a. Write a 2 – 3 page paper (excluding the title and reference pages) using the following criteria:

§ Write brief introduction of topic and why it is important to health promotion.

§ Summarize the article; include key points or findings of the article.

§ Discuss how you could use the information for your Health Promotion Project; give specific examples.

§ Identify strengths and weaknesses of the article.

§ Discuss whether or not you would recommend the article to other colleagues.

§ Write conclusion

b. Paper must follow APA format: include title page, reference page, use 12-point Times Roman font and include in-text citations (use citations whenever paraphrasing, using statistics, or quoting from the article).Please refer to your APA manual as a guide for in-text citations and sample reference pages.

c. Use TurnItIn in time to make any edits that might be necessary based on the Similarity Index prior to submitting your paper to your instructor.

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Obesity is one of the greatest health problems affecting many Americans today. This problem is very serious as many adolescents in the United States are obese. Various measures are used to curb this problem but they see not to yield fruits. The high number of obese adolescents has led to some observers linking obesity with the high number of cases of substance abuse among adolescents. As a result of this, several studies are regularly conducted with an aim of solving the puzzle surrounding the high number of obese adolescents and increased drug abuse among underage Americans. These studies have assisted in health promotion as it saves both the federal and state governments a lot of funds used to provide health care services. This is because …

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