Assignment 2: Best Practices—Improving Population Health Through Use of Systematic Reviews

 
In this assignment, you will research seven specific best practices that were used for the improvement of population health. As such, these practices are different in perspective because of their specificity. However, you will notice that the overarching concept is similar to your previous readings, in that the ultimate goal is to improve performance metrics.
Access the following link and review the best practices presented in the article:

Sweet, M., & Moynihan, R. (2007). Improving population health: The uses of systematic reviews. Milbank Memorial Fund. Retrieved from

http://www.milbank.org/reports/0712populationhealth/0712populationhealth.html
Present your analysis in a PowerPoint presentation and respond to the following:

Describe how the seven best practices in the article were used to improve population health.
Describe how you can apply the best practices in the article to your RA.

Your final product should be a 6–8-slide presentation in PowerPoint format, including speaker notes. Apply APA standards to citation of sources.
Use the following file naming convention: LastnameFirstInitial_M4_A2.ppt.
By the due date assigned, deliver your assignment to the Submissions Area.
Assignment 2 Grading Criteria
Assignment ComponentsProficientMaximum PointsDescribe how the seven best practices in the article were used to improve population health.Description of how the seven best practices were used to improve population health is clear and accurate. The description includes the benefit of population health based on implementation of the best practices.38Describe how you can apply the best practices in the article to your RA.Description of how to apply the best practices to the RA is appropriate and clear. The benefit of including the best practices in the RA is clear.42Academic Writing Write in a clear, concise, and organized manner; demonstrate ethical scholarship in accurate representation and attribution of sources (i.e., APA); and display accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation.Wrote in a clear, concise, and organized manner; demonstrated ethical scholarship in appropriate and accurate representation and attribution of sources; and displayed accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation. Use of scholarly sources aligns with specified assignment requirements.20Total: 100