Ms. Maureen Kost-----Health-----Research Assignment

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Quality Research Assignment:
CHI- 2009
Directions: Complete the following assignments in order.
Select a critical health issue that you deem to be important and support that choice in no more than two sentences.
Issue:
Support:
Find one article from either a substantive or scholarly publication and evaluate the article using the following format:
Format
Identify the title, author, date written and publication of the article.
List 5 facts that were presented in the article and where each fact came from. (Hint: Don’t say article)
What area of wellness does this article impact? Why? How?
How does this article impact your wellness now or in the future?
List any questions, comments or concerns you want to address about this article.
Attach the article to your questions.
Find one website that exclusively is devoted to your topic. Evaluate this website using the following format.
Website Evaluation Format
Name of website: _____________________________________________
URL of website: ______________________________________________
1. What institution sponsors this site?
2. What is the main purpose/ mission statement of the site?
3. When the website was last updated? How do you know?
4. Who author’s the site? What are their qualifications?
5. What contact information is given about the author and website?
6. Is the site user friendly? Why or Why not? Give 2 reasons.
7. Is this a good or bad website for teens? Why or Why not? Give 4 reasons.
4. Write a letter to a person in a leadership position, about the issue that you have researched. In the letter, request information about current programs or what is being done to combat this issue, as it pertains to you as a student here at Ward Melville High School or here in Suffolk County, New York. Follow the format given to you in class during the power point presentation.

Due Date: _______________