Family Tree PAPER Technical Requirements

1000

1500 words

Double spaced, 12 point font, 1” margins, essay format

Submit to the correct link in Assignments. This uploads your paper to

Turn It In, a plagiarism detectiondevice See plagiarism information under Institutional Policies.

Correct grammar, spelling, sentence structure, etc.

Use quotes sparingly (if at all). If you do choose to use direct quotes, they should not exceed 20% of your

word count.

Cite all sources of information in APA style form

at. You should have at least 1 reference for each disease

discussed in your paper (totaling 3completely

different references). For example, if you use the CDC as one

reference you need to use other sources for the other two diseases. Include citations within the paper (in

text citations) and a reference page. See APA style guide and tutorial in Canvas for examples.

Students cannot use class notes, presentations, or articles for this paper. New references need to be

provided for this assignment.All information needs to be accurate and from reputable and reliable, academic sources. Reliable sources

on information include professional websites (such as American Diabetes Association, Mayo Clinic, etc.),academic journal articles, and books. Nonreliable

sources of information include (but are not limited to)

Wikipedia, nonprofessional websites, and blogs.

Family Tree PAPER Content Requirements:

Introduction ParagraphIntroduce the paper and describe what the reader should expect in the following paragraphs

Family disease #1

Define/describe the disease

Describe signs and symptoms of the disease

Discuss risk factors of the disease (causes)

Describe ways to prevent the disease

Remember, for those methods that cannot be prevented

using primary prevention, there

are other prevention methods (secondary and tertiary prevention).

There should be at least 4 substantive sentences describing prevention strategies for each

disease.

family disease #2

Define/describe the disease

Describe signs and symptoms of the disease

Discuss risk factors of the disease (causes)

Describe ways to prevent the disease

Remember, for those methods that cannot be prevented using primary prevention, there

are other prevention methods (secondary and tertiary prevention).

There should be at least 4 substantive sentences describing prevention strategies for each

disease

family disease #3

Define/describe the disease

Describe signs and symptoms of the disease

Discuss risk factors of the disease (causes)

Describe ways to prevent the disease

Remember, for those methods that cannot be prevented using primary prevention, there

are other prevention methods (secondary and tertiary prevention).

There should be at least 4 substantive sentences describing prevention strategies for each

disease.

Summarize what you learned in a conclusion paragraph.

Apply what you have learned to your current and future lifestyle choices, including specific examples.

This is your personal perspective, and should be written in first person.

This section should be a minimum of 150 words.

If you do not have at least 3 diseases in your family tree, then you can discuss those diseases that exist in your

family tree AND add a disease of interest to you such as one that is prevalent in the U.S. or which you have

personal interest. All students will write about three diseases for this paper.