COMMUNITY IMPACT PROJECT: BACKGROUND

The community impact project is meant to help the student explore his/her community and determine what behavioral addiction is most prevalent in the area. The area can include the student’s immediate locale, region, or state. The community impact project will be completed in four parts.
INSTRUCTIONS
After receiving approval from the professor to move forward with the chosen topic by way of the graded topic assignment, the student will provide a brief background of the identified problem. In this background the student will need to address the following points: Why was this topic chosen? What are the relevant facts concerning the chosen topic (epidemiology, prevalence, characteristics, and prognosis)? Why does this topic need to be addressed in this particular community, region, or state? What attempts have been made by the community, region, or state to address this problem?