During this course, you will be compiling information on a health promotion topic of your choice. This week you will choose a topic and objective that is interesting to you from the Healthy People 2030 websiteLinks to an external site..
You will use this topic and objective to complete the remaining assignments in the course. In the course assignments, you will use this topic to examine various health promotion concepts, create a health promotion plan, and finally, create a health education infographic which will be shared with a member of your target audience.
Download and complete the assignment worksheetOpen this document with ReadSpeaker docReader to identify the following:
- A selected topic AND objective of interest from the Healthy People 2030 website
- A population of interest (the targeted population for your infographic – e.g., parents of infants or young adults ages 18 to 25)
- The reference for the Healthy People 2030 website correctly formatted according to APA
- The reference for a scholarly or professional source of your choice correctly formatted according to APA
You will also address the following prompts by completing the template:
- Summarize the Healthy People 2030 topic and objective that you chose.
- Provide a rationale for your topic choice.
- Discuss health promotion initiatives at the national, state, and local level to address the topic.
- Describe the role of the nurse in addressing this topic and objective.
Submit your completed worksheet to this dropbox for grading.
Select a Topic and Objective of Interest – Worksheet
Instructions: Complete the following worksheet to select a topic and objective of interest from Healthy People 2030. Save your work and submit this completed worksheet to the assignment dropbox.
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PART I: SELECTING A TOPIC, OBJECTIVE, AND POPULATION OF INTEREST
1. Identify the topic from the Healthy People 2030 website that you have selected to explore throughout the assignments in this course.
2. Identify the objective from Healthy People 2030 website that you have selected to explore throughout the assignments in this course.
3. Identify the population of interest who will be the targeted population for your brochure (e.g., parents of infants or young adults ages 18 to 25).
PART II: REFLECTING ON THE SELECTED TOPIC AND OBJECTIVE
4. Provide a summary of the Healthy People 2030 topic and objective you selected. (3-4 sentences)
5. Provide a rationale for your choice. Explain the significance of why you selected this topic and objective. (2-3 sentences)
6. Discuss health promotion initiatives at the national, state, and local levels to address the topic you selected. Use a scholarly or professional source of your choice to support your discussion; you will provide a reference to this source below. (4-6 sentences)
7. Describe the role of the nurse in addressing the topic and objective you selected. How as a nurse can you become involved in health promotion related to this topic and objective? (2-3 sentences)
PART III: PROVIDING APA-FORMATTED REFERENCES FOR YOUR SOURCES
8. Provide the APA-formatted reference for the Healthy People 2030 website.
9. Provide the APA-formatted reference for a scholarly or professional source of your choice that you used to discuss health promotion initiatives in Part II.