Rationale/Target Audience
Rationale/Usefulness:
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Teenagers at years 13 to 14 are undergoing puberty and thus a health education package is ideal to guide them on their diet, exercise routine etc.
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1.7 million Singaporeans at risk (about 1/3 of the population) to obesity related diseases (From Mind Your Body, The Straits Times, Apr 19 2014)
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Percentage of obese children has remained at 12% from 2011 to 2013
We aim to raise awareness about health education, and the growth of oneself, in order to assist our target audience to achieve a healthy and balanced lifestyle, thereby reducing the risk to diseases and they are able to look out for themselves when they grow up.
Therefore

Target Audience: All HCI high school students, but mainly focused on Hwa Chong Sec 1 and 2 students
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Ample sports opportunities in Sec 1 and 2
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Build a good foundation of knowledge about nutrition and sports, to allow them to lead a healthy lifestyle after being enlightened
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HCI students, because we want to test out whether our products are really helpful to the students


Proposed methodology
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Give Sec 1s and 2s a survey to find out if they are mindful of the importance of nutrition, exercise, and sports safety etc.
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Research and find out tips and facts which can enlighten the Sec 1 and 2s and allow them to learn more about nutrition, exercise and sports safety
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Tabulate/ consolidate survey results
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Create final products
