REQUIREMENTS
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. Choose one of the Leading Health Indicators (LHI)priorities from Healthy People 2020 (see the Healthy People.gov 2020 Leading Health Indicatorswebsite link in the Assignment section for Unit 2 under "Web Links). Students in a culturalconcentration will use that specific cultural focus to complete this assignment.
2. Research a topic related to health and wellness associated with one of the Healthy People 2020 topicareas. Students in a cultural concentration will use that specific cultural focus to complete thisassignment.
3. Submit your topic to the instructor for approval at least 2 weeks prior to the assignment (during Unit3) but earlier if desired. All topics must be approved.
4. You will develop an educational health promotion project addressing the population/culture in your area.
For or example, if you are in the Hispanic concentration, your project might be educational interventions to address how food choices are related to the high rates of diabetes among Latinos; or, a community project that addresses the statistic that Hispanics experience new HIV infections at more than twice the rate of whites; or, finding opportunities to intervene with Puerto Ricans, a Hispanic.
PREPARING THE ASSIGNMENT
6. Writing the Paper: You will explore the topic and explain the information in writing a 3-4 page APAformatted paper.a. Select a minimum of three (3) scholarly nursing or research article (published within the last 5years) related to your topic that include health promotion and wellness content. Students in acultural concentration will select at least one article specifically related to the cultural focus forthis assignment. You may need to evaluate several articles before you find appropriate selections.
For more information on how to choose a scholarly article, open the "Course Resources" tabunder the "Course Home" Menu to the left of your Learning Studio (eCollege) course page andopen "What Is a Scholarly Source."b. Write a 3-4 page paper (excluding the title and reference pages) using the following guidelines:
Write brief introduction of the topic and describe why it is important to health promotion inthe specific cultural population in your area.
Include a description of the topic and the targeted sub culture or population (includestatistics).
Explain how the project relates to the Healthy People 2020 topic area you have chosen.
Summarize the articles; include key points or findings from the articles.
Discuss how you used the information from the articles for your Health Promotion Project.
Provide specific examples.
Describe the approach/approaches you developed to educate the target population about the topic.
Include specific ways to promote lifestyle changes within the specified populationrelative to your specific culture. The approach should be appropriate for your culturalconcentration.
Write your conclusion and summary.