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Question: The first step in addressing any population health issue is clear identification of the problem. Identification of a population health problem typically makes use of population data, which can be generated locally - such as by a specific practice, health care, or public health system - or through regional or state data aggregation such as through the County Health Rankings. Links to an external site.. Once researchers use data to amass compelling evidence of a health problem, interventions can be designed to address that problem.

The Population Health Proposal - Part 1 assignment will be constructed in a paper formatted consistent with 7th edition APA guidelines.
A typical Problem Identification Paper is about 3-5 pages long (not including tile and references pages).

The paper should include the following:
A title that reflects the problem or issue
An introduction to the population that you defined for the week 4 presentation assignment.
A sufficiently detailed description (using the data you sourced about the population) of the significant health or health-related problem you identified for this group from the week 1 discussion assignment. NOTE: you are required to cite the source of the data utilized to identify the significant health or health-related problem.
A discussion of the implications of the significant health risk or health-related problem for the identified population (supported with scholarly resources). 
A discussion of the implications of not addressing the identified significant health or health-related problem (e.g. what could it mean if the problem is not addressed).
A reference list with sources matching all in-text citations.