A healthy mind and body is important. The decisions you make can have a serious effect on your health and the health of those around you. Think about what you have learned in the module. Use the information from your milestone 1 and milestone 2 projects to help you complete your final project. Your project should be about the diseases that can be caused by hereditary traits.

Choose a healthy behavior and develop a positive health media message.
1. TV commercial
2. Radio commercial
3. Magazine ad
4. Internet popup ad
5. Teacher approved idea
Examples of hereditary diseases include heart disease, Type 1 Diabetes, or many other diseases you may have learned about in your interviews.

You will present a message that tries to get people to make health choices that will help them reduce the impact of hereditary disease. Your message can be presented as a video or by using a Web 2.0 tool such as Weebly or Jing.
Your presentation will focus on:
Making people aware of hereditary traits.
Getting people to make good health choices to help lessen the risk of hereditary disease.
Answer the following questions to help you get started on your project:

What is the purpose of your media message? (to inform or persuade)
What type of medium is it? (commercial, advertisement, or teacher approved)
Who is your intended audience?
What is the message? (main idea or main points)
What information can be omitted?
What techniques are you going to use to get attention?