Health and Wellness Research PowerPoint
REQUIREMENTS
Create a Voiceover PowerPoint (or use google slides) on one health or wellness issue of interest to you. Be sure to familiarize yourself with the rubric for this assignment. All assignments must be saved and attached as “.ppt” file. Your PowerPoint presentation should be at least 8 slides (including your references)!
You must use a minimum of two reliable sources that are NOT the textbook. You may use the textbook as a third source if you so choose.
CITING YOUR SOURCES:
Please make sure to cite any information that is not your own (in APA format). All sources need to be have written within the past TEN years. If you are still unsure how to properly cite and find/use reliable sources, I strongly recommend you read the site below thoroughly. You should have in-text citations on every slide where any information is not your own and also include a reference slide at the end. A great source to utilize is
If you submit this assignment without the correct and proper citation of resources (including in-text citations), you will automatically receive a ZERO since it will be plagiarism, whether intentional or not.
*** You may also send me your project to review before submitting. Please do so no later than 24 hours before the assignment is due to give me and you ample time to look over it and make any necessary changes. ***
Some common examples of NON-reliable sources could include but are not limited to:
· .com sites
· magazine cites (men’s health, self, cosmo etc)
If you are unsure, ASK!!
Reliable sources could include but are not limited to:
· .gov sites
· Peer-reviewed journal articles
· .edu sites
***Please visit Unit 4 to access the library database!! We encourage you to use the college’s database for research***
Possible topics might include (but are not limited to):
· Obesity
· Heart Disease
· Cancer
· Stress and its management
· Depression
· Anxiety (GAD or Social Anxiety)
· COVID-19 (or any other infectious disease)
· Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
· Screen Addiction
· Eating Disorders
· Suicide
· Opioid epidemic
· Vaping
· Alcohol abuse
· Intimate Partner Violence
· Sexually Transmitted Infection (choose one)
*Possible information to cover in your presentation could include (but not limited to):
Transmission (or causes) |
Symptoms |
Warning Signs |
Complications (short and long term) |
Treatment |
Prevention |
Myths |
Statistics |