5-2 MS3

 Submit a draft of the newsletter.  

Target audience: Workplace: You are the worksite wellness coordinator for ABCD Enterprise, made up of a range of individuals (ages 20 to mid-60s), and have been tasked with creating a newsletter on a topic of: Increasing mobility 

Prompt: Create a newsletter to educate your chosen target audience on a related health issue and attempt to influence their behavior toward healthier choices.  

 I. Newsletter: In this section, you will create your original newsletter that focuses on a specific health concern for the target audience. Use social and behavioral models to guide the creation. Essentially, you should craft information about your selected health topic and communicate it in a way that is appropriate for your audience. Remember, the intent of your newsletter is to educate the audience in the hopes of influencing their behavior toward healthier choices.

 A. Models: Use behavioral and social theoretical models to inform the development of your newsletter. 

 B. Cultural Competence: In this section, you should focus on creating materials that are not culturally limiting, meaning your created materials should not be insulting or exclusionary toward any particular culture. 

     i. Language: Communicate the health information to the target audience using audience-appropriate language and design (including font and structure) that is inclusive (does not alienate an individual of a particular culture). 

     ii. Graphics: Utilize images and graphics that are appropriate for your target audience and issue and do not exclude individuals from the population. Not adults or all males if the audience is 7th graders.

Submission:   two pages in length. Use double spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, and one-inch margins.