Overview: Students must choose a topic related to health/disease and write a paper about current concerns/research related to this topic. You may use the PowerPoint slides as a starting point for this project, explaining your understanding of the disease/health topic. Beyond the PowerPoints, you must write about current events and what the future forecast of the chosen subject looks like. You may use credible news outlets (no Facebook articles) to complete this project. The paper should be written in APA/MLA format with no more than 1,500 words (does not include references). (50 pts.)
*Note: References should be used to support your research/argument in this assignment. 
  
Component

Points   Possible

Points   Earned
 
Disease   Summary

10

 
Current   health event summary

10

 
Discussion   of interventions/research

10

 
Discussion   of future implications we/people face in regards to chosen disease

10

 
APA/MLA   style

5

 
Spelling   and grammar

5