User:Fatehazannath/Choose an Article

Article Selection
Please list articles that you're considering for your Wikipedia assignment below. Begin to critique these articles and find relevant sources.

Option 1

 * Article title
 * Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices


 * Article Evaluation
 * Although the content in the article is relevant to the topic since it explains the processes and goals created by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) in the United States, I feel that the article can be improved upon if it omits the use of public health jargon. This includes the use of words such as "morbidity", "immune globulins," etc. This would make the content easier to read. Elaborating on the history as to how the committee was developed and a brief description of the people who lead the committee, would also provide more context as to the role the ACIP plays in our society. The article currently lacks background information as to where the committee is located, images that show the logo of the committee and very briefly mentions its association with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which are all necessary pieces of information to create a comprehensive article on this topic. Even though the article is written in a neutral tone with notable sources, it needs to be reorganized to provide better structure and needs to expand on the timeline of recommendation made by the ACIP to provide more history.


 * Sources
 * https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0264410X10002057?via%3Dihub
 * https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0264410X14013115?via%3Dihub
 * https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/hcp/acip-recs/general-recs/downloads/general-recs.pdf
 * https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/acip/members/index.html
 * https://www.aappublications.org/news/2019/02/05/mmwr020519
 * https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6451648/

Option 2

 * Article title
 * Baltimore City Health Department


 * Article Evaluation
 * After reading through the article, I would argue that the section titled "Role in 2015 Baltimore Protests" should be renamed and include more information surrounding the different types of projects the Baltimore City Health Department (BCHD) has taken responsibility of to improve the lives of citizens. This would not only improve the flow of topics within the article, but it would make the role of BCHD in Baltimore more clear and specify the many projects led by BCHD. Some of the programs mentioned such as the "Don't DIe" program, are followed with no content to provide a brief explanation of its mission. The gaps of information in this article need to be filled with reliable sources. Although there is quite a thorough history section that shows how the BCHD was founded, it does not effectively talk about its responsibilities. Some citations are missing next to the names of former commissioners, but most of the links in the references work. The combination of gaps in information, no images and minor citation issues, caused this article to be rated as C-Class. However, it is worth nothing that the article is written in a neutral tone.


 * Sources
 * https://health.baltimorecity.gov/sites/default/files/health/attachments/Baltimore%20City%20CHA%20-%20Final%209.20.17.pdf

https://health.baltimorecity.gov/sites/default/files/health/attachments/Org%20Chart%20-%201-15-20.pdf

https://humanresources.baltimorecity.gov/sites/default/files/Legislative%20Director%20-%20Health.pdf

https://www.icarol.info/ResultDetails.aspx?org=2046&agencynum=170478

Option 3

 * Article title
 * Abel Wolman


 * Article Evaluation
 * This article is rated a stub class article of both low-importance and mid-importance depending on the Wiki Project is has been assigned to. Overall, although the article is written in a neutral tone, much of the information seems to be out of order, especially when it comes to the "Background" section. I think that chronologically ordering the events of Abel Wolman's life, would allow readers to more easily understand how his career began to develop. I also think it is important to include a "Legacy" section that details projects or awards in honor of him and how his contributions to supplying clean water impacted the United States. I would also say that including information about his son is not relevant to the "Background" section. Although it is good to know how his son contributed to the field of water resources, it would be better suited in its own article or seperate section. Elaborating more on Wolman's career and re-organizing the article to focus on his life and contributions to sanitary engineering would allow readers to better understand his impact as a scientist. In terms of citations, not all of the citation links work, such as citation 6. Other than that, the article does follow Wikipedia guidelines of remaining neutral and not adding any original ideas. Including an image of Wolman that does not break copyright regulations would also be an important contribution to the article.


 * Sources
 * https://www.asce.org/abel-wolman/
 * https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3052333/
 * http://www.nasonline.org/publications/biographical-memoirs/memoir-pdfs/wolman-abel.pdf
 * https://www.loc.gov/item/mm79046243/
 * https://engineering.jhu.edu/magazine/2012/07/archives-water-wolman-legacy/#.XkyQjRNKhQI

Option 4

 * Article title
 * Health Economics


 * Article Evaluation
 * Although the content in the article is relevant, I feel the the content is not organized well and could use more information for each section so that people with no background in economics can understand the article. Specifically, the lead section could be a lot more concise and information such as how Kenneth Arrow gave rise to this discipline could be moved into a section that summarizes the history as to how health economics came to be. Sections such as behavioral economics, mental health economics and medical economics take away from the relevancy of healthcare economics because the sections explain different topics that are a part of health economic without actually connecting the topics to the overall article subject. Adding more content that explains the role of health economics in society and key reformers within this subject, would provide more thorough context. Based on the talk page, this article is deemed a start-class article, with most discussions revolving around the fact that the article needs better organization and information as to how the health economics discipline works with other careers and studies. I agree with this statements and also feel that the article could be written in a more neutral tone, avoiding the use of phrases such as "extremely influential." Although all of the citations listed do not seem to have issues, I feel that more claims need to be backed by reliable sources, since many of the facts presented in the article are not common knowledge.


 * Sources
 * https://www.jhsph.edu/departments/international-health/global-health-masters-degrees/master-of-health-science-in-global-health-economics/what-is-health-economics.html
 * https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2902467/
 * https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1742631/pdf/v079p00147.pdf
 * http://www.scielo.br/pdf/spmj/v113n2s0/v113n2a31.pdf
 * https://www.rug.nl/research/portal/files/2790450/01_c1.pdf

Option 5

 * Article title
 * Hand washing


 * Article Evaluation
 * This article is rated a B-class article and I would agree that although the article makes an effort to include various sections that encompass multiple perspectives in relation to hand-washing (social, economic, historical, etc.), more references need to be made to support the facts presented within each section. Claims such as how the lack of hand-washing can lead to death, should be supported with multiple sources that outline various cases and organized in subsections to make each claim easy to follow. Although the article is written in a neutral and uses proper citations, I feel that the article can be better organized into major categories of history, culture, economics and techniques which include current subsections. This would allow readers to look for specific pieces of information more easily and help the article to not include off-topic sections embedded within paragraphs that have different purposes. Other than that, I think that this article makes a great effort in including many perspectives to make the topic of hand washing a comprehensive as possible. This includes sections such as what people use to wash their hands, its significance in multiple cultures and the public health benefits of consistent hand washing.


 * Sources
 * https://globalhandwashing.org/about-handwashing/history-of-handwashing/
 * https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK144013/pdf/Bookshelf_NBK144013.pdf
 * https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2015/01/12/375663920/the-doctor-who-championed-hand-washing-and-saved-women-s-lives
 * https://www.cdc.gov/handwashing/when-how-handwashing.html