Provide a proposal for the development of a national or local strategy to reduce the impact of a chosen health and welfare issue

 

TITLE:           A proposal for the development of a national or local strategy to reduce the impact of a chosen health and welfare issue.           

 

  • Provide a proposal for the development of a national or local strategy to reduce the impact of a chosen health and welfare issue
  • A report based on your proposal
  • A poster demonstrating how your defined health and social welfare issue could be addressed through health promotion practice

 

LENGTH:     

Report 2,000 words 60%

Poster 40%

 

A report has a different structure and layout to an essay (Please can you stick on this structure/layout) in written this report  

PARTS OF A REPORT on (Childhood Obesity)

Cover Sheet:  This should contain the following: full title of the report; the name and number of the module of which the project is a part, your student number and word count
Contents: Headings and subheadings used in the report with their page numbers. Remember that each new chapter should begin on a new page.

Use a consistent system in dividing the report into parts. The simplest may be to use chapters for each major part and subdivide these into sections and subsections. 1, 2, 3, etc, can be used as the numbers for each chapter. The sections for chapter 3 (for example) would be 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, and so on. For a further subdivision of a subsection you can use 3.2.1, 3.2.2, and so on.

Abstract or Summary: This is the overview of the whole report. It should let the reader see, in advance, what is in it. This includes what you set out to do, how reviewing literature focused and narrowed your research on your group’s chosen problem that required intervention, the relation of the intervention methodology you chose to the strategy’s aims, a summary of your evaluation of the proposed intervention.

 The Body of the Report

Aims and Purpose or Aims and Objectives: What was the problem you were investigating? Why did your group choose this problem? Mention here other research which is relevant to your topic.

Literature Review: This should help to put your strategy for intervention into a background context and to explain its importance. Include only the books, Journal articles and grey literacy e.g. policies, strategies and political academic websites which relate directly to your topic. Remember that you need to be analytical and critical and not just describe the works that you have read

Methodology: The methodology deals with the methods and principles used in your strategy for intervention. In the methodology chapter you explain the method/s you proposed to use for the intervention and why you thought they were the appropriate choice over other methods. Included in this discussion should be an examination of ethical issues

Analysis and Discussion: According to the guidance you were given, evaluate your strategy. Is it SMART? How does it compare with those of others who have implemented interventions in this area? The accuracy of your proposed outcomes should be discussed and any deficiencies in the research design should be mentioned. Remember to comment on Equity, Effectiveness, Efficiency, Accessibility, Appropriateness and Responsiveness.

Conclusions What do you conclude? You should summarize briefly the main conclusions which you discussed. Do not be tempted to draw conclusions which are not backed up by your evidence. Note any possible deviation from expected results and any failure to achieve all that you had hoped – i.e. if you were to actually carry out this strategy of intervention, what problems do you envisage?

Recommendations Make your recommendations; positive or negative suggestions for either action or further research.

Appendix You may not need an appendix, or you may need several. You could include data or calculations, not used in the body, that are necessary, or useful, to get the full benefit from your report. There may be maps, drawings, photographs or plans that you want to include

The plural of an appendix is two or more appendices or appendixes. If an appendix or appendices are needed, design them thoughtfully in a way that your readers will find convenient to use

References List all the sources to which you refer in the body of the report. These will be referenced in the body of the text using the Harvard method.
Bibliography You may also list all the relevant sources you consulted even if you did not cite them in your text.
Be concise – you only have a limited word count of 2, 000 (+/- 10%)!

