Assess the availability and access to community resources that contribute to a healthy lifestyle. Consider barriers to vulnerable populations in utilizing healthy lifestyle resources in a geographical area.
- Introduction: Identify a geographical area in a community. Explain your reasons for choosing this area.
- Assess the area for opportunities to participate in activities that promote a healthy lifestyle. Provide a list of opportunities available that provide physical activity, nutrition, health screening, social activities, immunizations, educational opportunities related to safety/healthy lifestyle practices. Include all public, private, or educational institution-related healthy lifestyle activities.
- Assess and discuss these opportunities for availability to all populations. Are they open to the public, free, is membership required? Etc.
- Discuss the accessibility for vulnerable populations including the elderly, people with disabilities, and others. Include a discussion of barriers to specific populations to utilize the resources for a healthy lifestyle.
- Conclusion: Summarize your assessment. Are there any populations in the area that would have limited access to healthy lifestyle activities?
- The paper must include reference to a minimum of 2 current (within the last 5 years) scholarly resources.
- The paper must be in APA 7th edition format and contain a title and reference page.
- The body of the paper must be 3-5 pages in length (this is excluding the title and reference page)
- Rules of grammar, spelling, word usage and punctuation are consistent with formal written work.
- The file type must be a Word document.