PUBLIC HEALTH

Research proposal (How advanced technologies adversely affect public health?)

Explain the importance of the health outcome/topic you are studying.
Present information about the burden of mortality, and morbidity.
Present information about the economic burden of the health outcome.
Briefly explain the key causes/risk factors
Brief Literature Review: (identify if needed for your chosen proposal)
Briefly summarize what is known about the research topic.
Present information from research studies that have previously been conducted.
Discuss the strengths and weaknesses of previous studies.
Explain the need for future research (gaps in research).
Provide rationale for your proposed research (how you propose to fill gaps in research).

Ethical Considerations:
Explain how ethical standards will be maintained throughout the study.
Explain how ethical approval will be sought and from which bodies e.g. UEL school research committee, NHS ethics approval.
Informed consent: Explain how informed consent will be sought from participants.
Confidentiality: Explain how participant confidentiality and anonymity will be ensured.
Data security: Explain how data will be kept securely throughout the study.
Health and safety: Explain any health and safety issue e.g. is a risk assessment needed? Ethical

Considerations:
Ethical approval is not usually required when conducting a literature review unless you plan to access sensitive data that is not publicly available.
Significance:
What will your proposal add to the current body of knowledge in your chosen area of interest?
Will it influence Public Health practice? If so How?