The Signature Assignment for this course will be 8-10 page paper in which you use the PRECEDE PROCEED Model (PPM) to develop an original prevention
program to address the disease you selected in Module 2 (obesity) for a specific population. The 8-10 pages excludes the cover page and references. Your paper must
include each phase of the PPM. To guide your thinking, the following items should be addressed in each phase:
Phase 1: What are the population’s perceived needs?
Phase 2: What health problem(s) is/are the most critical to address? What research supports this?
Phase 3: What internal and external factors influence the health problem(s) identified in Phase 2?
Phase 4: What are the predisposing, enabling, and reinforcing factors that act as supports for or barriers to changing the factors you identified in Phase
3?
Phase 5: What policies and resources could help or hinder implementation?
Phase 6: How will you implement the strategies for change? In other words, how does your program work?
Phases 7-9: How will you measure if the intervention is proceeding according to plan (7), if it’s having the intended impact on the factors from Phase 3
(8), and whether the intervention is impacting the issues identified in Phase 2 (9).
You must use a minimum of 4 sources in your Signature Assignment. The following formatting rules must be followed:
Double-spaced with 1-inch margins and typed in 12-point Times New Roman.
Include a cover page, reference page, and section headings.
Proofread for spelling and grammar mistakes.
Use APA style.
Your paper must have an introduction and conclusion. You do not need an abstract for this paper. Your signature assignment must be turned in by the last day of
class. If you anticipate a problem turning in your assignment on time, please contact your instructor immediately to avoid a failing grade for non-submission