for sochien due May 1th

At the beginning of the term, students must choose a health behavior that they would like to adopt, quit, or improve.  Some examples of a healthy behavior change could be exercising more, eating less junk food or fast food, eating more fruits and vegetables, cutting back on smoking/drinking, getting more sleep, etc. You have a wide variety of behaviors from which to choose.   Over the course of the term, you must keep a weekly journal about your progress towards changing this behavior and can use charts, pictures, etc. to keep track of your progress.  Ultimately, you must write a 4-6 page paper describing your behavior change process. Please note that the 4-6 pages required for the paper refer to your paper content; as such, your reference page and title page do not count toward the 4-6 pages.  Each section of the paper must have a heading.  The paper should follow the format described below:

• Title page; name, date, title of behavior change (does not count toward 5-6 page total)
• Section 1 (2-3 pages): Current research on your health behavior (description, links to diseases, prevalence, maintenance, benefits of changing the behavior, etc.). You must use at least 2 research articles from peer-reviewed journals.
• Section 2 (2-3 pages): Why did you choose this health behavior? Did you make any progress over the duration of the class? What was difficult about changing the behavior? What strategies did you use? What helped you in changing this behavior? What are some long-term benefits of changing this behavior for you?
• Section 3 (1-2 page): Provide a summary of your journal entries and thought/emotional process you went through during the semester. You may also include your tracking charts, pictures, etc. in this section.
• Final Page: References. Remember that your reference page does not count toward the total required page number. You must include at least three total references. Two of these three references MUST be research articles from peer-reviewed journals. Details about this will be explained in class.

This paper must be a Microsoft Word document which is double-spaced, 12-point Times New Roman font, with 1” margins all around. Citations should be according to APA format throughout your paper and for your references.   This is due by the end of the day  May 1st in Canvas.