COURSE: Public Health and the Environment
TOPIC: Environmental Disasters & Health Impacts
PAPER TTITLE/TOPIC: The Truth About Climate Change
Step-by-Step Approach:
Step-1: Review the class guidelines below or as discussed in class.
Step-2: Decide on a topic. (The Truth About Climate Change).
Step-3: Identify the literature that you will review. Links to databases are provided below. Revise the topic based on available articles.
Step-4: Analyze the literature, take notes from each article, group them into topic and subtopic and try to understand the progression of knowledge (chronologically). Critique the articles by looking at possible weaknesses or strengths in their methodologies and results or interpretation. Evaluate your references for depth and
eadth: Although you can always find more articles on your topic, you have to decide at what point you are finished with collecting new resources so that you can focus on writing up your findings. However, before you begin writing, you must evaluate your reference list to ensure that it is up to date and has reported the most cu
ent work. Typically, a review will cover the last five years, but should also refer to any landmark studies prior to this time if they have significance in shaping the direction of the field.
Step-5: Synthesize and write the review by making sure you discuss how studies relate to each other. As the same time, look for obvious gaps and areas needing more research.
Your work should contain each of these sections;
1. Title page; will have title, name, and school affiliation.
2. Abstract; (Write about 250 words on an overview of the paper; this is written in past tense).
3. Introduction to the topic.
4. Methods and Discussion; section including the methods you used for your literature view and all applicable research information.
5. Conclusion; summary of overall research, quality, and potential implications for health promotions programs, and recommendations you would (or would not) make regarding your environmental health topic.
6. Reference page; (INCLUDE AT LEAST 10 REFERENCES, AT LEAST 5 PRIMARY PEER-REVIEWED JOURNALS).
APA 7th Edition formatting (double-space), grammar, structure, effort, overall professionalism of paper will be graded. At least 8 content page, excluding title and reference page.