by

Jeffrey Davis

Binghamton High School

JDavis0549@yahoo.com

INTRODUCTION

In today’s society, diseases from lack of proper nutrition have sky-rocketed. Heart disease, high blood pressure and obesity have affected each and every one of us in some way .Our families are targeted by these killers. It is up to you by eating the proper foods in your diet, you can prevent these diseases. Who do you love that has been afflicted with a disease that could have been prevented? You and your classmates have been selected to create a poster showing the effects of how diseases and lack of proper nutrition are related.

You and a partner will create a poster to educate the community about the dangers of improper nutrition related to disease. You and your partner will present the poster and information related your project to the class.

The food pyramid is a guide to our daily food choices. These choices will ultimately keep us healthy. We need a certain number servings of foods

EATING THE RIGHT FOODS WILL KEEP YOU HEALTHY AND ALIVE

* Your poster should be visually appealing. (colorful, pictures)

* Your poster must explain the dangers of an unhealthy diet related to disease. (heart disease, obesity and high blood pressure )

* Your poster must offer nutritional recommendations for people to protect themselves from a disease related to an improper diet ( foods that accelerate diseases and foods that prevent diseases)

Your group will develop a health related poster .In researching your project you will follow the steps outlined for you as a public policy analyst. When you click on the hyperlink a worksheet will be provided.

1) Define the Problem

2) Gather the Evidence

3) Identify the Causes

4) Evaluate Existing Policy

5) Develop Solutions

6) Select Best Solution

MAKING A POSTER: NUTRITION and DISEASE

CATEGORY	4	3	2	1
Title	Title can be read from 6 ft. away and is quite creative.	Title can be read from 6 ft. away and describes content well.	Title can be read from 4 ft. away and describes the content well.	The title is too small and/or does not describe the content of the poster well.
Graphics – Relevance	All graphics are related to the topic and make it easier to understand. All borrowed graphics have a source citation.	All graphics are related to the topic and most make it easier to understand. All borrowed graphics have a source citation.	All graphics relate to the topic. Most borrowed graphics have a source citation.	Graphics do not relate to the topic OR several borrowed graphics do not have a source citation.
Attractiveness	The poster is exceptionally attractive in terms of design, layout, and neatness.	The poster is attractive in terms of design, layout and neatness.	The poster is acceptably attractive though it may be a bit messy.	The poster is distractingly messy or very poorly designed. It is not attractive.
Mechanics	Capitalization and punctuation are correct throughout the poster.	There is 1 error in capitalization or punctuation.	There are 2 errors in capitalization or punctuation.	There are more than 2 errors in capitalization or punctuation.
Grammar	There are no grammatical mistakes on the poster.	There is 1 grammatical mistake on the poster.	There are 2 grammatical mistakes on the poster.	There are more than 2 grammatical mistakes on the poster.
Knowledge Gained	Student can accurately answer all questions related to facts in the poster and processes used to create the poster.	Student can accurately answer most questions related to facts in the poster and processes used to create the poster.	Student can accurately answer about 75% of questions related to facts in the poster and processes used to create the poster.	Student appears to have insufficient knowledge about the facts or processes used in the poster.

http://heartdisease.about.com/

http://www.health-heart.org/

http://my.webmd.com/medical_information/condition_centers/heart_disease/default.htm

http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/obesity/

http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/topics/obesity/

http://ymghealthinfo.org/content.asp?pageid=P07893

http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/heart/hbp/prevhbp/

http://www.medicinenet.com/high_blood_pressure/article.htm

http://familydoctor.org/092.xml

http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/hbp/prevent/prevent.htm

http://my.webmd.com/content/pages/9/1675_57835

http://www.fda.gov/fdac/foodlabel/heart.html

English Language Arts

S1 Language for Information and Understanding.

Science

S2a Structure and Function of Living Systems.

S5c Uses evidence from reliable sources to develop descriptions.

S5f Works individually and in a team to collect and share information

We hope you have enjoyed your journey into the world of nutrition. You should now be able to appreciate how the foods you eat can prevent certain diseases to the human body. You have become familiar with all different types of really good foods. These foods will be your good friends in protecting you from certain diseases, for the rest of your life. Good luck, and stay healthy.

plegal@maxwell.syr.edu