Ways to identify a problem and address the issue

 Week 7 Adolescent Health Risk Seminar (*YOU WILL DO APA-STYLE ESSAY and the TOPIC is Mental Health Issues (Adolescents))

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 (Adolescents) – THIS IS OUR CHOSEN TOPIC

• Eating disorders

• Nutrition and fitness

As the health care advocate, you will present the following to the target audience (adolescents or young adults):

• 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

In your research materials, incorporate 3–4 current sources with one containing the most current statistics (no more than 3 years old) AND at 3-4 pages.

Use APA for citing and referencing your sources.

See this week’s Resource folder for curriculum and topic ideas.

Review the rubric for further information on how your assignment will be graded.