HEALTH BEHAVIOR: RESEARCH FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS.

4 HEALTH BEHAVIOR: RESEARCH FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS  Carefully read through your SLP papers from Modules 1 through 3. Write an abstract (1 page in length) briefly describing your whole proposal. Be sure to use subheadings. The following items will be assessed in particular: Describe the problem health behavior and the target population. Summary of the program goal and objectives. Briefly describe your strategies for program implementation and evaluation. Discuss what contribution the results/findings from your proposed program will make to the field of health sciences. Required Reading Guide to Community Prevention Services (2016). 2016 Annual Report to Congress, Federal Agencies, and Prevention Stakeholders. Retrieved from http://www.thecommunityguide.org/annualreport/2016-congress-report-full.pdf Guide to Community Preventive Services (2013). Increasing physical activity. Accessed on July 14, 2016 from http://www.thecommunityguide.org/pa/index.html Kahn, E. B., Ramsey, L.T., Brownson R., Heath, G.W., Howze, E.H., Powell, K.E., Stone, E.J., Rajab, M.W., Corso, P. and the Task Force on Community Preventive Services (2002). The effectiveness of interventions to increase physical activity: a systematic review. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 22(4S), 73-107. Retrieved from http://www.thecommunityguide.org/pa/pa-ajpm-evrev.pdf Task Force on Community Preventive Services (2002). Recommendations to increase physical activity in communities. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 22(4S), 67-72. Retrieved from http://www.thecommunityguide.org/pa/pa-ajpm-recs.pdf