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| Category | Scoring Criteria | Total Points | Score |
| Part 1: Emerging Threats Report for the Scientific Community | |||
| Basic Outline (11 points) | Cover page with appropriate text | .50 | |
| Table of contents that contains all the prescribed sections of the report | |||
| Clear and concise executive summary | |||
| Emerging/Re-emerging Infectious Disease Threat Section contains the following:
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| Includes a table titled “Major factors that underlie disease emergence and re-emergence” containing:
| .50 | ||
| Includes a table titled “List of Emerging and Re-Emerging Diseases” containing:
| .50 | ||
| Part 2: Emerging Threats Report for the Policy Community | |||
| Contains a section for Description/importance of the topic in terms of policy | .50 | ||
| Contains a section for Existing policies related to topic with subheadings: 1. U.S. policies and procedures for emerging and re-emerging diseases 2. U.S. policies and procedures for biological agents and toxins | .50 | ||
| Contains a section for agencies/organizations related to topic and how each entity combats the problem | .50 | ||
| Contains a section for key issues with 2 subheadings: 1. Burden of emerging/re-emerging infectious diseases 2. Threat of emerging/re-emerging infectious diseases | .50 | ||
| Contains a section for 3 recommendations and implications/possible outcomes of specific courses of action related to recommendations | .50 | ||
| Contains a section for a conclusion | .50 | ||
| Reference Page | .50 | ||
| Organization/Structure (4 points) | Outline has a clear organizational structure with flow of thought | ||
| Outline is effective with logical transitions | |||
| Outline contains a professional format | |||
| Score | Total Points | 15 | |
