Writing Homework Help

Grand Canyon University Public Health and Policy Summary

 

Find an article that pertains to nutrition and health from a?current peer-reviewed scientific journal. The article must be an Empirical Research Articles published within the last 2 years preferably, 5 years at most.

Write a summary of the article (500–750 words) and discuss the significance of the information to you personally and/or implications for public health and policy.

  • Empirical research is based on observed or measured phenomenon and derives knowledge from actual experience, meaning the researchers gathered data on subjects in a population through a particular methodology (methods section), described what was learned (results section which usually include statistics), and discuss those results (discussion section may be called conclusions). Be sure to include the necessary APA headings in your paper.
  • You only need one in-text citation (in APA format) for this article summary. You may begin your paper with an introductory sentence that includes key information such as author, date, and source. Example below:
  • Author or Author et al. (Year) looked at …
  • The remainder of your summary should use phrases like “The author states…” or “This study says…” to let the reader know it is from the same article.
  • Only ONE small quote is allowed. This should be a summary in your own words.
  • The implication section may be written in first person.