Discuss Adolescents, Young Adults, & Adult Health.
Discuss Adolescents, Young Adults, & Adult Health.
June 30, 2020 Comments Off on Discuss Adolescents, Young Adults, & Adult Health. Uncategorized Assignment-helpMy last name is LiuShort Assignment #1 InstructionsOverviewThe purpose of this assignment is for students to research a disease or health condition that occurs in a lifespan (age) group.Assignment Instructions1. Identify the age group that you will be focusing on, which is determined by your last name:Last name begins with A-H: Maternal, Infant, & Child HealthLast name begins with I-Q: Adolescents, Young Adults, & Adult HealthLast name begins with R-Z: Elder Health2. Select a disease that begins with either the letter of your first name or the letter of your last name AND that is acquired in and/or occurs in this assigned age group. For example John Horne could write about jaundice or HIV, both diseases which can affect his assigned age group. This is just an example- please pick a topic that interest you. There are many diseases out there to choose from, and there are resources to help you find diseases a the bottom of this page.3. Create a document using Times New Roman 12 pt. font, 1 inch margins, and 1.5 spacing for the write-up. Your document must be in .doc, .docx, or .pdf format in order for us to grade it in Compass. (Google files, Mac files, and any other file type will NOT be able to be graded. UIUC students can get free Microsoft software at UIUC software store.)Make sure your name and UIN are at the top of each page.Provide background information about the disease or health condition you have chosen, including how it is acquired and how many people in the US are affected by the disease (incidence or prevalence data). Max length: 2 paragraphs.Provide information about how the disease can be prevented. Max length: 1 paragraph.Provide information about how the disease can be treated. Max length: 1 paragraph.Cite any website or other reference that you use in researching your topic. You can use the Owl (Online Writing Lab) to create your citations. We prefer APA format. NOTE: All students will be using material directly from a source, such as incidence or prevalence statistics. Because of this, all students will need to use in-line citations in addition to listing sources at the end of your paper.NOTE: We use SafeAssign in this course. SafeAssign checks for plagiarism- from sources and/or other students. When you submit your assignment, you should review your SafeAssign report in Compass. If you see errors you need to fix by citing or re-writing, simply edit your file and submit another attempt. We always grade the last on-time submission attempt.4. As soon as you have completed your assignment, use your assignment to inform your discussion post. (Read the details in the discussion post, as you should not paste your entire assignment in as your discussion post.)Helpful ResourcesMaternal, Infant, & Child Healthhttp://www.cdc.gov/reproductivehealth/MCHEpi/index.htmhttp://www.cdc.gov/reproductivehealth/maternalinfanthealth/http://www.cdc.gov/pregnancy/index.htmlhttp://www.cdc.gov/parents/infants/index.htmlhttp://www.cdc.gov/parents/children/index.html https://www.cdc.gov/DiseasesConditions/ (alphabetical listing of diseases, read to make sure the disease you select applies to your age group)Adolescents, Young Adults, & Adult Health http://www.cdc.gov/HealthyYouth/http://www.cdc.gov/parents/teens/https://www.cdc.gov/DiseasesConditions/ (alphabetical listing of diseases, read to make sure the disease you select applies to your age group)Elder Healthhttp://www.cdc.gov/aging/https://www.nia.nih.gov/healthhttps://www.cdc.gov/DiseasesConditions/ (alphabetical listing of diseases, read to make sure the disease you select applies to your age group)GradingThis activity is worth 25 points.Grading will be based on the following rubric.Rubric PointsHealth topic selection related to your assigned age group5 pointsBackground section5 pointsPrevention section5 pointsTreatment Section5 pointsCitation(s)5 pointsDeadlineSee the course calendar.Submission DirectionsTo submit your assignment do the following:To submit your work, click on the Submit Short Assignment #1.Attach your Word document file using Attach File > Browse My Computer.After attaching your Word document, click the Submit button to submit your assignment.


