Explains how the health care economic issue has affected

Identifying a Local Health Care Economic Issue Scoring Guide

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Describe a health care economic issue and how it impacts a specific community or population.

Does not describe a health care economic issue.

Describes a health care economic issue. However, does not address, or it is unclear, how it impacts a specific community or population.

Describes a health care economic issue and how it impacts a specific community or population.

Describes a health care economic issue and how it impacts a specific community or population. Notes the data, information, or observations used to support the description.

Explain the rationale for choosing the health care economic issue.

Does not list reasons for choosing the health care economic issue.

Lists reasons for choosing the health care economic issue, but does not provide a full explanation.

Explains the rationale for choosing the health care economic issue.

Explains the rationale for choosing the health care economic issue. Reflects on how personal experiences and values informed the choice of issue.

Explain how the health care economic issue has affected your work, your organization, colleagues, and community.

Does not explain how the health care economic issue has affected any of your work, your organization, colleagues, and community.

Explains how the health care economic issue has affected some but not all of your work, your organization, colleagues, and community.

Explains how the health care economic issue has affected your work, your organization, colleagues, and community.

Explains how the health care economic issue has affected your work, your organization, colleagues, and community. Specifically notes ways in which the issue may be having greater impacts on diverse or lower socio- economic groups.

Identify the gap that is contributing to the need to address the economic issue.

Does not identify a gap.

Identifies a gap, but it is unclear if the gap is contributing to the need to address the economic issue.

Identifies the gap that is contributing to the need to address the economic issue.

Identifies the gap that is contributing to the need to address the economic issue. Cites at least one piece of evidence to support the identification of the gap. This could be public health data, a peer- reviewed journal article, or another scholarly source.

Convey purpose, in an appropriate tone and style, incorporating supporting evidence and adhering to organizational, professional, and scholarly writing standards.

Does not convey purpose, in an appropriate tone and style, incorporating supporting evidence and adhering to organizational, professional, and writing scholarly standards.

Conveys purpose, in an appropriate tone or style. Clear, effective communication is inhibited by insufficient supporting evidence or minimal adherence to applicable writing standards.

Conveys purpose, in an appropriate tone and style, incorporating supporting evidence and adhering to organizational, professional, and scholarly writing standards. Attempts to use APA style and formatting.

Conveys clear purpose, in a tone and style well- suited to the intended audience. Supports assertions, arguments, and conclusions with relevant, credible, and convincing evidence. Exhibits strict and nearly flawless adherence to organizational, professional, and scholarly writing standards, including APA style and formatting.