Personal Health Change Project Purpose We all have health behaviors that we woul

Personal Health Change Project
Purpose
We all have health behaviors that we would like change. We may want more healthy behaviors, such as eating better, having good quality sleep, meditating, and exercising or we may want to change unhealthy behaviors such as smoking, eating junk foods, or drinking too much. This semester you will work on a personal change for yourself. This project consists of two parts, the weekly journal and the final summary.
I. Weekly Personal Journal.
1. The first journal entry:
a. Using the Evaluate Your Lifestyle Worksheet identify an area that you would like to work on for semester.
b. Write your goal using the “Writing Your Personal Goal” template.
c. You will choose a health behavior you would like to change (e.g., increase exercise, reduce dietary fat, stop smoking, sleep more, stop biting your nails, use seat belts, practice safe sex, etc.). Explain why you chose this behavior and give an overview of your motivation related to changing the behavior. Identify the specific dimensions of wellness (chapter 1) that are affected by your current behavior.
d. This health-related behavior should be a behavior you are comfortable writing and discussing in a paper and journal I will read. This can be either a health-compromising behavior you want to decrease (e.g., excessive eating, smoking, excessive alcohol consumption, etc.) or a health-enhancing behavior you want to increase (e.g., exercise, stress reduction, healthy eating, etc.). Please focus on ONE health behavior to change. The more focused and precise you are about the behavior, the easier it will be to complete the necessary exercises and components of this journal.
BEHAVIOR CHANGE PROCESS OF_______________________________________
(Name)
Goal Setting (S.M.A.R.T.)
Specific: Do you know exactly what you want to accomplish with all the details?
Measurable: Are you able to assess your progress?
Attainable: Is your goal within your reach given your current situation?
Relevant: Is your goal relevant towards your purpose in life?
Time-Sensitive: What is the deadline for completing your goal?
Creating Your S.M.A.
2. Weekly personal journal: Maintain a weekly journal on your personal change project.
2. Weekly journal entries.
a. Each week you will highlight your progress in 10-15 sentences. What to include in your journal entry:
How you modifying or changing your behaviors?
Success or complications/barriers faced that week.
Unexpected problems that created roadblocks on your success. What will you do to overcome the roadblock?
Behaviors that created success that week, how will you continue to encourage this behavior?
Has your goal improved or complicated your life?
Is your goal affecting any of the other dimensions of wellness in either a positive or negative manner?
b. Your weekly journal will dedicate a paragraph to the topic of the week and how it relates to you or your goal. (5-10 sentences).
c. Grammar and spelling count.
II. Final Summary: 2-3 pages
Introduction: This is a one -page introduction which reviews the behavior you chose to change and why this was an important behavior for your health. Restate your original goal. In this section, you should describe the problem, why it is/was a problem for you, what you have done in the past to try to solve this problem and how you saw this change as being different than the past. How did you see making this change affectingyour life? What benefits did you anticipate receiving? The introduction is primarily subjective and will be 1-2 paragraphs.
Research: The research section is objective. It is expected that you utilize the library for the research. Identify the risks and benefits associated your goal. You must provide a minimum of 3 references that highlight the risks and benefits. You may use your book as one reference, one reference may be a “.org”, “.gov” or “.edu” website and one additional resource must be obtained from a journal or library reference. You must support the benefits of your change with facts. Simply stating “I will feel better” is not supporting the change objectively. Identify the specific dimensions of wellness (chapter 1) to be affected by behavior change. This should be 1 minimum of 1 page and is not subjective.
Evaluation: Summarize your progress and your results. Were you satisfied? Overall, how well did you progress to your goal?Did you affect the dimension of wellness (chapter 1) intended? Did you effect any other dimensions of wellness? If you were unsuccessful, what dimensions of wellness were lacking that were needed to support your goal? If you were to do it again, what would you do differently? Was it harder or easier than you thought it would be? What did you learn from this exercise? How did you modify your lifestyle to set yourself up to succeed? What do you think your need to change? Do you think you will be able to maintain the behavior changes? If so, what are your plans for how to maintain the changes? Your evaluation should be approximately 1 page.
Grading
You are expected to submit a weekly journal entry to receive any credit for the week. Review the rubric for grading. Journals are collected and graded according to the due dates POSTED.
BEHAVIOR CHANGE PROCESS OF_______________________________________
(Name)
Goal Setting (S.M.A.R.T.)
Specific: Do you know exactly what you want to accomplish with all the details?
Measurable: Are you able to assess your progress?
Attainable: Is your goal within your reach given your current situation?
Relevant: Is your goal relevant towards your purpose in life?
Time-Sensitive: What is the deadline for completing your goal?
Creating Your

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