Discussion: WEA-BLOG Resource Document

Discussion: WEA-BLOG Resource Document

Discussion: WEA-BLOG Resource Document

WEA-BLOG Resource Document: Choose one of the topics from chapter 7 to create a short resource document (approximately 1-page, 15 points). These topics include smoking, alcohol, medication use, injury prevention, and sleep. Write the document to the audience of lay older American adults. The article needs to be written and presented as it would appear in a magazine for older adults.  Organize it as follows:

1. Define the topic or nature of the problem and/or provide background information including statistics (3 points).
2. Risks or health implications associated with the problem (3 points).
3. Tips to overcome the problem or risk for the problem (3 points).
4. Resources (about 5 credible websites) to learn more about the problem. Use the resources provided in chapter 9. You can also search for credible resources targeted toward older adults by using keywords in a Google search such as medication use and older adult and .gov. Create a reference list and cite all your facts using APA 5.0 format. This is the WEA portion of this assignment (3 points).

Write your document using MS Word (or equivalent). Create a comment on the WEA-9 BLOG discussion board. In the subject heading, state your topic. Click on the Html creator (requires java). Copy your content (control C) and then paste (control V) into the text box. Reformat the content if needed. Then save your post.

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You must proofread your paper. But do not strictly rely on your computer’s spell-checker and grammar-checker; failure to do so indicates a lack of effort on your part and you can expect your grade to suffer accordingly. Papers with numerous misspelled words and grammatical mistakes will be penalized. Read over your paper – in silence and then aloud – before handing it in and make corrections as necessary. Often it is advantageous to have a friend proofread your paper for obvious errors. Handwritten corrections are preferable to uncorrected mistakes.

Use a standard 10 to 12 point (10 to 12 characters per inch) typeface. Smaller or compressed type and papers with small margins or single-spacing are hard to read. It is better to let your essay run over the recommended number of pages than to try to compress it into fewer pages.

Likewise, large type, large margins, large indentations, triple-spacing, increased leading (space between lines), increased kerning (space between letters), and any other such attempts at “padding” to increase the length of a paper are unacceptable, wasteful of trees, and will not fool your professor.

The paper must be neatly formatted, double-spaced with a one-inch margin on the top, bottom, and sides of each page. When submitting hard copy, be sure to use white paper and print out using dark ink. If it is hard to read your essay, it will also be hard to follow your argument.