The topic is obesity 

Option #1: Research Populations Affected

This week, you are researching various elements that will go into your final case study as part of your final Community Action Plan. Review the Portfolio Project description and grading rubric in the Module 8 folder.

This week, conduct research on the following:

Which populations are affected by the public-health issue you have selected?

Describe the demographics of this population in detail. How old are they?

Where do they live?

What is their health like currently?

What do we already know about the population you have identified?

Where are our gaps in knowledge?

• What are some of the possible solutions to the issue you have identified, and how would these solutions influence public health overall?

Instructions:

• Write a well-organized list that is a 2-3-page (500-750 words) paper, not including the title and reference pages, which are required.
• The paper must be formatted correctly using APA style. Remember, all research material used in your paper must be paraphrased and include an in-text citation.
• Your paper must be properly cited and formatted according to the CSU Global Writing Center (Links to an external site.).
• This is an individual paper, however, you should reflect on our Discussion Forums and incorporate ideas from there, as appropriate.
• Be sure you utilize your text appropriately as a reference and cite at least one other credible external reference such as a website or journal article to support your proposed resolution of the case.
• Your external sources can be trade publications (Links to an external site.), government information, newspaper articles, or scholarly or peer-review (Links to an external site.) journal articles journal articles. The CSU Global Library is a good place to find these sources.

Submit your paper.

Option #2: Research Economic Considerations

• Choose one of the following two assignments to complete this week. Do not do both assignments. Identify your assignment choice in the title of your submission.
• This week, you are researching various elements that will go into your final case study as part of your final Community Action Plan. Review the Portfolio Project description and grading rubric in the Module 8 folder.
• This week, conduct research on the following:

What might be some of the expenses associated with solving the public-health issue you have identified? Think about labor, infrastructure, advertising, transportation, and building materials, for example.

What could be some possible economic ramifications if a solution is not found to the pubic-health issue?

• What are the economic benefits, and to whom, of finding solutions to the public health issue you have identified?
• Instructions:
• Write a well-organized list that is a 2-3-page (500-750 words) paper, not including the title and reference pages, which are required.

The paper must be formatted correctly using APA style. Remember, all research material used in your paper must be paraphrased and include an in-text citation.

Your paper must be properly cited and formatted according to the CSU Global Writing Center. (Links to an external site.)

This is an individual paper, however, you should reflect on our Discussion Forums and incorporate ideas from there, as appropriate.

Be sure you utilize your text appropriately as a reference and cite at least one other credible external reference such as a website or journal article to support your proposed resolution of the case.

Your external sources can be trade publications (Links to an external site.), government information, newspaper articles, or scholarly or peer-review (Links to an external site.) journal articles journal articles. The CSU Global Library is a good place to find these sources.