Develop an outline of your term paper. a general outline of what your term paper will include is as follows

Develop an outline of your term paper. a general outline of what your term paper will include is as follows:
Introduction:
Define the disease/condition
Etiology and contributing risk factors
Prevalence in the United States
Racial/ethnic differences among those impacted
Impact of disease/condition on the US economy via direct (e.g. medical costs) and indirect (e.g. loss of productivity) costs
Thesis statement/purpose of paper: Examine either a novel treatment protocol or prevention strategy that would be beneficial to pursue
Note: Novel treatment protocols can include the use of new medications or medical equipment. This can also include health education techniques such as the use of community health workers, e-interventions, school-based programs, workplace wellness programs and others.
Body: Conduct a literature search to identify scholarly articles providing evidence for the efficacy of your proposed treatment protocol. Present a summary of your research findings.
Note: You should include a minimum of four research studies to support your thesis statement.

Conclusion:
Strengths and limitations of the studies you presented
Were the studies an appropriate number of people? Were their samples representative of the population you would like to target?
Were the correct evaluation methodologies utilized?
Were there any issues in the way data was collected in these studies?
Thoughts in regard to what future research in this field should focus on
Is more research needed to confirm efficacy of this treatment option?
Do you see an opportunity to expand the current literature in a different manner?
This is your opportunity to share your thoughts and informed opinion on the issue!
I encourage you to be as thorough as you can be to save you time later on! At this stage of the process, you should have completed all of your literature review and have identified what sources you will be referencing in your paper. As you build your outline, be sure to include what data/findings you will be sharing from each reference and start including in-text citations and references in your outline.
Instructions:
Write an outline for your paper using the sample outline as a starting point and a guide, but note that the more thorough you are at this step, the better equipped you will be to write your first and final drafts.
File types accepted include either Microsoft Word or PDF.
Note: Your final term paper will be a minimum of 10 pages (12 point font, double-spaced) not including the title page, abstract, and references.

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