Category: Public Health Epidemiology

Students will create a 2-page (excluding references) statistical brief to summarize the burden of a cardiovascular disease in the United States. Students may select another geographical area (such as a state or large municipality within the US, another country, or global burden) as a comparison to US national information.
The student needs to conduct a literature review and/or online data search. There are many data sources available online. Make sure to cite them if you use them. The brief should include visuals and narrative interpretation. Information should be referenced using AMA citation style throughout to save space. AMA format consists of superscript Arabic numerals.
The statistical brief should include the following components:
Title (typically the name of the disease and reference to the geographical unit of analysis)
Student’s name, course semester and year: byline under the title
Brief overview of the disease (e.g., What is it? What are the signs or symptoms? What are known and/or suspected risk factors? Prevention methods? How is it treated?). Don’t go into too much detail. Avoid undefined medical or technical terms. This should be understandable by the general public.
Descriptive statistics (rates and/or proportions)
Prevalence
Incidence
Mortality or survival
Students are encouraged to include additional statistics (e.g., quality of life, cost or economic impact) where available.
For each table or figure, there should be accompanying text highlighting key take-aways for the reader such as a short interpretation of the data being displayed. Each table should be sequentially numbered and have a descriptive title above the table. Labeling for figures should be located below the figure. This caption should include sequential numbering and a descriptive title, as well as any notes needed for interpretation.
Students are required to demonstrate the following methods of displaying data:
At least 1 time trend figure
At least 1 map to highlight geographical variation
At least 1 table or figure that identifies disparities or at-risk subpopulations (e.g., stratified by age, sex, race/ethnicity, rural/urban)
It is possible to meet these display requirements within the same figure. For example, a time trend can display overall trend and by subpopulation using different line colors or patterns. For each table or figure, there should be accompanying text highlighting key take-aways for the reader such as a short interpretation of the data being displayed.
Formatting
Title of brief (name of disease, refer to geographical unit of anlaysis)
Include your name, semester & year as a byline under the title at the top of the 1st page.
Pages: 2 (+ references)
Margins: no less than 0.5”
Font: Arial or Calibri, no smaller than 10-point. (You can use other font size/type and spacing for the graphics and the references.)
Line spacing: single
References: AMA citation style. 
Use font colors that are easy to read.
Rubric Attached. Please follow the guidelines