 

Your poster should be concise and include:

  • a Title,
  • an Overview  of your chosen issue and its implications for health/society
  • a Theory section relating to relevant social and psychological concepts underpinning your issue
  • an Evaluation of any previous intervention strategies used relating to your chosen problem
  • an outline of  your proposed Intervention strategy; this section should contain your recommendations and propositions about why your strategy for intervention would be successful
  • a Reference section

(Example of the poster is in one of the file I sent)

 

Poster – See further guidelines for designing posters in your Moodle

  • A description and evaluation of the key developments in the response to public health challenges in relation to your  chosen health issue
  • Implications for the individual/society
  • Identify the major concepts of health and evaluate their impact on approaches to intervention in relation to this behaviour/condition
  • Your strategy
    • Aim  – a broad statement of what you want to achieve e.g. reducing smoking in pregnancy
    • Objective –the specific goal to be achieved. This should take the form of a statement that defines what participants will have achieved by the end of the intervention. Objectives can refer to educational, behavioural, policy, process or environmental outcomes, and should be SMART.
    • Target audience and assessment of needs
    • Framework for action to include your goal, methods and underlying principles

 

    • Overall outline of action – a planned sequence of the activities which lead to your goal
    • Resources required- funding, skills, materials, policies, plans, facilities, services. You don’t need to spend time costing out your intervention strategy, just be aware of resource issues. There are many existing resources available which you may want to use or adapt.
    • Ethical considerations
    • Action plan – to include a timescale and means of evaluation

 

 

 

Learning Outcomes In this assignment, students should address all of the following:

 

  • Understand key principles and basic concepts of health education and health promotion
  • Describe and evaluate the key developments in the response to health promotion
  • Identify the major concepts of health education and health promotion methodologies and evaluate their impact on approaches to intervention strategies and their applications
  • Demonstrate basic skills in designing appropriate and effective health promotion interventions in specific health setting

 

 

 

 

Module Aims:            

The main aims of this module are:

  • To provide an introduction to the theory and practice of health promotion within a health and social care context
  • To explore psychological issues in implementing interventions to promote healthy behaviours and the application of psychology to health in different contexts and settings
  • To identify how psychological approaches can be used to understand and change the way people think and behave in relation to health, illness and health care issues
  • To explore how Health Promotion can be applied in specific practice settings

 

 

 

Report guidance criteria:

 

  1. Your assignment should be written in report format
  2. You will be marked according to the marking criteria
  1. Your work should be submitted on or before the submission date
  2. Late submissions and work not handed in as directed will receive a zero mark

 

 

 

 

Indicative content:

 

  • Defining health
  • Health Determinants: Genetic, Physical Environment, Social Environment, Health Care, Personal Behaviour
  • Measuring health status: mortality rates, health status, quality of life, patient satisfaction, outcomes and the evaluation of services
  • Strategies for improving health: medical approach, behavioural approach, socio-environmental approach
  • Health promotion history, concepts and methods
  • Health promotion in action
    • Identifying and assessing health promotion needs
    • Planning health promotion interventions
    • Evaluating health promotion
  • Settings for health promotion
  • Critique of the health promotion approach

 

 

Special Instructions

 

 

  • Check that you have addressed these and ALL special instructions

 

 

 

Your Report is where you reflect upon and critically evaluate the strategies you have researched .Make sure that you address all of the learning criteria in discussing the following:

  • Equity – equal provision for equal need -do users have equal access and/or equal benefit from services
  • Effectiveness – the extent to which aims and objectives of the strategy are to be met; how will services achieve their intended objectives?
  • Efficiency – will your strategy achieve maximum benefit for minimum cost
  • Accessibility – is your strategy easily available to users in terms of time, distance and ethos and are time, money and resources well spent?
  • Appropriateness – is your intervention a service which the users require? Comment on the relevance of intervention to needs
  • Responsiveness – does the strategy adapt to the expressed needs of users

 

Before handing in your work, please make sure that you have addressed all the learning outcomes, addressed all the further guidance points and have proofread your work

 

 

Health and Social Care Assessment Criteria for Level 2 – Reflective Report

 

 

Criteria for a good Grade
1. Answering the Question

Answers the question and explores the issues in a manner that is competent, direct and consistent.

 
1.    Knowledge & Concepts

Demonstrates a thorough understanding of the key principles and basic concepts of health education and health promotion theories and methodologies at a level that includes complexity.

 
3. Structure

Produces work within a coherent and logical framework appropriate to the question.

