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Promoting Healthy Lifestyles

PROJECT SUBMISSION FORM TO UPLOAD TO CANVAS

2021-2022

1. TOPIC, RATIONALE AND TARGET AUDIENCE: (15 PTS)

1. Topic Selected (5)

“Eating in a Fast-Food World”

1. Rationale/ Why Important today (5)

The choice of this topic is informed by the fact that fast food consumption is a serious public health issue, more so considering that “the poor nutritional value, the excessive salt content and the degree of saturated fats and trans fatty acid associated with fast food” plays a great role in the prevalence of many diseases such as obesity, hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, cardiovascular disease, and diabetes among others (Jahan et al., 2020: p. 28). Indeed, fast food has become increasingly popular, and its consumption gone up due to an array of factors like urbanization and globalization (Zehra et al., 2018). It is important that this topic is discussed and elucidated with an aim to help the targeted audience make optimal and informed decisions as far as dietary choices are concerned. There is no doubt that by so doing, such elucidation will help move closer to realizing a healthier society.

1. Intended Target Audience (5)

 The intended target audience for this topic is college student.  Literature presents several factors that have been found to have a positive correlation to the consumption of fast food, and most of these factors apply to the college student.  For instance, according to Das (2016), college students are more likely to consume fast food due to convenience and the easy of accessibility.  This bracket of the population is likely to have busy schedules, for example with classes and assignments as well as recreational activities so they are more likely to consume fast food because it is easily accessible; it also affords them great convenience as a result. Cost/affordability is another factor likely to inform college students’ consumption of fast food (Das, 2015). True as it were, most college students depend on the pocket money they are given by their parents, so they tend to go for cheaper food, hence preference for fast food. This can be related to the developmental stage as well as socioeconomic level of college students since as teenagers and young adults, most have neither become financially stable nor independent.

2. SMART LEARNER OBJECTIVES: (30 PTS)
3. Objective #1: (15)
   1. The learner will be able to:

Dedicate at least one hour every Sunday or Saturday evening for the remainder of the year drafting a meal plan for the week to follow to ensure adherence to recommended dietary guidelines that emphasize the avoidance of junk food as would be found in fast food outlets.

1. Objective #2: (15)
   1. The learner will be able to:

For the next 50 days eat a well-rounded breakfast that includes whole grains, proteins, a healthy fat, fiber, and vegetables or fruits to keep one energized the whole day and as such help curb the habit of passing by fast food joints for junk food. This will also go a long way in saving money spent buying fast food.

3. HEALTHY PEOPLE 2030/ HEALTHY PEOPLE 2020 (15 pts)

According to HealthyPeople.gov (2030), this topic is considered pertinent to overall health because consumption of food rich in added sugars and saturated fat increases the risk of heart disease, obesity, and type 2 diabetes just to mention a few diseases. Therefore, elucidating this topic creates awareness that would help reduce the consumption of fast foods as these are the foods rich in the mentioned harmful substances (HealthyPeople.gov, 2030). The knowledge imparted through a discussion of this topic will go a long way in helping people to make optimal decisions as regards dietary choices, hence reducing the risk of chronic diseases and as such an improvement in overall health. Similarly, HealthyPeople.gov (2020) emphasizes healthy diets.

4. PLAN FOR EVALUATION: (32 PTS)
   1. Method to evaluate 2 SMART objectives.
      1. How to Evaluate First SMART Objective: (16)
         1. Type: (4)

Time-based

2. Specific criteria: (4)

The amount of time spent (one hour) per weekend multiplied by the number of weekends remaining this year will give a reflection of how much time has been invested in preparing meal plans. One hour per weekend or four hours a month could be treated as a unit of measure. This can be multiplied by the number of weekends or months remaining (in the year) respectively.   

3. Percentage of Learners: (4)

A learner dedicating one hour every Saturday or Sunday evening drafting a meal plan for the week to follow for the rest of the year (without fail) meets all the targeted units of measure, that is 100% (or a score of 100). If at least 90% of the learners achieve a score of 80 and above, such a performance would imply the message was well received and implemented appreciably, hence significant success in as far as attaining the desired objective was concerned.

4. Follow-up and Re-Teaching: (4)

If more than 10% of the learners fail to achieve a score of 80 and above, that would imply a poor performance; an assumption will be made that the central message was not well received and implemented. A follow-up will have to be made and re-teaching done to ensure greater commitment towards the achievement of the contextual objective. Make-up ‘seminars’ would be organized in such a case.

1. How to Evaluate Second SMART Objective: (16)
   1. Type: (4)

Numerically quantifiable

2. Specific criteria: (4)

Each well-rounded breakfast a learner takes each day is a unit of measure out of 50 (days). A score of at least 4/5 for each learner is considered a good score.

3. Percentage of Learners: (4)

It at least 90% of the learners score at least 40/50 (or 4/5), that would be considered an excellent score and the objective will be considered to have been achieved with a good degree of success. However, if such a score will not be achieved, re-teaching will be necessary.

4. Follow-up and Re-Teaching: (4)

Follow-up will be facilitated through self-reports where learners will record their scores and deliver them through designated drop-boxes. Upon evaluation through average scores, re-teaching will be done through specially prepared sessions.