For this assignment, you will develop and deliver a 10–15 slide seminar/workshop (not counting the title and reference slides) aimed at the teen or young adult audience on a specific health risk associated with the population.
1. Choose a health risk associated with adolescence. Some categories to consider may include:
o Suicide
o Pregnancy
o Substance use and abuse
o Motor vehicle crashes
o Tobacco use
o Sexually transmitted disease
o Domestic violence
o Mental health issues
o Eating disorders
o Nutrition and fitness
2. As the health care advocate, you will present the following to the target audience (adolescents or young adults)in 10-15 slides or screens:
o An overview of the risk factor
o Contributing factors
o Prevalence of the health risk (meaningful data)
o Explain your role with the issue as a health care practitioner/advocate (REGISTERED NURSE)
o Ways to identify a problem and address the issue
o Present an activity or project or exercise for the audience to engage in related to the topic
o 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.
5. Use APA for citing and referencing your sources.
What is a seminar? Links to an external site.
See this week’s Resource folder for curriculum and topic ideas.
Review the rubric for further information on how your assignment will be graded.
