The paper needs to meet all of the following requirements:
• Uses a minimum of 10 peer-reviewed journal articles
• Properly uses APA 7th edition (There is a link in our course to help with this if you need a refresher)
• Bibliography uses APA style
• 8-10 pages in length (excluding cover page and bibliography)
• Double-spaced
• New Times Roman or Arial font, 12 point
• 1” margins
• Headings for each component of the paper
• No big gaps between paragraphs
• Attention has been paid to grammar and spelling
• Paper presents as a professional, high quality piece of work
The paper should:
• Identify the health issue and explain why you have a personal interest in this specific topic
• As a future health teacher, why is it important to be educated about this problem?
• Known causes of this health issue, in addition to your own opinion
• How does our current society view this problem? What beliefs exist about this issue? Include your opinion
• Compare your chosen controversial topic to another country
• Identify an organization in the US that deals with this specific health issue. Identify an organization in one other country
that also deals with this problem. What is the mission of each organization? What services do they offer? Compare
and contrast, be sure to include your opinion
• What is a recommended website, movie/documentary and book about your chosen topic? Write a brief blurb about
each one. What would someone find interesting about each in relation to the health issue?
• Create a summary of the main ways this problem is being addressed in the US and in the other country you have
selected
• Identify one method/approach for addressing this problem that you believe is good or has potential to be effective.
Explain why you prefer this approach over others.
• As a future health educator/professional, what contribution can you make in addressing this issue on the local, national
and international level.
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