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1. Case Study/Policy Paper Instructions**Please refer to pp. 12-13 in the Course Syllabus for detailed instructions on the organizational structure and content of the paper.**

   When writing this paper please imagine that you are involved as a masters prepared nurse in providing health related services in Paterson, NJ (Diabetes Among Blacks in Paterson NJ). In order to serve, you will want to better understand the health needs/concerns of the population and to explore effective means of improvement. For the purposes of this paper, please choose as your focus one population health concern/issue relevant to Paterson, NJ. *If you wish to focus on an area other than Paterson and/or are an out of state student please speak to the instructor (prior approval is needed).

   *Students may complete the Population Health Concern Case Study and Policy Action Addendum on one’s own or as a group of 2 to 4 students. If students choose to work as a group, they must commit to this by Week 3 and will have until Week 6 to have the option to withdraw from a group (the instructor must be notified by e-mail of working groups and any voluntary withdrawals from a group; all members must be cc’d).*

   ** Some important considerations for working in small groups: Each part of this paper integrates and builds on information from other aspects of the paper. It will be important for all members to be involved and knowledgeable regarding each aspect of the paper. The decision to work as a small group is a commitment to each other. All students in the group will receive the same grade for the assignment. There should be an understanding that different persons may have different goals and time availability for the work, and this should be communicated openly. All persons should contribute significantly to the work. Please begin group work before the option to withdraw from group deadline so that you have this option available to you if needed. If the group is experiencing conflict, I urge you to engage conflict resolutions strategies, to contact me for resources in conflict management, and to help in the process if desired. Addressing conflict or a perception of imbalance in the group is the responsibility of the entire small group. I encourage small groups to utilize the “Groups” function in Bb, which provides for document sharing, blogs etc.**

   Submission Instructions:

   Submit your paper by Day 7 of Week 7 no later than 11:59 pm. This assignment will be put through SafeAssign. SafeAssign is a plagiarism prevention tool that detects unoriginal content by identifying areas of overlap between submitted assignments and existing works. Your SafeAssign percentage should be 20% or below. You will be able to resubmit your assignment multiple times until the due date/time if needed. Five points will be deducted for each day the assignment is overdue. Please contact the faculty before the due date if there are extenuating circumstances.

2. **Paper to be no longer then 8 pages (tables and graphs not included)*
3. **Through the course experience you will be exposed to resources and ideas that will assist in the development of this paper.**