1) Identify a health problem or need for health promotion for a particular stage in the life span of a population from a specific culture in your area.
2) Choose one of the Leading Health Indicators (LHI) priorities from Healthy People 2020:
https://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/Leading-Health-Indicators
3) Research a topic related to health and wellness associated with one of the Healthy People 2020 topic areas.
4) You will develop an educational health promotion project addressing the population/culture in your area.
5) Include the following sections (detailed criteria listed below and in the Grading Rubric):
a. Introduction and Conclusion – 15 points/15%
- Introduction establishes the purpose of the paper and describes why topic is important to health promotion in the target population in your area.
- Introduction stimulates the reader’s interest.
- Conclusion includes the main ideas from the body of the paper.
- Conclusion includes the major support points from the body of the paper.
b. Relate Topic to Target Population – 25 points/25%
- Describes the topic and target cultural population.
- Includes statistics to support significance of the topic.
- Explains how the project relates to the selected Healthy People 2020 topic area.
- Applies health promotion concepts.
c. Summary of Articles – 25 points/25%
- A minimum of three (3) scholarly articles, from the last 5 years, are used as sources.
- Articles meet criteria of being from scholarly journals and include health promotion and wellness content.
- At least one article is related to the chosen cultural group.
- Summarizes all key points and findings from the articles.
- Includes statistics to support significance of the topic.
- Discusses how information from the articles is used in the Health Promotion Project, including specific examples.
d. Health Promotion Discussion – 25 points/25%
- Describes approaches to educate the target population about the topic.
- The approaches are appropriate for the cultural target population.
- Identifies specific ways to promote lifestyle changes within the target population.
- Applies health promotion strategies.
e. APA Style and Organization – 10 points/10%
- TurnItIn is used prior to submitting paper for grading.
- Revisions are made based on TurnItIn originality report.
- References are submitted with assignment.
- Uses current APA format and is free of errors.
- Grammar and mechanics are free of errors.
- Paper is 3-4 pages, excluding title and reference pages.
- Information is organized around required components and flows in a logical sequence.