Unit 30: Advertising ProductionCharla Dilan Research Log

DateSource of informationDescription of information gatheredWhy is the information useful?

14/05/15

http://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/bhcv2/bhcarticles.nsf/pages/drugs_teenagers

The information tells us why some teenagers take drugs, the affects it has, preventing drug users, suspecting your son/daughter taking drugs, where to get help and statistics.This information is useful for not only parents trying to help their son/daughter, but also for people who want to help solve their own issues.

14/05/15http://teenabortionissues.com/

This website shares other peoples stories of getting pregnant as a young adult and aborting their child.This information is helpful to people going through this as it will remind them that they are not the only one going through it.

14/05/15http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/health/news/11514761/Binge-drinking-teenagers-damaging-brain-development.html

On this website it addresses problems later on in life if you are binge drinking, it tells us what happened when they tested alcohol on rats, degrading ability of the brain and other research.This information is useful because it tells you the risks that you are taking and what complications you will have later on in life.

14/05/15http://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/GettingHealthy/NutritionCenter/Vegetarian-Diets_UCM_306032_Article.jsp

This website tells people what types of nutrients you need in your body and what a good source of them is based around your vegetarian/vegan diet.This information is useful as if you are not getting the right nutrients in a vegan/vegetarian diet then you could be putting your body at risk, you may feel tired, have dried hair, dry skin etc.

14/05/15http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/8339887.stm

This website addresses an obesity problem in the UK and shows statistics of teenagers from 16 to 19.The information is useful as it may encourage more teenagers to exercise and engage in other activities for their own health.

14/05/15http://ash.org.uk/files/documents/ASH_106.pdf

This website displays statistics of people all over Britain, including people from the age of 16 to 24, male and females.This information is useful as addresses the risks.

14/05/15http://www.nhs.uk/conditions/Sexually-transmitted-infections/Pages/Introduction.aspx

This website addresses all of the STI/STDs that you can get and how you could have got them.This is useful as it makes it clear to people how to get help, what is treatable, what it curable and describes all symptoms for each STD/STI.

14/05/15https://babble.carers.org/

This website allows young carers to write about how they are feeling and what they did, it also gives them the chance to talk to others in their situation.This website is helpful to young carers because it allows them to communicate with other people in a very similar situation, it lets them know that they are not the only one.

14/05/15http://www.bullying.co.uk/cyberbullying/

This website addresses what cyberbullying is, how it starts and explains ways of how you can stay safe online.This website helps people to stay safe online and how to deal with things if you are being cyberbullied.