Need 1800 words and APA format. Additional Requirements - Length: 7pages, plus cover page and references. Formatting: Arial or Times New Roman, 12 point. Use headings and subheadings for each component. Resources: Cite sources in text and include a reference page in current APA format. Provide a minimum of five cited references from 2014 upwards. , introduction and conclusion.

Study Design Proposal Scoring Guide - Outlines the basic processes a team will use to investigate a public health threat and identifies areas of uncertainty, knowledge gaps, and/or additional information that would be needed to gain a more complete understanding. Selects the appropriate study design for investigating a disease outbreak and provides criteria upon which the selection was made. Compares epidemiological strengths and weaknesses of study designs used in research and practice and evaluates the relevance, currency, sufficiency, and trustworthiness of evidence of strengths and weaknesses.

Recommends evidence-based epidemiological methods for investigating cases of disease outbreak after a natural disaster, and identifies areas of uncertainty, knowledge gaps, and/or additional information (where further information could improve the investigation). Describes how to control bias in an epidemiological research study, and identifies assumptions on which the identification of bias is based. Recommends implementation strategies for a disease investigation team, and identifies criteria that could be used to evaluate the implementation and/or the strategies. Writes clearly and logically, using evidence to support a central idea, with correct use of spelling, grammar, punctuation, and APA style; the paper contains supporting examples for the main points.