Childhood Obesity

My project is designed to be distributed in a folder at a school board meeting. Each attendee will receive a folder consisting of: the new lunch menu, an example of a parental pamphlet that will be dispersed each month with the lunch menu to parents at home and a new health curriculum for the classrooms.
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I haven’t completely decided how I will develop my project completely. Depending on the style I choose will determine the images most useful to my project. The first image that I like demonstrates the childhood obesity cycleinto adulthood. It illustrates exactly what I explained in my issue analysis. Prevention is the key to reduce childhood […]

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After watching, Al  Gore’s documentary on global warming entitled “An Inconvenient Truth”, as assignment I was very enlightened. I didn’t really think too much about the title at first. Then towards the end, it just came to me that this subject really is “An Inconvenient Truth.”  Gore constructs his authority by discussing his background, knowledge […]

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I found the piece from  DISASTER HURRICANE KATRINA AND THE FAILURE OF HOMELAND SECURITY very easy to read and interesting. I do not know the details surrounding the failure of homeland security other then the fact that it was all over the news and it happened. This chapter really gave me insight on what actually occurred. This […]

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Judith Welsh, a journalist, wrote a book on How to Write a Powerful Press Release. I have taken an introduction to journalism class in the past. Not because I see myself as a journalist, but it was a class that went towards my writing for the professions certificate; a suggestion my career counselor had made […]

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Chapter 10 of Having Your Say Reading and Writing Public Arguments discusses “Exploring and Constructing a Problem.” One way to explore the problem is to use a clash statement. The chapter explains a clash as a problem between what you want and what you have; it demonstrates your frustration, conflict or obstacle. One way to write  […]

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“Risk Communication, the West Nile Virus Epidemic, and Bioterrorism: Responding to the Communication Challenges Posed by the Intentional or Unintentional Release of a Pathogen in an Urban Setting” was assigned as a reading in my writing for the public class. My initial reaction to the West Nile Risk Communication was, “What could they possible point […]

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After reading “Constraints to Effective Risk Communication” I am well aware of the limitations I will face when writing about the risks of Childhood Obesity. Being aware of these constraints will help me to not just communicate but to communicate effectively. For example, when addressing some of the causes of childhood obesity, parents’ involvement or […]

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            According to this chapter ethical issues are a concern in communicating risk. Understanding what the potential ethical issues are can help us make better decisions when informing the public of their risk. Questions risk communicators may face are: How much information should I release? Who should I release it to? The chapter introduces that […]

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“Introduction: Examining the Blog-Media Relationship” by Mark Tremayne discussed the ability of online journal comments to travel via the web to very distant places and many different people very quickly. A simple comment made on a personal online journal can draw media attention as it did in the case of the boy here. Tremayne discussed […]

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