Environmental Health

  Environmental Health   Op and Ed 600 for each doing for two parts the topic which is environmental health instructions which is at additional materials Consumer health H 315 Consumer Health (SPH-H 315) Op-Ed Assignment Fall 2017; Class # 9212 Due dates - 9/8 and 9/15 Objective: Students will compose their own opinion-editorial (op-ed) pieces related to consumer health issues. The purpose of this assignment is to help students form their own informed opinions regarding health issues and construct strong arguments that support their opinions. The instructor will provide a list of health topics that students can use for their opeds. Students will choose one specific issue related to that topic. Only one student can focus on one specific issue. Students will then compose 2 op-eds addressing that issue. One op-ed article will present the issue with a conservative viewpoint. The other op-ed will have progressive viewpoint. This will help students to have broader perspectives. The instructor has uploaded two PDF files onto Canvas from two universities. These 2 universities provide instructions on how to compose an op-ed. Students must review them. Each op-ed must be between 550 to 750 words and follow the Word document guidelines below. Each op-ed must have a clear viewpoint, explain to the reader why they should care about the issue noted in op-ed, have a strong personal and active voice, provide good examples, have a strong ending, and must be well researched. Students must cite 3 or more references in each op-ed. The majority of references must be primary sources (e.g., peerreviewed journals and government data). Extra credit will be given to a student if their op-ed is published in a real news organization, such as Herald Times and Indy Star. It must be published before the 9th of October 2017. Word document guidelines: assignments must be a Word document (e.g., .doc), 12-point font, Times New Roman, and 1-inch margins. Essays must be double-spaced (not including the title of the assignment, student name, and date). Reference must be in a separate page. Proper APA citation is required. Students must follow assignment rubrics and guidelines. Otherwise, no credit will be given. The grader will not give credit to student if grammar and spelling issues make it difficult to comprehend the assignment(s). Below are examples of news organizations who regularly publish op-eds. Review a couple of op-ed articles to get a sense of how they were written and why they were chosen to be published. Look for articles that are related to health topics. Students are encouraged to go to other reputable websites and review the types of op-eds that are featured and the qualities they have.