My Healthy Lifestyle Plan
Directions: Use the information provided in your My Diet Analysis summary (All Daily Reports) to develop a plan that addresses areas that need improvement. You are essentially writing a research paper based on your diet analysis information, which lays out a plan for improving your health.
Identify 3 Problem Areas (If you have difficulty identifying three areas please discuss this with your instructor.)
Based on your My Diet Analysis, identify at least three BIG areas that can be improved on. These should be the BIG RED FLAGS. Explain why the areas you selected are important to your health. Include in this section cited information regarding how an individual’s health can be affected by the particular identified problem area. For example, if you selected excess consumption of cholesterol, you would need to cite the research that supports the claims that excess cholesterol in the diet is unhealthy. Be specific. This needs to be a thorough exploration of the topic. Use the following questions to guide you, but by all means include more information you feel may be important:
Why is it considered unhealthy?
In particular, why is it unhealthy for you? For example: Do you have a genetic predisposition or a familial history of certain conditions that may be related to this?
What disease condition(s) can it lead to?
How does it affect the body on a cellular and molecular level?
Do you have an underlying condition that might be contributing to this particular problem?
Develop a Plan
Develop a plan that addresses how you will change your lifestyle to address each of the deficient areas you identified. This should include:
Setting specific goals
identifying an action plan
Determining how you will monitor your progress
Your plan should be related to diet, exercise and other lifestyle habits that you can alter to positively impact your health. You should include how the changes you select will positively impact your health and at least one research study that supports each claim. Your plan should not include surgical procedures, prescription or over-the-counter medications, etc. It may include vitamin and mineral supplementation but only as a secondary part of the plan. Vitamin and mineral supplementation should not be your primary remedy.
Determine a Method of Assessment
Determine how you will assess your progress in improving your lifestyle. You must describe a specific plan for assessing your progress. In other words, how will you know whether or not you are moving towards your goals?
Identify Roadblocks
Identify any potential roadblocks that you anticipate you might encounter in implementing your plan and provide details on how you plan to avoid/overcome the roadblocks. Be candid and honest about roadblocks and realistic about how you will address them.
Number of Pages
No page number is specified. You must be pertinent and thorough in constructing your My Healthy Lifestyle Plan.
Reference Sources
Cited sources should be scientific journals and reputable scientific websites. You should not depend primarily on websites. FYI, Wikipedia is not considered a reliable source. You may use the book to provide you with a starting point but you should not cite the text as a resource. Instead, use the reference sources listed at the end of each chapter in the textbook to help you find the primary sources of information that you need. The college library is a good place to start and the librarian can be helpful in locating resources. Make sure you do not wait until the last minute, as journal articles sometimes take several days to locate and become available to you. References (websites and journals) should be cited according to APA style in text and listed properly in the bibliography section on the last page of your paper.
APA Style
The entire paper must be completed using APA style. This includes formatting (margins, headers and footers, pagination, etc.) as well as in text citations, and bibliography, etc.
You can find information on APA style at the following web address: https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/
PLEASE NOTE: If you are unsure of APA style please see the writing specialists at the Learning Support Center at HCC.
Scoring Rubric: My Healthy Lifestyle Plan Student Name: _________________________________
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Identify and thoroughly describe
3 Problem Areas
3 problem areas are identified and thoroughly explained. Each area is treated independently of the others and included all required information.
3 problem areas are identified and thoroughly explained. Each area is treated independently of the others and some of the information required is included.
3 problem areas are identified.
They may or may not have been thoroughly explained. Each area is treated independently of the others but some of the information required is not included.
Less than 3 problem areas are identified.
Or
They are not adequately explained. And/or each area is not treated independently of the others and/or little of the required information is included.
Plan Development
For each identified problem, the plan includes specific goals, a well thought out detailed and reasonable action plan and a realistic plan for monitoring progress.
For each identified problem, the plan includes specific goals, a reasonable action plan and a plan for monitoring progress.
For each identified problem, the plan includes goals that may or may not be specific, an action plan and a plan for monitoring progress.
Specific goals are missing for one or more problem and/or the action plan may be vague and/or the plan for monitoring progress is not realistic.
Method of Assessment
The method for assessment is thoughtful, has a high probability of being used, fits all the problems well and is realistic.
The method for assessment is adequate, fits the problems and is realistic.
The method for assessment is less than adequate. It may or may not fit all the problems well and/or it may or may not be realistic.
The method for assessment is poorly thought out and/or does not address one or more of the problems and/or is not realistic.
Roadblocks
All potential roadblocks are identified. The student exhibits a candid and honest insight to potential roadblocks.
Most potential roadblocks are identified. The student is candid and for the most part demonstrates an honest approach to potential roadblocks.
Some potential roadblocks are identified. The student is candid and for the most part demonstrates an honest approach to potential roadblocks.
One or more obvious roadblocks are omitted and/or there is little apparent effort made to be candid about potential roadblocks.
Reference Sources
All pertinent claims are cited correctly. Sources include a mix of valid websites and scientific journals. Sources are cited correctly, APA style, in text and in the reference section.
All pertinent claims are cited correctly. Sources include a mix of valid websites and scientific journals. Most sources are cited correctly, APA style, in text and in the reference section.
Most pertinent claims are cited correctly. Sources include a mix of valid websites and scientific journals. Some sources are cited correctly, APA style, in text and in the reference section.
Few pertinent claims are cited correctly. Sources may or may not include a mix of valid websites and scientific journals and/or are not cited correctly, APA style, in text or in the reference section.
APA Style
The paper is formatted correctly All APA conventions are followed. There are no errors
Less than 3 errors noted.
3-5 errors noted.
Greater than 5 errors noted.
Spelling and Grammar
No errors noted
No more than 3 errors noted.
4 to 6 errors noted.
Greater than 6 errors noted.
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