In you short paper, include the following critical elements:
- Compare the major burden of disease that you have chosen to other types of burdens. You only need a cursory overview of other burdens here; consider that this comprises about 25% of your paper, so it should only consume about half a page or a long paragraph at most.
- Assess how the major burden of disease fits into the epidemiologic transition and approximately where the country is in the transition.
- Describe what the population looks like in terms of age and distribution, as well as poverty levels.
- Analyze one intervention that has successfully addressed this burden of the disease in the country. What, in your opinion, made the intervention successful?
Note: When writing this paper, you should include not just the burden of disease, but statistics that help put that burden of disease into perspective. For example, what is the population of the country? What are poverty levels? The (WHO) and have great examples of interventions that have been successful. Do not feel limited to peer-reviewed sources; feel free to browse and explore these other websites to find examples of successful interventions. Other possible sources include and the website.
What to Submit
Your short paper submission should be 2 to 3 pages in length. It will be double-spaced, using 12-point Times New Roman font, one-inch margins, and APA style for citations and formatting. You will need to include at least two resources, one to support your statistics on the burden of disease and one that provides evidence of a successful intervention.

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