RUA: Health Promotion Project

TOPIC: Early and Middle Childhood

E-BOOK: Potter, P.A., Perry, A. G., Stockert, P. & Hall, A. (2021). Fundamentals of Nursing (10th ed.). Elsevier.

Required Uniform Assignment: Health Promotion Paper Guidelines

Purpose

This assignment allows the learner to apply knowledge gained about health promotion concepts and strategies, enhance written communication skills, and demonstrate a beginning understanding of cultural competency. 

Course outcomes:

This assignment enables the student to meet the following course outcomes:

1. Discuss the professional nurse’s role in health promotion activities. (PO 1 and2) 

3.Discuss health promotion, illness prevention, health maintenance, health restoration, and rehabilitation in relation to the nurse’s role in working with various populations. (PO 1,2, and 8)

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

 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

•Introduction establishes the purpose of the paper and describes why the 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

•Describes the topic and target cultural population. 

•Includes statistics to support the 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-

•A minimum of three (3) scholarly articles, from the last 5 years, are used as sources.  

•Articles meet the 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 the significance of the topic.

7.Identify health promotion strategies throughout the lifespan. (PO 1,2, and 4)

Required Uniform Assignment: 

Health Promotion Paper Guidelines NR222Health Promotion Project Guidelines V4Revised: 

•Discusses how information from the articles is used in the Health Promotion Project, including specific examples. 

d.Health Promotion Discussion

•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 

•TurnItIn is used prior to submitting a paper for grading.

 •Revisions are made based on the TurnItIn originality report. 

•References are submitted with the assignment.

•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.

Required criteria

1.Introduction establishes the purpose of the paper and describes why topics important to health promotion in the target population in your area.

2.Introduction stimulates the reader’s interest. 

3.Conclusion includes the main ideas from the body of the paper.

4.Conclusion includes the major support points from the body of the paper. 

Relate Topic to Target Population

1. Describes the topic and target cultural population.

2.Includes statistics to support the significance of the topic.

3.Explains how the project relates to the selected Healthy People 2020 topic area.

4.Applies health promotion concepts.

Summary of Articles

1.A minimum of three (3) scholarly articles, from the last 5 years, are used as sources.  

2.Articles meet the criteria of being from scholarly journals and include health promotion and wellness content.

3.At least one article is related to the chosen cultural group.  

4.Summarizes all key points and findings from the articles.

5.Includes statistics to support the significance of the topic.

6.Discusses how information from the articles is used in the Health Promotion Project, including specific examples. 

Health Promotion Discussion

1. Describes approaches to educate the target population about the topic. 

2.The approaches are appropriate for the cultural target population.

3.Identifies specific ways to promote lifestyle changes within the target population.

4.Applies health promotion strategies.

APA Style and Organization

1.TurnItIn is used prior to submitting the paper for grading. 

2.Revisions are made based on the TurnItIn originality report.

3.References are submitted with the assignment.

4.Uses current APA format and is free of errors.

5.Grammar and mechanics are free of errors.

6.Paper is 3-4pages, excluding title and reference pages.

7.Information is organized around required components and flows in a logical sequence.