 
4. Application to Practice
Reflects on practice in a theoretically informed manner.

 
5. Use of Evidence
Supports statements and arguments with a wide range of research & practice evidence. Analyses and evaluates a wide range of information.

 
5. Use of Evidence
Supports statements and arguments with a wide range of research & practice evidence. Analyses and evaluates a wide range of information.
6. Values
Demonstrates awareness and application of professionally and ethically sound practice that is anti-oppressive and/or enabling and/or promotes health and/or sustainable growth, including recognition of ethical dilemmas or value conflicts.

 

 

7. Creativity
Demonstrates imagination and innovation in approach to answering the question which enhances understanding.

 
8. Language
Maintains a high level of written English language usage and uses technical words competently. Work is correctly edited and is of the specified length.

 
9. Referencing Technique
References in the text and in the bibliography are consistent with the Harvard system

 
10. Skills
Demonstrates and maintains a high level of skill as defined in designing appropriate and effective health promotion interventions in specific health setting

 
11. Problem Solving
Able to determine solutions for a variety of predictable and abstract problems.

 
12. Use of Literature

Uses a wide range of reliable sources including journal information to inform the
assignment.

 
 
 

 

 

 

 

 

Assessment:

 

Assessment Type Duration/Length of

Assessment Type

  

Weighting of Assessment

 
Students will investigate a health issue/problem and critically evaluate local & national strategies for addressing the issue, which they will submit in a report and poster format.

 

  

·         Poster (40%)

·         Report 2,000 words (60%)

  

100%

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Required reading:

 

  • Tones, Keith, Green, Jackie, (2nd ed, 2010) Health Promotion, Sage Publications Inc

 

 

Recommended reading:

 

  • Albrecht, G. L., Fitzpatrick, R., Scrimshaw, S. C. (ed.), (2003) The Handbook of Social Studies in Health and Medicine, Sage Publications Inc (USA)
  • Berry, D, (2004) Risk, Communication & Health Psychology, Open University Press
  • Davey, (3rd ed 2002) Health and Disease, Open University Press
  • Ewles, L and Simnett, I (5th ed, 2003) Promoting Health: A Practical Guide Bailliere Tindall:Edinburgh
  • Haggart, M., Costello, J., (2003) Public Health and Society, Palgrave Macmillan
  • Katz, J. Peberdy, A., Douglas, J. (2001)  Promoting Health   Palgrave Macmillan
  • Laverack, G (2004) Health Promotion Practice: Power and Empowerment. Sage
  • Rutter, J (2002) Changing Health Behaviour. OU Press
  • Laverack, G (2005) Public Health Palgrave Macmillan
  • Orme,J Powell,J Taylor,P and Grey, M (2nd ed 2007) Public Health for the 21st Century, OU Press
  • Naidoo, J, and Wills, J (2008)(ed.), Health Studies, Palgrave Macmillan
  • Naidoo,J and Wills, J (3rd ed, 2009) Foundations for Health Promotion, Bailliere

Tindall:Edinburgh

Stroebe, W (3rd ed, 2011) Social Psychology and Health McGraw Hill: Maidenhead

  • Scriven, Angela, Orme, Judy (2001), Health Promotion, Palgrave Macmillan
  • Thorogood, Margaret, (2004) Evaluating Health Promotion, Oxford University Press,

 

 

Relevant Subscribed Journals

  • Journal of Health Psychology
  • British Journal of Health Psychology
  • Journal of Public Health Medicine – New Title – Journal of Public Health
  • Journal of The Royal Society for the Promotion of Health
  • British Journal of Medical Psychology – New Title – Psychology & Psychotherapy: Theory, Research & Practice
  • British Journal of Psychology
  • British Journal of Sociology
  • Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health
  • Qualitative Health Research
  • Public Health Nutrition

 

To supplement the Textbooks, Chapters and Journal Articles information is available from these Websites.

 


 

This work is a report of 2,000 words 60%, the poster 40% and the assignment plan to complete can take 500words. Please try to avoid direct quote in the report. The Assignment Plan Instruction (how to complete the plan) is also in one of the attachment.

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