PTSD Brochure

Key points or relevant quotations can be added in text boxes for emphasis & will also add visual appeal!

Tips for Success: Health Fair Brochure Project

This document has directions for the PSY 118 Health Fair

assignment and is also a good example of a tri-fold brochure

created using a Microsoft Word template found online!

 Some topics are very broad! Focus on what would be most helpful to someone newly dealing with or learning about your health topic.

 Be concise! Using bulleted or numbered points will help reduce wordiness.

 Use medium or large size (12 point minimum!) sans serif fonts like Arial, Calibri or Tahoma and use high contrast colors to make your brochure easy to read!

 Proofread, proofread, proofread! Print out your brochure, fold it into thirds, then proofread it again!  Make sure all information on your brochure is visible when folded.

Consider adding pictures, clip art images, charts, statistics, graphs and quotes to make your brochure both

informative & interesting!

Add visual appeal!

If people are going to read your brochure, it needs to be

attractive & informative!

Include only images that are RELEVANT TO YOUR

TOPIC & ADD TO YOUR CONTENT.

Strive to balance text & images- don’t make it text-

heavy or add so many images the content becomes

secondary.

Your name PSY 118

Section # Semester and Year

Why is the Health Fair project important?

A key part of Interpersonal Psychology (and adjustment in life!)

is educating yourself about issues that impact (or may potentially

impact) your health and/or that of your loved ones. Accurate

knowledge is key as it gives us tools to PROACTIVELY address health

issues, information to, hopefully, prevent or reduce problems and

resources so we can more effectively cope with the issue!

Project Overview

For this project you’ll educate yourself regarding a health related topic of your choice and will share your knowledge with your classmates. YOUR GOAL is to give your peers knowledge that will enable them to make choices leading to the most physically &/or mentally healthy life possible!

5 SIMPLE STEPS: 1. Choose your topic from the list provided, then visit our Health Fair Forum to start a thread on that topic (directions are in our class BlackBoard forum).

2. Conduct your research, being sure to use our book as one of your three sources, when possible.

3. Create an educational tri-fold brochure using one of the templates provided. When you’re finished, you’ll have 2 pages and 6 panels (3 panels on each page, like this example). Save your brochure as a Word, Publisher or pdf file.

4. Share your knowledge by posting your brochure in our online Health Fair Forum (simply reply to your original post).

5. Visit our Health Fair Forum to learn more about health issues. Feel free to comment on projects and share your thoughts and information about the various topics!

FULL-CREDIT BROCHURES WILL INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:

Details on each category are provided below and elsewhere in this brochure!

 ACCURATE & EDUCATIONAL CONTENT (50 points possible)

 TRI-FOLD FORMAT & ORGANIZED LAYOUT (20 points possible)

 APPROPRIATE RESOURCES & CORRECT CITATIONS (20 points possible)

 VISUAL APPEAL & RELEVANT GRAPHICS (10 points possible)

 CAREFUL PROOFREADING -2 points will be deducted for each missed error (grammar, spelling, typo, etc.)

Content Requirements:

1) Be sure to clearly (and in your OWN WORDS) define all key terms relevant to understanding your topic (20 points).

Write for the general public! Avoid jargon by clearly explaining all medical or psychological terms in language everyone can understand.

2) Make it clear how your topic relates to health (physical and/or mental) and adjustment. This can include how knowledge of your topic can help people live better lives. If your topic is a health problem, explain how to prevent it and what can happen if someone does not address it (30 points).

Format & Layout Requirements:  Your brochure must be a TRI-FOLD

brochure , printable on LETTER-SIZED 8 1/2 x 11 inch (not legal sized) paper.

 You must have an obvious brochure cover that includes a clear title, your name, PSY 118 section # and semester/year.

 The easiest way to create a brochure is to use a TEMPLATE. Brochure templates are available online for most word processing programs (just google it!).

 Step-by-step directions for using Word or Publisher templates are available: http://www.wikihow.com/Make- Brochures-on-Microsoft-Word OR http://www.wikihow.com/Create- Brochures-Using-Microsoft-Publisher

Resource Requirements:  You’ll need at least 3 reliable, relatively

current sources (from the past 5 years).

 Cite sources using MLA style (use http://www.easybib.com/reference/gui de/mla/website for MLA help).

 At least one source must be a non- Internet source (book, magazine article, newspaper, our textbook, etc.).

 If your topic is addressed in our textbook you MUST use and cite our textbook as a source!

 If you use quotes from someone with expertise (a nice touch!), be sure to use quotation marks and credit the speaker.

 ALL sources used must be cited!

For information on open positions or to submit your resume, please visit our Web site at:

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