Option 1: Select a topic that would benefit your community
Imagine that youve been hired by a Center for Well-Being in your local community. The Director of the Center for Well-Being is so impressed with your efforts and energy, she’s giving you the responsibility of developing a well-researched, scientific PowerPoint presentation and/or Infographic that addresses an aspect of health/dimension of wellness that you are passionate about.
ThePart 1: Determine your question
Directions
The scientific method starts when you ask a question about something that you observe or are curious about. Ask yourself: How, What, When, Who, Which, Why, or Where? (see KIN 220 Educate and Advocate Part 1.pptx for details).Links to an external site. . Ideally, you’ll become a mini-expert on a health topic of your choice. Think carefully about what you’re interested in learning more about and sharing with others. Your question should be very specific within one area of health and wellnesschoose one dimension of wellness and focus on a specific population.
Here are some examples of specific questions and the aspect of wellness on which each focuses:
What are the barriers to physical activity for mothers with young children? Physical health and wellness
Who experiences more depression: college-aged men or women? Emotional health and wellness
How do high school students make decisions about their sexual health practice? Intellectual health and wellness
How can college students reduce the risks of hearing damage related to noise pollution from the ongoing construction on campus and around their homes? Environmental health and wellness
Do Background Research
Its critical that you do the necessary research to better understand the question you’re attempting to answer and to provide correct information on the topic.
Conducting your Background Research
The Educate and Advocate assignment builds on work you have already completed when doing the Evaluating Claims assignment. Here is the linkLinks to an external site. back to the UNCG Library KIN 220: Lifetime Wellness site. There is a lot of information you can use to help you complete this project, including guides for setting search strategies and finding quality sources. Feel free to reach out to the UNCG Library for additional assistance.
We know there are a variety of ways to find information, we recommend you try Google ScholarLinks to an external site. and PubMedLinks to an external site..
