POOR ORAL HEALTH ISSUE IN THE UNITED STATES
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Description
Write and paper on Poor oral health issue in the United States and Be sure you
promote a change in oral health behavior using one of the health promotion models we have studied.
You can use any of these models (Health Promotion Models (PATCH, MATCH,
Interventional Mapping, APEXPH, PEN-3). Each student will present an
overview of the issue, providing relevant supporting literature and
data/statistics to support the relevance of the topic to personal and population
health, and select a health promotion model or theory and apply it to the
prevailing condition to produce strategies for increasing health-enhancing
behaviors and creating environments supportive of healthy lifestyles.
The rubric for grading the paper is as follows:
Overview of the health issue—key concepts: 10%
Citation of relevant supporting literature/data to support the relevance of the
topic and to document the extent of the issue (a comprehensive review of the
literature is expected, primarily from scholarly articles; at least ten articles are
required to be from research and professional journals in addition to any web
sources): 25%
The detailed overview of selected health promotion model or theory: 15%
A detailed description of the application of the model/theory to the prevailing
condition and resultant strategies (be sure to apply the model as if setting up a
health promotion program for the resolution of your issue: see example papers):
25%
Conclusions and recommendations: 15%
Clarity, conciseness, accuracy, logical organization/flow, creativity. Formal
English must be used. Do your paper in time to have it reviewed by the writing
Center if needed. 10%
Use the following headings to organize the paper and ensure you have
included all components (failure to do so will result in a loss of 10 points):
- Overview of the Issue
- Supporting Literature/Data
- Overview of the model/theory
- Application of the model/theory
- Conclusions/recommendations
