Basic Infographic Instructions
This is the Infographic folder. Below are folders containing instructions and the links to submit your Infographics. Enter each link and review the instructions, look at the student examples and submit by the due date.
Create your Infographic using any one of the following or another not listed:
Word – Upload your Word document, but do not save it as a Mac Document. Blackboard will not recognize it.
PowerPoint can be used, but you are not doing a slide presentation! Use only one slide and change the size. There are a lot of ways to use PowerPoint to create an infographic. watch a YouTube video on how to do this.
Canva.com Free to use, but you may need to save images to your computer and then upload them into Canva.
PicMonkey.com Use only if you already have a subscriiption. The free version isn’t the best.
Easely.ly (If you use Easel.ly, you will need to download your infographic as a low quality pdf. If you choose high quality, you will have to pay for it)
How to get full points on your infographic!
Upload a well thought out document that is organized
Avoid spelling and grammatical errors
Use imagery to support your information, but do not go overboard or use images that do not relate to the topic. Cite your images underneath the image.
Make sure your info is correct! You need to do research and cite your sources at the bottom of the infographic. Attempt an APA citation, but I will accept a web link as well.
Do not include too much text. Over explaining or using a lot of descriiptive language is not necessary. This is not an essay or a formal paper although the information presented needs to be accurate.
Use good sources of data like the CDC, NIH, American Heart Association, etc. Cite your sources! My lecture slides are not a good source for your infographics and neither is Facebook, Twitter, Instagram or your mom (unless she is a researcher on the topic of course).
Keep the colors and background clean, but interesting.
We do not expect these to be absolutely perfect, but the information needs to be good.
Topic of Choice Infographic
Instructions:
Create this in the Infographic format just like the rest!
Choose to research and discuss a topic of your choosing.
Examples: Opiates, Gun Violence, Obesity, Cancer, STI’s (one or more is fine), racial/ethnic health issue, elderly health issue, vaping, tobacco use, anything you are interested in talking about and doing research on. Just be clear and head your infographic with your chosen topicDescribe the problem – Example: If you chose opiates, briefly explain what this is referring to. If you chose gun violence, feel free to narrow it down to homicide, suicide, domestic violence, gang violence or school shootings, etc. If you chose cancer, tell us which one and what the problem is. Do this for any topic.
If you choose obesity, please read the note about obesity at the bottom!!!!
Describe the mortality rates of your chosen topic and a specific area you would like to focus on.
If you discuss guns, you can choose to talk about homicide, suicide or accidental deaths.
Risk factors for your chosen topic. For example, explain the risk factors that lead someone to become addicted to opiates, become obese, become victims or perpetrator’s of violence, etc, etc.
Briefly describe 3 ways of preventing someone from becoming injured (morbidity) or dying (mortality) from your chosen topic.
Feel free to narrow this down to specific gender, race, age group, location in the country, etc.
Keep your Infographic to one page.
Use images that help describe the issue
Don’t forget to provide sources for your data. APA is always recommended, but you can provide the website links at the bottom.
Obesity note – If you decide to use obesity, please remember that this is a public health class. Yes, you can list how an individual can reduce their own weight. However, you also need to describe how we can create an environment that would reduce overall obesity.
Do we find a way to subsidize healthy foods?
Do we do more obesity education?
Do we ask fast food restaurants to reduce portion sizes?
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