App a Hca 240

Axia College Material

Appendix A

Final Project Overview and Timeline

Final Project Overview

The final project requires you to evaluate the quality of existing disease awareness programs, and requires you to recommend improvements to help reach a greater audience. You must demonstrate your knowledge of the causes and effects of a common disease on the human body, risk factors, how that particular disease is diagnosed, prevention methods, and the treatments available. This provides a foundation for you to assess how well one public awareness resource of your choice addresses the disease, and allows you to propose enhancements to the program. You will present your findings in a 2,000- to 2,400-word paper.

Final Project Timeline

You should budget your time wisely and work on your project throughout the course. As outlined below, some assignments in the course are designed to assist you in creating your final project. If you complete your course activities and use the feedback provided by the instructor, you will be on the right track to successfully complete your project.

□ Suggested in Week One: Review the project description in Week Nine. Think about which disease you might be interested in researching.

□ Suggested in Week One: If you are considering researching obesity for your final project, refer back to the Week One DQ1 discussion in the Main forum for ideas.

□ Suggested in Week Two: If you are considering researching a particular type of cancer for your final project, focus the Cancer Patient Information Sheet for CheckPoint 2 accordingly.

□ Suggested in Week Three: If you are considering researching COPD for your final project, review the discussion for Week Three DQ1 in the Main forum for ideas.

□ Suggested in Week Four: If you are considering researching congestive heart disease for your final project, tailor the Cardiovascular Disease Interview CheckPoint around that particular set of signs and symptoms.

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