The text briefly mentions the importance of understanding health-related behavior change. Discussion #2 provides each of you with the opportunity to investigate a segment of this concept. Using the quote "why don't people change behaviors they know are hurting them" as your guide, I want you to do the following:

1. Select a behavior that is detrimental to good health (smoking, excessive drinking, promiscuous sexual behavior, drug use, poor nutrition, lack of exercise, etc.). These are just examples - feel free to come up with one of your own. However, make sure your example is a behavior and not a disease, disorder, or condition (i.e. do NOT choose cancer, high blood pressure, depression, drug addiction, etc.).

2. Briefly educate the rest of the class about the issue (statistics, anecdotal information, examples, etc.).

3. After researching the topic, explain to the rest of us why, in your opinion, people don't change behaviors they know are hurting them.

Remember, you will be graded on the following:

1) The length and thoughtfulness of your initial post - it must be a minimum of500-600 words (APPROXIMATELY ONE PAGE)

2) The relevance of your response to the question(s) posed

3) Inclusion of a minimumof one (1) reference citation that supports your statements (Your textbook does NOT count as your only reference.)

4) Proper grammar, sentence structure, spelling and punctuation

5) The length and thoughtfulness of your follow up posts - you must post at least two (2) follow up posts that contain a minimum of 5-6 sentences of content. I expect to see specific reasons why you thought the information was interesting or pertinent to the initial question that was posed.