Objective:
? To create awareness and health literacy through the research of health information.
Task
Twice per quarter you will research an article that contains valuable health information relevant to what is being discussed in class. After obtaining the article you should read it to be sure that it is, in fact, relevant to the health topics that we are discussing in class at that time.
For the first quarter your articles should cover:
? Health care or health insurance
? Weight management or fitness
Second quarter articles should be about:
? Personal safety or drugs
? Pressures on teenagers to engage in sexual activity
The articles should come from a magazine, scholarly journal, reputable web site, or the health section of the newspaper. Do not use books, information indexes like Encarta, web sites that just state fact, or editorials in newspapers and magazines.
Format
? Your writing should include a summary and your opinion about the information in the article, if you think its useful to you, if you think its relevant to your life.
? Your writing should be typed, double-spaced, 12 pt font times new roman.
? You should include a copy of the article or a reference with the authors full name, their credentials, there occupation, the title of the article and name of the larger source if applicable, the date of the article, and if it�s a website the URL (web address).
? The articles are valued at 25 points each.