Week 5 final project

In your role as a health care professional, you have been asked to speak to a community group regarding the connection between the human body and disease. You have been asked to select one of the CDC’s top five diseases (heart disease, stroke, cancer, diabetes, or arthritis) that affects the systems explored in the class (see table below) and create a PowerPoint presentation that:

1. Uses lay-person and medical terminology to describe the anatomical and physiological changes associated with the condition.
2. Describes proper functioning of the primary system(s) that is/are affected by the chronic disease you select:
   • Major organ(s)
   • Essential functions
   • Importance to health
3. Evaluates the dysfunction as a result of your chosen disease and describes the following:
   • Contributing factors
   • The nature of the dysfunction
   • The effect on other systems (comorbidities)
4. Evaluates at least one genetic factor and at least two lifestyle factors that contribute to the onset of the disease.
5. Analyzes at least two preventive actions people can take to reduce their risk of getting the disease.
6. Analyzes at least two environmental elements that contribute to the onset and progression of the disease. Examples include: air quality, chemicals in products regularly used and/or consumed, food quality, consumption of soda and caffeine, petroleum-based chemicals used on and in food, genetically modified foods, impact of plastic, tobacco use and/or second-hand smoke, UV light exposure, environmental carcinogens, etcetera.
7. Analyze ways in which the treatment of the disease can negatively impact the environment. Examples include: medical and household waste, recycling challenges, radiation, production of electricity, water usage, paper usage, air pollution, etcetera.

Systems covered in class:

Please note: You must create original work for this assignment. Submitting previously used material is unacceptable.

Preparing the Final Project

The Final Project:

1. Must be a minimum of 20 PowerPoint slides in length and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
2. Must include a title slide with the following:
   1. Title of presentation
   2. Student’s name
   3. Course name and number
   4. Instructor’s name
   5. Date submitted
3. Must use at least six scholarly sources. The course textbook and a minimum of three scholarly articles from the Ashford University Library must be used. The remaining sources can come from the Ashford University Library or scholarly websites.
4. Must document all sources in APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
5. Must include a separate reference slide that is formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
6. Must include detailed speaker notes for each slide. Must make creative use of images and charts. Cite all images taken from an online source. Creative Commons and Flickr are great websites for open source images.

Carefully review the Grading Rubric for the criteria that will be used to evaluate your assignment.

Waypoint Assignment Submission The assignments in this course will be submitted to Waypoint. Please refer to the instructions below to submit your assignment. Click on the Assignment Submissionbutton below. The Waypoint “Student Dashboard” will open in a new browser window. Browse for your assignment. Click Upload. Confirm that your assignment was successfully submitted by viewing the appropriate week’s assignment tab in Waypoint. For more detailed instructions, refer to the Waypoint Tutorial.

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In your role as a health care professional, you have been asked to speak to a community group regarding the connection between the human body and disease. You have been asked to select one of the CDC’s top five diseases (heart disease, stroke, cancer, diabetes, or arthritis) that affects the systems explored in the class (see table below) and create a PowerPoint presentation that:

1. Uses lay-person and medical terminology to describe the anatomical and physiological changes associated with the condition.
2. Describes proper functioning of the primary system(s) that is/are affected by the chronic disease you select:
   • Major organ(s)
   • Essential functions
   • Importance to health
3. Evaluates the dysfunction as a result of your chosen disease and describes the following:
   • Contributing factors
   • The nature of the dysfunction
   • The effect on other systems (comorbidities)
4. Evaluates at least one genetic factor and at least two lifestyle factors that contribute to the onset of the disease.
5. Analyzes at least two preventive actions people can take to reduce their risk of getting the disease.
6. Analyzes at least two environmental elements that contribute to the onset and progression of the disease. Examples include: air quality, chemicals in products regularly used and/or consumed, food quality, consumption of soda and caffeine, petroleum-based chemicals used on and in food, genetically modified foods, impact of plastic, tobacco use and/or second-hand smoke, UV light exposure, environmental carcinogens, etcetera.
7. Analyze ways in which the treatment of the disease can negatively impact the environment. Examples include: medical and household waste, recycling challenges, radiation, production of electricity, water usage, paper usage, air pollution, etcetera.

Systems covered in class:

Please note: You must create original work for this assignment. Submitting previously used material is unacceptable.

Preparing the Final Project

The Final Project:

1. Must be a minimum of 20 PowerPoint slides in length and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
2. Must include a title slide with the following:
   1. Title of presentation
   2. Student’s name
   3. Course name and number
   4. Instructor’s name
   5. Date submitted
3. Must use at least six scholarly sources. The course textbook and a minimum of three scholarly articles from the Ashford University Library must be used. The remaining sources can come from the Ashford University Library or scholarly websites.
4. Must document all sources in APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
5. Must include a separate reference slide that is formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
6. Must include detailed speaker notes for each slide. Must make creative use of images and charts. Cite all images taken from an online source. Creative Commons and Flickr are great websites for open source images.

Carefully review the Grading Rubric for the criteria that will be used to evaluate your assignment.

Waypoint Assignment Submission The assignments in this course will be submitted to Waypoint. Please refer to the instructions below to submit your assignment. Click on the Assignment Submissionbutton below. The Waypoint “Student Dashboard” will open in a new browser window. Browse for your assignment. Click Upload. Confirm that your assignment was successfully submitted by viewing the appropriate week’s assignment tab in Waypoint. For more detailed instructions, refer to the Waypoint Tutorial.