ASSESSMENT 2 BRIEF

 Subject Code and Title   PUBH6206: Health Promotion and Community Health

Assessment       Assessment 2: Develop a Health Promotion Plan

Individual/Group      Individual 

Length           2000 words (+/-10%)   

Learning Outcomes   

This assessment addresses the following learning outcomes: This assessment addresses the following learning outcomes:

a) Critically analyse health promotion principles theories at the level of prevention.

b) Apply the principles of the Ottawa Charter to develop health promotion interventions in diverse communities.

d) Apply health promotion principles, theoretical frameworks, and strategies to health promotion intervention for diverse communities.

e) Critically analyse the concepts of community capacity building and empowerment within health promotion interventions

Submission         Assessment Due: Sunday of week 8 at 11:55pm AEST/AEDT 

Weighting   40% 

Total Marks   100 marks 

Context

Public Health promotion programs are designed to improve the health of their target community. Effective public health promotion programs are the cornerstone to good population health. The success of these programs depends upon multiple factors, such as, understanding the target community, assessing the needs of that community, and applying the knowledge for needs assessment of the given community. These skills are essential for public health professionals to develop effective and sustainable programs for in their chosen field. This assessment will give student the opportunity to plan a health promotion program in an area of their interest by applying their knowledge of community public health, community engagement and application of health promotion theories and frameworks.

Task Summary

Students are required to write the health promotion program plan of 2000 words (+/- 10%) in length. Students are required to follow the instructions on how to develop their plan. You will be provided with a list of communities and health issues by your Learning Facilitator. You can choose one of health issue and ne community to develop a specific health promotion plan. Support your point of view with the credible evidence sources.

Instructions

1.       Choose one community and one selected health issue from the list provided by your Learning Facilitator.

2.       Identify the social determinants of selected health issue in the chosen community (such as age, gender, culture, lifestyle, socioeconomic status), the burden of disease and the significant impacts on health of the chosen community.

3.       Assess the community needs based on identified social determinant of health within the context of the chosencommunity and selected non-communicable disease.

4.       Use the assessment 2 template to develop your health promotion plan.

5.       Propose a health promotion program plan to be implemented in the chosen community to addressthe selected health issues. You are required to apply theory and conceptual framework of health promotion at an appropriate level(s)- primary, secondary or tertiary level.

6.       Develop health promotion plan by applying one or more of the Ottawa Charter strategies as a framework for your program based on the needs and context of the chosencommunity.

7.       You are required to explain the stages of program development, use the assessment 2 template to develop your health promotion plan

8.       Explain how your program will be monitoring and evaluated by using the template.

9.       Critically explain timeframe and milestones of your program by using a Gantt chart provided in the assessment 2 template

10.   Provide at least 10 references to support your assignment and using APA 7th edition referencing style

Format parameters

·         Use the given template for assessment 2

·         Include a title page that states:

·         Your health promotion program title (provide the specific title of your program);

·         Your first and last name;

·         Your student identification number;

·         Word count (excluding the reference list);

·         The subject name;

·         Your lecturer/learning facilitator; and

·         An academic integrity declaration

·         In relation to formatting, ensure that your paper uses:

·         APA 7th version referencing style; Page numbers;

·         1.5 spacing;

·         Font style: Arial, Tahoma

·         A font size of 11-points minimum

Figures and tables

All figures and tables added in the assignment should be relevant and be discussed in the text body. Any figures and tables derived from other works must be presented with citation using APA 7th style

Submission Instructions

Submit this task via the Assessment task 2 link in the Assessment area in PUBH6206: Health Promotion and Community Health. The Learning Facilitator will provide feedback via theGrade Centre in the LMS portal.

Feedback can be viewed in My Grades. Academic Integrity Declaration Individual assessment tasks:

I declare that except where I have referenced, the work I am submitting for this assessment task is my ownwork. I have read and am aware of Torrens University Australia Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure viewable online at http://www.torrens.edu.au/policies-and-forms

I am aware that I need to keep a copy of all submitted material and their drafts, and I will do so accordingly.