RUA PAPER – HEALTH AND WELLNESS PROMOTION
BASIC REQUREMENTS
1) APA Format required – no “I” statement
2) At least three scholarly references – in-text citations are a must
* Reference 1: Healthy People 2030 website (see last page)
* the other References you can select
3) Include the Healthy People 2030 Leading Health Indicators (LHI)
4) 3-4 Pages, excluding title and reference pages.
5) No copy and paste, no direct quote, must be completely free of plagiarism
PAPER CONTENT
Identify A Health Problem:
Topic: Substance Abuse Related Death in Adolescents across USA
Identify A Health promotion plan that is related to the Health Problem and LHI:
Develop a health promotion plan
• As a nurse responsible for this group of adolescents, what would you do?
• How would you implement a health promotion plan for teenagers (young adults) who are struggling with substance abuse? How would you fix this problem?
• Must be based on evidence-based research
• Must makes sense
PAPER SHOULD INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING SECTIONS
• Introduction
• Target Population (Adolescents)
• Discussion on the target population (age or cultural group)
1) Include statistical evidence
2) Tie in Healthy People 2030’s Leading Health Indicators (LHI)
• Summary of the Articles
1) Summarize the three selected scholarly articles
2) Discuss how the evidence in the article would be applied to the health promotion plan
• Health Promotion Discussion
1) Discuss approaches to educate the target population
2) Discuss how health promotion strategies could be applied.
BELOW IS A TEMPLATE TO USE FOR THIS PAPER
RUA: Health Promotion Plan
Student Name
NR 222: Health & Wellness
University Name
Professor Name
Date
RUA: Health Promotion Plan
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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.
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 topic area. Applies health promotion concepts.
Summary of the Article
Summarize all key points and findings in the selected article. Include statistics to support the significance of the topic. Discuss how the information from the article is used in the Health Promotion Plan. Refrain from using first person statements and “the article states” statements. Instead, cite the authors name. For example, Smith (2022) states that understanding health promotion concepts will allow you to improve client outcomes.
Healthy People 2030
Discuss the Leading Health Indicator (LHI) that applies to this target population and health problem. Discuss statistical significance of this problem, as cited by Healthy People.
Health Promotion Discussion Write a short summary of the article’s most important points and findings. Include numbers to show how important the topic is. Talk about how the Health Promotion Plan makes use of the information in the article. Don’t say anything in the first person or say “the article says.” Instead, give the name of the author. For example, Smith (2022) says that if you understand the ideas behind health promotion, you can help your clients do better.
Healthy People in 2030
Describe approaches to educate the target population about the topic. The approaches should be appropriate for the cultural target population. Identify specific ways to promote lifestyle changes within the target population. Apply health promotion strategies.
Conclusion
Reiterate the main ideas from the paper. Include supportive points, including information from your research article and Healthy People. 1
References
Healthy People 2030. (2022). Leading Health Indicators. Retrieved on date from https://health.gov/healthypeople/objectives-and-data/leading-health-indicators
Additional Scholarly sources
