Assignment:
1. Choose a health risk associated with adolescence. Some categories to consider may include:
• Suicide
• Pregnancy
• Substance use and abuse
• Motor vehicle crashes
• Tobacco use
• Sexually transmitted disease
• Domestic violence
• Mental health issues
• Sexual identity issues
• Eating disorders
• Nutrition and fitness
2. As the health care advocate, you will present the following to the target audience (adolescents or young adults)in 15 slides or screens:
• An overview of the risk factor
• Contributing factors
• Prevalence of the health risk (meaningful data)
• Explain your role with the issue as a health care practitioner/advocate
• Ways to identify a problem and address the issue
• Present an activity or project or exercise for the audience to engage in related to the topic
• Help and support resources
3. In your research materials, incorporate 3-4 current sources with one containing the most current statistics.
4. Use age-appropriate creativity to ensure the message gets across to the selected audience.
As you plan your seminar, consider:
• How will you initiate a conversation (rather than give a lecture)?
• How will you keep the attention and respect of this audience?
5. Use APA for citing and referencing your sources.