Health Promotion Program Plan - Public Health Issue - Assignment Help

Health Promotion Program Plan (Hurdle) 40%

2400 words (+/-10%)

Assessment overview

For this assessment task you are required to develop a program plan, presented as a report, to address an issue you have identified in a priority population group. You are encouraged to use tables, figures and graphs to assist with presenting information throughout the report. 

Learning Outcomes

The purpose of this assessment task is for you to:

1. Define and explain the history of preventive health and health promotion;
2. Identify key frameworks, guidelines and actions used in health promotion and prevention;
3. Critically reflect on the link between the social determinants of health and social equity and health inequities;
4. Research and compare a range of approaches for promoting health that include upstream, mid-stream and downstream actions;
5. Describe and apply the key steps of program planning including needs analysis, participation and the development of goals, objectives and strategies;
6. Identify emerging trends and priorities in health promotion.

For this assessment task you are required to develop a program plan to address a public health issue you have identified in a priority population group.

If you are finding it difficult to select a health issue, it is recommended that you choose one based on an issue you know well or are particularly passionate about. You may also like to explore relevant health issues that are prevalent where you live, work or study by researching local government, health service or university strategic plans that contain this information. Once you have selected your health issue then do further research of which populations are most impacted and that will be your priority population. 

Your plan may target Australia or another country you are familiar with.

Your report should be based on peer-reviewed scientific literature that you have sourced for yourself through literature and database searches; that is, scientific journal articles, papers, books and so on. You can also reference published government reports and publications, institutional reports and regulatory standards, and other similar official materials. Do not use general websites for information.

If your work includes the intellectual property (authored material) of others (including books, journal articles, magazines, news articles, images, tables, websites, social media, etc.) they must be given appropriate attribution.

You must cite all of your sources using the Vancouver referencing style

For full information about how this assessment will be marked, refer to the Assessment criteria and rubric later in this book.