Health Promotion

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. 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. (Tobacco Use Among older Adults’ Smokers and Older Adults Non-smokers). 2) Choose one of the Leading Health Indicators (LHI) priorities from Healthy People 2020: https://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/Leading-Health-Indicators 3) Research a topic related to health and wellness associated with one of the Healthy People 2020 topic areas. (Tobacco Use). My topic is Tobacco Use among older adults’ smokers and older adults non-smoker Instructions 1-      Introduction and Conclusion  • Introduction establishes the purpose of the paper and describes why 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. 2-      Relate Topic to Target Population • Describes the topic and target cultural population.  • Includes statistics to support significance of the topic.  • Explains how the project relates to the selected Healthy People 2020 topic area.  • Applies health promotion concepts. 3-      Summary of Articles • A minimum of three (3) scholarly articles, from the last 5 years, are used as sources.  • Articles meet 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 significance of the topic. • Discusses how information from the articles is used in the Health Promotion Project, including specific examples. 4-      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 5-      APA Style • Paper is 3-4 pages, excluding title and reference pages. • Information is organized around required components and flows in a logical sequence.