Personal Health Report -- Final Paper:
Report on Personal Progress on Health Issue
Due: Mon Nov 28 and Tue Nov 29
The following is an outline for your paper. This paper is the final paper. It consists of the last paper (which was worth 50 pts) and this half, which is worth 50 pts.
In your first paper you talked about a health problem or issue that concerned you. At the end of the paper you wrote about what you wanted to do next about the issue. Now it’s time to tell me about how your plans for change went!
First, ATTACH PART ONE -- which talked about the problem.
(STAPLE THEM TOGETHER, PART TWO ON TOP, PLEASE)
You probably don’t need to make any changes to it. If I asked you to make changes on that paper, include them.
Address each of the following areas. Write about one paragraphs per question below. This paper will be 2 to 3 pages long.
1. What was your goal, based on your first paper? Briefly describe, in your own words, what you wanted to accomplish.
2. Tell me what specific steps you took to reach your goal. What things did you do to produce results? How often did you do the behavior you chose as your goal?
• How many times per day or week did you do this?
• Or how many times during the semester?
• How did these steps work?
• How successful were you? Why?
3. How did you track your progress?
• Did you keep a log or journal? If so, quote sections of it to illustrate what you wrote about there.
4. Describe each kind of support you got.
• People
• Places
Other social factors, environmental factors, etc.
• How helpful was each source of support?
• Were any not helpful? Why not?
If you didn't get any support, describe why not. How did LACK of support affect your project?
5. Did you have problems keeping with your plan?
• If so, why?
• What steps did you take to get yourself back on target?
• What changes did you make in your plan to make it more realistic or do-able?
6. Write a page or so on your general reactions to this process.
• Did you see the results you wanted?
• If so, what helped you be successful? Personal qualities? Friends/family? Resources or books that your read? Campus services? Describe how these played a role in your success.
• Similarly, if you were not successful, why not? What got in your way? Any of the above things (people, places, etc.)
7. Conclusion. What’s next?
• Are you going to keep up your plan? Please provide details on how you will do this.
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