In this assignment, you will select a topic of environmental health significance and perform a comprehensive literature review on the topic. I have arranged a topic down below.
The topic is: How does mold exposure in households affect the development of asthma in children?
This assignment will allow you to explore the topic of environmental health and develop a deeper understanding of environmental health risks. You will develop research, writing, and critical thinking skills for this paper. As a reminder, this paper is a literature review. All topics will follow the population, exposure, outcome topic format.
In this paper, you will:
Understand a scientific literature review and synthesis.
Develop a focused, researchable environmental health literature review topic using the population, exposure, outcome format.
Demonstrate an ability to strategically search for primary and secondary data sources.
Demonstrate the ability to comprehend, interpret, analyze, and synthesize information about complex environmental and social issues.
View problems from a public health perspective and consider opposing viewpoints during the research process.
Organize all relevant information in a clear and thoughtful manner.
Tasks to help you complete for this assignment:
Develop a specific, researchable topic statement related to human exposure to an environmental hazard using the population, exposure, outcome format. The topic was written up above for reference!
Develop a focused and strategic search for primary and secondary resources related to the chosen topic.
Develop a list of relevant and appropriate resources related to the chosen topic to review and synthesize.
Identify themes or concepts related to the chosen topic in the resources reviewed.
Synthesize information on the identified themes or concepts in a concept-centric synthesis.
Use appropriate APA style for citations of reference and in-text citations.
The focus of a literature review is to summarize and synthesize the arguments and ideas of others without adding new contributions.
Literature review in a Microsoft Word document.
A completed Literature Review should have all the following:
12 point font
Times New Roman font
1-inch margins
Five pages minimum double spaced (not including references)
Reference must be cited correctly using APA style only
As many sources as you see fit, but no plagiarism.
You can use Google Scholar for the topic up above.
Required Sections:
Topic Statement
Introduction
Methods
Results
Discussion
Conclusion
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