i want someone to prepare a proposal for me that contain the following:
introduction that establish the context, highlight the importance of the topic, why is the problem? define terms, what is the gap in the knowledge, purpose of the proposed study.
then the literature review.
methods showing the research design, population sample, study setting, procedures for data collection, measurement methods/ tools, what data analysis will be used, limitation of the study, ethical considerations.
the outcomes
time table for the project.
funding require.
the aim of this project is to examine the environmental health factors ( food and water safety, indoor and out door air quality, playground safety,school building and adjacent area, lighting, cleanness, class room, school canteen, laboratory,GYM, shower room, school bus area, pest control, hazardous material.....) in Qatari schools. we want to know are the school environment in our governmental school is safe and support health or not?
we will use assessment tool which is the checklist prepared for this purpose to cover all the above mentioned [login to view URL] checklist was prepared from international checklist and tailored to local situation in Qatar.
we will do the assessment for 50 governmental schools, randomly selected . we chose the governmental school for similarity in the building and other aspects and easy to compare.
then we will correlate this information with the student sickness rate and the academic achievement for the students.
we have asthma problem in our schools, high rate of absenteeism, high rate of obesity, diabetes. the government pay a lot for the health but the outcome are not good enough.
from this study we need to drew attention to the importance of school environment to protect the students from different type of environmental exposure through air, water, food, ( chemical, physical , biological exposure). this study will conduct for the first time in Qatar and there is an urgent need for this study.
the outcome from this study will help the decision maker to understand the relationship between the environment and health. it will identify the hazards in schools where they learn and play.
by taking action to protect the children will send messages to home, community, encouraging awareness to protect children from environmental hazards.