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POH 105 Ounce of Prevention: Public Health Past

This course guide was designed to assist students in POH105 with conducting library research for their assignments

Assignment Description

For this assignment, you are asked to analyze a current public health issue of importance with specific reference to at least one relevant public health historical development, event, or circumstance. Your report should argue the relevance of the historical example making direct connections to evidence-supported observations of the selected current public health issue.

Please follow these technical specifications:

  • 1200 words minimum, and a maximum of 1400 words.
  • Use APA format for in-text citations and citation list, and include a “Citations” section following the body of your essay. Citation list is not included in the word count.
  • A minimum of five evidence sources should be cited, and at least two of these should be from peer-reviewed scholarly sources. Other academically appropriate sources could include books, historical documents, or historical analyses.