PART II: Business Memo (60 points total)
Prepare a typed business memo in correct memo format* and submit it to your boss (me!) on the deadline date. Your business memo should include four (4) paragraphs:
1) Introductory paragraph with a brief descriiption, based on your research/data, of what is happening at both the national and state (SC) level regarding deaths due to unintentional injuries/accidents. You must refer to the source of the data but do not have to cite. Example: “According to National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), in 2018, etc.” (15 points)
2) 2nd paragraph: in which you identify one (1) public health problem related to unintentional injuries/accidents for one (1) specific age group in SC which deserves priority in terms of intervention and prevention. You must explain why you selected this problem and target population. (10 points)
3) 3rd paragraph: provide your suggestion(s) for how to address this public health problem regarding deaths due to unintentional injuries/accidents among the priority population you select. Please be thoughtful. Suggestion(s) should be detailed; it is not necessary to include more than one thorough prevention strategy. (20 points) Since the SCSHD already assumes that “knowledge alone is not enough” to address public health problems, your suggestions can not include steps to increase “awareness,” “knowledge,” “understanding,” or anything involving “telling people” – members of the PRIORITY POPULATION – about the “facts” or the “statistics.” Therefore, you must include suggestions that address macro factors (i.e., social, environmental, political and policy determinants – THE “BULLSEYE”) that influence the individual members of the target population.
4) A 4th summary paragraph in which you include the key points from paragraphs 1-3 and offer to follow-up/to meet with me to discuss your findings and recommendations. (5 points)
* Please consult various sources for an acceptable business memo format; do not make it up! You can even use Microsoft Word’s memo template if you wish. If you do, you must delete the large heading at the top (e.g., “Memo” or “Memorandum”, etc.) if there is one.
Grammar, Writing & Format: (10 points)
Must adhere to following: Font no smaller than 11 point; font should be 11 or 12 point
2 pages
Spacing no less than 1.15
Margins no smaller than 0.75 all the way around the page
Excellent grammar
Clear, high quality, technical writing
Must have the appropriate memo format and heading
Memo should be uploaded to Blackboard in .doc, .docx or pdf format