THE ASSIGNMENT

Writing the Paper: You will explore the topic and explain the information in writing a 3‐4 page APA formatted paper.

A.            Select a minimum of three (3) scholarly nursing or research article (published within the last 5 years) related to your topic that include health promotion and wellness content. Students in a cultural concentration will select at least one article specifically related to the cultural focus for this assignment. You may need to evaluate several articles before you find appropriate selections.

B.            Write a 3‐4 page paper (excluding the title and reference pages) using the following guidelines:  Write brief introduction of the topic and describe why it is important to health promotion in the specific cultural population in your area.

·                     Include a description of the topic and the targeted sub culture or population (include statistics).

·                      Explain how the project relates to the Healthy People 2020 topic area you have chosen.

·                     Discuss how you used the information from the articles for your Health Promotion Project. Provide 

·                      Summarize the articles; include key points or findings from the articles.specific examples.

·                     Describe the approach/approaches you developed to educate the target population about the topic. Include specific ways to promote lifestyle changes within the specified population relative to your specific culture. The approach should be appropriate for your cultural concentration.  Write your conclusion and summary.

C.            Your paper must follow APA format. Include a title page and a reference page. Use 12‐point Times New Roman font and include in‐text citations (use citations whenever paraphrasing, using statistics, or quoting from the article). Please refer to your APA manual as a guide for in‐text citations and sample reference pages.