ASSIGNMENT:
Personal Wellness Project:
Select a health topic, issue, or concern that is important to you.  It might be an illness that you or a family member is currently experiencing or one to which you could be at risk of contracting.  Do the research for this project so that it is personally rewarding and useful. Consider that when a person has information and options available to them, it can reduce fear and anxiety and enable them to make better decisions. It provides them with more control and ultimately a form of self-empowerment. This project is like a practice at what you can do in the future when you are faced with health problems
Please use a grammar and spell checker such as is found in MS Word.
Your paper needs to include the following:
1. State the health issue you are researching and why you picked that topic.
2. Provide a brief description of the health issue and include the number of people affected by it.
3. Symptoms of the health problem that helps a person recognize that they might have it and to seek medical help.
4. Known or possible contributing factors, risk factors associated with this health problem.
genetic predispositions:
environmental factors:
lifestyle factors:
5. Self-help guidelines.
prevention through lifestyle modifications:
prevention through nutrition:
prevention through routine self-exams or testing:
6. National organizations that conduct research and provide information.
7. Online web sites that specialize in this health issue.
8. Treatment options done by Western medicine - if possible include side effects of drugs, surgeries, success rates, and length of recovery time.
9. Alternative health treatments available for this problem.
10. Any developing/experimental drugs and/or therapies for this health issue.
11. Quackery, myths, or other misinformation to avoid on this health issue.
Research the health issue using any means you wish, but including at least five Internet resources and giving reference to the sources you use. You can chose to use footnote notation or place the reference in [ ] at the end of the paragraph or sentence if you prefer.  You will be graded on the content, not strict adherence to the style of writing you chose.