How does community service influence the average adult American's mental and physical health?
What are specific health effects?
What qualifies as "community service"?
Any difference in America versus other communities/countries as far as either average level of community involvement or standard health of individuals?
Volunteering
types of volunteering
WHY do people volunteer in the first place?
Research countries who actively partake in community service
research in government logs about citizenship requirements? do they say anything about giving back?
Prison/criminal mandated community service?
church/ religious good deeds
because they want to make the world a better place
nonprofits/ mission statements
because they are forced to
because they want to feel good about themselves
Could partaking in community service cause negative health effects?
health journals/ reports
stress
heart attacks
too much strain
doctor's testaments
positive endorphins
WHO partakes in the most community service?
what does their health look like?
is it directly related to their volunteer work?
excerise
physical activity
"happy" brain chemicals
health reports/ articles
doctor's opinions
brain/ heart studies
dictionary definition
social media trending hashtags
celebrities paving the way
to look better
SOURCES
social media
health articles/ journals
anything from reputable brain and heart doctors
physical therapy
positive emotions
makes them feel good
define volunteering
religious reasons: back up with religious text:
Bible
Quran
The Watchtower
News Stories
"feel good" kicker stories
volunteering gone wrong
"Dr. Oz" of sorts
exercise science
celebrities volunteering
how volunteering has helped the health of a community/ people group
dictionary
define volunteering
define community service
define health benefits
define mental health
investigate nonprofits
is health mentioned anywhere in why they do what they do?
American's overweight and obesity+ lack of selflessness= not a ton of volunteering
Any "good" countries that fully support and believe in giving back to the community?
MENTAL vs. PHYSICAL
How much does one need to do in order to qualify as "partaking"?
How long do you have to volunteer before the health benefits kick in?
once and done?
PEER REVIEWED ACADEMIC ARTICLES
consistent basis?
as a career?