Submit a topic choice ( i.e. a health topic/issue and community of focus) for your Signature Assignment-Ecological Research Paper. Explain why you picked the community and health topic (i.e. is this health issue a major cause of concern? Does it affect a certain community more than others?) The idea is to pick a research topic you feel strongly about. Students may submit a word document or write a text submission. Instructor will provide feedback. Assignment will be graded as complete/incomplete.

Previous topics include: HIV among the African American community, sexually transmitted infections in young adults, teen pregnancy, obesity in the latinx community, teen vaping, HPV rates in Asian communities, etc.

Final paper is 5-8 pages in length, need 7-10 references with at least 3 peer reviewed journal articles.

Professors feedback on the topic:

hink about how health education and promotion can be applied through the social-ecological model to address teen pregnancy. For example, intrapersonal-what is individual knowledge and attitude toward safe sex, teen pregnancy, and access to contraception in the Philippines. Is it abstinence only? Interpersonal level-look at the role of the health education specialist. Many educate on this topic. In the Philippines it might be community health workers (same idead), what can family and friends do, and health care workers. Do the workers educate on this topic? Organizational level-what do the Philippines health departments do to address this issue? What about professional associations that target this community and global pregnancy. Community level- look into local media on the issue, any research institutions working on this, any community support groups. Policy- Overall, what is the country’s efforts to reduce teen pregnancy? If you think it’s not enough, what do you think the efforts should be? Are there any mass media campaigns to address the issue? If not, should ther be?