where appropri