‘Health in Community’

‘Health in Community’

Greater Geelong Community Health Needs Assessment, 2014

Using this report, consider ONE of the following health conditions:
A.    Overweight and obesity OR
B.    Health eating OR
C.    Physical activity OR
D.    Smoking OR
E.    Alcohol OR
F.    Breastfeeding

Answer the following:

1.    Using the information in the Greater Geelong Community Health Needs Assessment, 2014report, describe the health issue, including impact on general health and wellbeing, changes over time, comparisons to other areas.

2.    Considering the health condition, describe the determinants of health, and consider how these determinants might impact on the health condition.

3.    From the literature, consider a public health program for your chosen health condition.  Critique the program, and explain why or why not it would be a good fit for this community. Make recommendations for this community based on your research and the  Greater Geelong Community Health Needs Assessment, 2014.

Marking Criteria
1.    Understands community health assessments
2.    Ability to demonstrate impact of health conditions on communities
3.    Understands social determinants of health and the health issues
4.    Ability to make recommendations about appropriate public health programs for this health condition
5.    Ability to produce high quality, academic work.

Criteria    ANMaC standards    Course objectives    Graduate capabilities
1    Demonstrates understanding impact of health issue on health of individual and community/
Describes other communities and this health issue
2. Practices within a professional and ethical nursing framework -discuss the practice of public health nursing.
: Plans nursing care in consultation with individuals/groups,
significant others and the interdisciplinary health care team
–    consider the context for the delivery of primary health care
–    construct models of community  based health promotion and prevention
8: Evaluates progress towards expected individual
/ group health
outcomes in consultation with individuals / groups, significant
others and interdisciplinary team
–    describe the social determinants of health and illness
–    review the epidemiology of disease from the context of the global community

-consider the context for the delivery of primary health care
-discuss the practice of public health nursing.
-describe the social determinants of health and illness
-review the epidemiology of disease from the context of the global community
-construct models of community  based health promotion and prevention
-illustrate health interventions for socially excluded vulnerable and at risk populations.    2.Global in outlook and competence
4. Culturally and socially aware.
6. Innovative
2    Describes determinants of this health issue/
Describes determinants in this community and others

3    Able to choose appropriate public health program and

Rubric for Marking Criteria
1.    Understands health of community assessments and tools
2.    Ability to demonstrate impact of health conditions on communities
3.    Understands social determinants of health and the health issues
4.    Ability to make recommendations about appropriate public health programs for this health condition
5.    Ability to produce high quality, academic work.

?Criteria
Marks ?        2    4    6    8    10
1    No submission    Understands health of community assessments
There is some indication of conclusions from the evidence offered.    Conclusions are reached from the evidence offered.    Demonstrates understanding of assessment process and conclusion if report    Assessment considers health issue only Demonstrates understanding of holistic health of community assessment; describes tool used to assess health of the community;
Explains why this tool was used    Covered all key points in the assessment, including impact on community, differences between community, and how this health condition might have changed over time; explains why assessment is required; appropriate critique the Report.
2        Ability to demonstrate impact of health conditions on communities
.

Minimal understanding of impact of health condition on community

Uses report and literature to demonstrate understanding of impact on community    Describes impact on community, considers long-term implication of untreated health condition.    6+ considers interventions that might be appropriate in this health condition at a community level    8+ national/international level
3        Understands social determinants of health and the health issues
Information is gathered from a limited number of sources. (3-5)    Repeats the information from the report regarding this determinant    Describes the impact of this determinants of this health condition in this community    Describes and offers explanation re the determinants of health in this community    Accurately describes and explain the impact of the determinants of this health condition on this community, and nationally
4        Ability to make recommendations about appropriate public health programs for this health condition
describes from the Report only    Describes and comments on Recommendations from the Report only    Recommendations for this health issue from the report and literature    Recommendations are based on evidence, demonstrated understanding of community needs,    Recommendations are based on evidence, demonstrated understanding of community needs, able to make suggest design of programs,
5        Ability to produce high quality, academic work.
Between 1000-1500 words; no referencing    Between 1000-2000 less than 5 references    Approx 2000 words,non-adherence to APA format; less than 15 refs    Information is gathered from multiple, research-based sources(15+); some examples of grey literature; APA format followed, 15-20 refs    information is gathered from multiple, research-based sources(15+); some examples of grey literature; APA format followed, 20+ refs, word count correct

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