Obesity Epidemic
You will be required to write a short (five-pages, double-spaced, 12 point font, 1 in. margins)
paper on the topic of your case study. The paper will include the same 5 topics as will be
covered in your presentation:
1. Define the health problem [where does it occur, how many people are dealing with it, is it a
historical or current problem, what are the health endpoints (i.e., death, disease, etc.)].
2. What are the risk factors?
3. What communities/people are most impacted by this problem?
4. What are three community-level interventions that have been suggested for this problem?
5. Describe one (original) intervention you would design to help fix this problem.
6. How would you monitor whether your intervention was successful?
You will also need a reference list with 4 peer reviewed journal articles. Your references must be formatted in Ecology style.
The paper will be graded on writing technique, proper use of the English language and
substance
