Addressing a current or emerging global or international environmental or public health
threat/issue from an environmental health law, justice, policy, and governance perspective
Overview
The goal of this paper is for the learner to critically assess policymaking processes related to
environmental health law, governance, and justice.
threat/issue from an environmental health law, justice, policy, and governance perspective
Overview
The goal of this paper is for the learner to critically assess policymaking processes related to
environmental health law, governance, and justice.
Directions
Review the Research Paper Grading Rubric below.
Familiarize yourself with APA 7 requirements and stylistic basics.
Research Paper Requirements
Research, write, and submit a paper addressing a current or emerging global or international
environmental or public health threat/issue from an environmental health ]law, justice, policy, and
governance perspective.
Research Paper Instructions
Introduce the topic and describe the threat/issue and its relevance to either U.S. domestic
or global environmental or public health.
or global environmental or public health.
Provide a concise summary of relevant facts and, if applicable, any relevant background
information
Identify and describe any current or proposed legal, policy, governance, or justice
response(s) to the threat/issue.
information
Identify and describe any current or proposed legal, policy, governance, or justice
response(s) to the threat/issue.
Critically assess the effectiveness of identified current or proposed laws, policy, or
governance and justice response(s) in addressing the topic threat/issue noting any actual
or potential conflicts with applicable U.S. domestic or global laws, policies, or
governance and justice principles.
governance and justice response(s) in addressing the topic threat/issue noting any actual
or potential conflicts with applicable U.S. domestic or global laws, policies, or
governance and justice principles.
Provide your opinion on the topic threat/issue, including the effectiveness of current or
proposed response(s).
proposed response(s).
Propose, if applicable, recommended potential U.S. domestic or global law, policy,
governance, or justice response action(s) to the topic threat/issue.
governance, or justice response action(s) to the topic threat/issue.
Additional Requirements
Paper must be in MS Word document format, Times New Roman font 12, 1.5 line
spacing, and 1-inch margins.
spacing, and 1-inch margins.
Include a cover page and reference page; a table of contents is optional and discouraged.
Minimum length – 5 type written pages each (excluding cover page, table of contents,
reference page, and other filler pages).
Minimum length – 5 type written pages each (excluding cover page, table of contents,
reference page, and other filler pages).
Include on the cover page your paper topic/title, name, and the following summarized.
Include at least 1 APA citation, have a minimum of 3 graduate-level quality references,
and provide a reference list at the end of the paper. You should not include more than 2
quotations in your paper.
and provide a reference list at the end of the paper. You should not include more than 2
quotations in your paper.
Use proper APA Publication Manual (7th Edition, Oct. 2019) format.
Conduct a thorough and accurate pre-submission proofreading, spelling/grammar check,
and final editing review paying close attention to word choice, subject/verb agreement,
incomplete or nonsensical sentences, etc.
and final editing review paying close attention to word choice, subject/verb agreement,
incomplete or nonsensical sentences, etc.
Attached are directions and Rubric