15 Aug Assessing Causality and Implications for Public Health Policy
find an epidemiological research article published in the last 6 months that uses one of the models of causation discussed in the Learning Resources; the Bradford-Hill guidelines for causality, the Rothman sufficient-component causal model, or the Web of Causation. Make sure the epidemiological research article you choose clearly uses a model of causal inference that you can discuss. Not all articles do this, so choose carefully! The best options are review articles or articles that clearly address an epidemiological causal inference model in their title and/or abstract.
Respond to the following questions:
- What is the epidemiological causal inference model used by the authors? Provide a detailed summary of how the authors used the model to assess the association.
- Do you agree with the authors choice of causal model? Why or why not? Provide evidence and justification to support your assessment.
- What are the implications for public health policy, given your interpretation of the evidence for causality presented in the article?
Make sure that your discussion focuses on evaluating your article using the entire causal model that the authors used (as opposed to using one or two criteria). Be sure to cite the article you reviewed using proper APA formatting, and include in-text citations and references as appropriate.
