NR 222 Health and wellness

Preparing the assignment

Follow these guidelines when completing this assignment. Speak with your faculty member if you have questions.

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) Submit your topic to the instructor for approval at least 2 weeks prior to the final assignment due date, but earlier if desired. All topics must be approved.

5) You will develop an educational health promotion project addressing the population/culture in your area.

6) For APA, formatting, or grammar assistance, visit the APA Citation & Writing page located at https://library.chamberlain.edu/APA.

8) 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% •

• 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.