“Addressing Maternal Deaths among Black Women: A Health Promotion Approach”

Preparing the assignment
Follow these guidelines when completing this assignment. 
1)     Research a topic related to health and wellness associated with one of the Healthy People topic areas. (My topic is maternal deaths among black women)
2)     Include the following sections (detailed criteria listed below and in the Grading Rubric
a.     Introduction and Conclusion- 15 points/15%
•       Introduction establishes the purpose of the paper and describes why topic is important to health promotion in the target population in your area. 
•       Introduction stimulates the reader’s interest. 
•       Conclusion includes the main ideas from the body of the paper.
•       Conclusion includes the major support points from the body of the paper. 
b.     Relate Topic to Target Population- 25 points/25%
•       Describes the topic and target cultural population.
•       Includes statistics to support significance of the topic.
•       Explains how the project relates to the selected Healthy People topic area. 
•       Applies health promotion concepts. 
c.      Summary of Articles- 25 points/25%
•       A minimum of three (3) scholarly articles, from the last 5 years, are used as sources.  
•       Articles meet criteria of being from scholarly journals and include health promotion and wellness content.
•       At least one article is related to the chosen cultural group.  
•       Summaries all key points and findings from the articles.
Grading rubric 
Introduction and Conclusion
Required criteria
1. Introduction establishes the purpose of the paper and describes why topic is important to health promotion in the target population in your area.
2. Introduction stimulates the reader’s interest.
3. Conclusion includes the main ideas from the body of the paper.
4. Conclusion includes the major support points from the body of the paper.
Relate Topic to Target Population
Required criteria
1. Describes the topic and target cultural population.
2. Includes statistics to support significance of the topic.
3. Explains how the project relates to the selected Healthy People 2020 topic area.
(the healthy people topic is reduce maternal deaths )
Applies health promotion concepts.
Summary of Articles
Required criteria
1. A minimum of three (3) scholarly articles, from the last 5 years, are used as sources.
2. Articles meet criteria of being from scholarly journals and include health promotion and wellness content.
3. At least one article is related to the chosen cultural group.
4. Summaries all key points and findings from the articles.
5. Includes statistics to support significance of the topic.
6. Discusses how information from the articles is used in the Health Promotion Project, including specific examples.
This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome
Health Promotion Discussion
Required criteria
1. Describes approaches to educate the target population about the topic.
2. The approaches are appropriate for the cultural target population.
3. Identifies specific ways to promote lifestyle changes within the target population.
4. Applies health promotion strategies
The names of your articles
-Black maternal deaths keep rising. These doulas want to reverse that grim trend
-Examination of maternal near-miss experiences in the hospital setting among Black women in the United States (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9638691/)
-Listen to the Whispers before They Become Screams: Addressing Black Maternal Morbidity and Mortality in the United States (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36767014/)
-Effectiveness of an Enhanced Community Doula Intervention in a Safety Net Setting: A Randomized Controlled Trial(https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10507922/)