“Understanding the Impact of Lifestyle Choices on Cancer Risk: A Guide for Informed Decision Making”

Create a pamphlet that communicates the information from the analysis submitted as Assessment 1. Your pamphlet should be appropriate to your audience and informs them of the impacts lifestyle choices have on the risk of cancer.
In this assessment, you will further develop your problem-solving skills as you explore how scientists are using discoveries about the human genome to treat and prevent diseases.
In Assessment 1, you analyzed a data set and then used the scientific method to determine if the data supports your hypothesis on whether lifestyle choices can reduce the risk of cancer. In this assessment, you will demonstrate results-driven skills by translating the study you analyzed in Assessment 1 into a pamphlet that will educate a targeted audience so they can make informed decisions for themselves.
You work as a research assistant at a primary care center, where your role is to ask patients their lifestyle choices (that is, smoking, exercise, environmental exposures, et cetera). Based on this information, create a pamphlet to inform patients the risks of their choices so that the patients can make informed decisions for themselves.
Create a pamphlet that is appropriate for your targeted audience. You may use tools such as Word, PowerPoint, or Publisher to create your pamphlet. If you feel stuck, you can do a Google search to see examples of pamphlet layouts.
INSTRUCTIONS
omplete the following:
Step 1: Interpret the benefits and risks to the consumer using evidence from the course resources or your own study. Provide opinions and examples to support your interpretation and message to the targeted readers.
Step 2: Create a pamphlet appropriate for targeted readers. Use the information from Assessment 1 to fully describe the impacts of lifestyle choices on the risk of cancer. Make sure you include resources for targeted readers who might want to do more reading on the information found in your pamphlet.
When you are satisfied with your pamphlet, submit it to this assessment.
SCORING GUIDE
The Scientific Method and Innovations: Part 2 Scoring Guide
CRITERIA NON-PERFORMANCE BASIC PROFICIENT DISTINGUISHED
Interpret the benefits and risks to the consumer using evidence from the course resources or own study. Does not describe the benefits and risks to the consumer using evidence from the course resources or own study. Describes the benefits and risks to the consumer using evidence from the course resources or own study. Interprets the benefits and risks to the consumer using evidence from the course resources or own study. Interprets the benefits and risks to the consumer using evidence from course resources or own study and translates the information into an easy to understand format for targeted audience.
Create a pamphlet appropriate for targeted readers. Does not create a pamphlet that is appropriate for targeted readers. Creates a pamphlet that is somewhat appropriate for targeted readers. Creates a pamphlet appropriate for targeted readers. Creates a pamphlet appropriate for targeted readers including resources for targeted readers.
Write in a well-organized and concise manner that adheres to the rules of grammar, usage, and mechanics. Does not write in a well-organized and concise manner. Writes in a way that is unclear, wordy, or disconnected, with errors in grammar, usage, and mechanics. Writes in a well-organized and concise manner that adheres to the rules of grammar, usage, and mechanics. Organizes content so clarity is enhanced and all ideas flow logically and smoothly. Writes concisely, precisely, and directly, with nearly flawless adherence to the rules of grammar, usage, and mechanics.

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