Childhood Obesity

Your first major assignment for Business Writing is to write a formal report. Length: 1,200-1,500 words (approx). You may choose any subject.
Remember, as its name suggests, a formal report’s primary function is to report on something. It is the end product of a thorough investigation and analysis of an event or issue. Choosing an appropriate topic is one of the hardest parts of this assignment, so make sure you select something that is of interest and “meaty” enough for you to cover in a formal report. In the past, successful reports have covered such things as:

-a public relations or media event
-a trade show
-a public issue (e.g. smoking ban)
-proposed public policy
-an environmental issue
-the launch of a new agency or program

Your assignment will be divided into two parts. First, you will write a one-page Letter of Transmittal to me (using the full-block format from PR Techniques) in which you will tell me about the report you will write. The purpose of writing the letter is to make sure that you have a selected a topic that we are both confident can make for a good formal report. As such, please make sure your letter includes: the subject of the report, your reason for writing it (not because it has been assigned), the importance of the report, who commissioned it (Paul Welsby, Professor, Durham College), and your general plans (what you’ll cover and how, what sections you’ll include, what the appendices will be, etc.).

The second part of the assignment is the report itself. Make sure you follow the format presented in class, including all of the essential elements from dust cover to Bibliography.

Marks will be deducted for errors in CP Style, MLA Style, spelling, punctuation, grammar, format, etc.

FORMAL REPORT ASSIGNMENT– 30%

MARKING SCHEME:

MARK        ITEM

5            Letter of Transmittal (describing topic & intentions of report)

Formal Report:

7            Format (includes all elements, properly positioned)

8            Organization/presentation of main ideas

10        Writing (cleanliness of copy; absence of clichés, jargon;
transitions; varied sentence structure; not choppy)

Please note: In addition, one mark will be deducted
for each error in CP Style, spelling or grammar. Mistakes in names of individuals or organizations will cost five marks.

NOTE: LATE PAPERS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED AND WILL
RESULT IN A MARK OF “0” FOR THIS ASSIGNMENT.

childhood obesity.
When you reach the last part (IMPLICATIONS FOR MY WORK or HEALTH EDUCATOR) you can write that part through the lens of a Elementary school teacher. I am a teacher, so it would be best if you can write through the teacher lens, and if not you can write it through the lens of a health educator like the sample critique does. PLEASE follow the critique format, and language that was used in the sample. It should be a reference for you as you complete the paper. My topic is childhood obesity (not adolescence) but childhood. The article must be about childhood obesity and must use the framework of the Health Belief Model or the Theory of Reasoned Action. That is a very important part of this assignment. Please reach out to me with any questions comments or concerns. If you have an article that you are unsure of the theoretical framework, please find an article that is clear about the Health Belief Model or the Theory of Reasoned Action.
2. Read one published articles on CHILDHOOD OBESITY that reports the results of a data-based research study evaluating the application of 1) an individual level theory (HEALTH BELIEF MODEL OR THE THEORY OF REASONED ACTION), aimed at changing health behavior or a determinant of health status and published between 2011 and 2016. Write a critical analysis of three double-spaced pages in length.

You may select readings from among articles that have been published in any of the following journals.

Addictive Behaviors
American Journal of Applied Biobehavioral Research
American Journal of Epidemiology
American Journal of Health Promotion American
Journal of Public Health
American Psychologist
Annals of Behavioral Medicine
Annals of Internal Medicine
Arthritis Care and Research
Health Education and Behavior
Health Education Research
Health Promotion and Practice
Health Psychology
Health Services Research
Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology
Journal of Drug Education
Journal of Health and Social Behavior
Journal of Health Education
Journal of Nutrition Education
Journal of School Health
Journal of the American Medical Association
Mind Body Medicine
New England Journal of Medicine
Preventive Medicine
Psychological Bulletin
Psychology, Health and Medicine
Psychosomatic Medicine
Social Science and Medicine

RUBRIC FOR CRITIQUES

Please provide complete bibliographic information at the top of the first page of your summary in
theAmerican Psychological Association, 6th Edition format.

The review should then follow and include
1. A summary of the study purpose,
2. Its theoretical perspective and an explanation of this theory in your own words and how it was applied in the study,
3. A brief summary of the study methods, data analysis and results,
4. Conclusions of the study,
5. Problems with study,
6. Implications of study, and please conclude with-
7. A summary statement of what you have learned from reading the article, and whether you feel theory was useful in guiding the research and was appropriately applied or not and why.
8. Thoughts on strengthening the study.

childhood obesity.
When you reach the last part (IMPLICATIONS FOR MY WORK or HEALTH EDUCATOR) you can write that part through the lens of a Elementary school teacher. I am a teacher, so it would be best if you can write through the teacher lens, and if not you can write it through the lens of a health educator like the sample critique does. PLEASE follow the critique format, and language that was used in the sample. It should be a reference for you as you complete the paper. My topic is childhood obesity (not adolescence) but childhood. The article must be about childhood obesity and must use the framework of the Health Belief Model or the Theory of Reasoned Action. That is a very important part of this assignment. Please reach out to me with any questions comments or concerns. If you have an article that you are unsure of the theoretical framework, please find an article that is clear about the Health Belief Model or the Theory of Reasoned Action.
2. Read one published articles on CHILDHOOD OBESITY that reports the results of a data-based research study evaluating the application of 1) an individual level theory (HEALTH BELIEF MODEL OR THE THEORY OF REASONED ACTION), aimed at changing health behavior or a determinant of health status and published between 2011 and 2016. Write a critical analysis of three double-spaced pages in length.

You may select readings from among articles that have been published in any of the following journals.

Addictive Behaviors
American Journal of Applied Biobehavioral Research
American Journal of Epidemiology
American Journal of Health Promotion American
Journal of Public Health
American Psychologist
Annals of Behavioral Medicine
Annals of Internal Medicine
Arthritis Care and Research
Health Education and Behavior
Health Education Research
Health Promotion and Practice
Health Psychology
Health Services Research
Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology
Journal of Drug Education
Journal of Health and Social Behavior
Journal of Health Education
Journal of Nutrition Education
Journal of School Health
Journal of the American Medical Association
Mind Body Medicine
New England Journal of Medicine
Preventive Medicine
Psychological Bulletin
Psychology, Health and Medicine
Psychosomatic Medicine
Social Science and Medicine

RUBRIC FOR CRITIQUES

Please provide complete bibliographic information at the top of the first page of your summary in
theAmerican Psychological Association, 6th Edition format.

The review should then follow and include
1. A summary of the study purpose,
2. Its theoretical perspective and an explanation of this theory in your own words and how it was applied in the study,
3. A brief summary of the study methods, data analysis and results,
4. Conclusions of the study,
5. Problems with study,
6. Implications of study, and please conclude with-
7. A summary statement of what you have learned from reading the article, and whether you feel theory was useful in guiding the research and was appropriately applied or not and why.
8. Thoughts on strengthening the study.