By successfully completing this assessment task, you will be able to: Describe different public health and health promotion responses to various public health issues in an international context (ULO2)...

By  successfully  completing  this  assessment  task,  you  will  be  able  to:


Describe  different  public  health  and  health  promotion  responses  to  various  public  health  issues   in  an  international  context  (ULO2)   Ø Locate  sources  of  information  relating  to  public  health  and  health  promotion,  as  well  as  collect   and  analyse  information  from  these  sources  to  support  ideas  and  arguments  (ULO3)   Ø Decide  on  important  milestones  in  public  health  and  health  promotion  in  an  international   context,  justify  these  decisions  (ULO5),  offering  future  recommendations  based  upon  this   evidence.


In  addition,  according  to  the  Australian  Health  Promotion  Association,  there  are  a  range  of  core   competencies  that  an  entry-­‐level  health  promotion  practitioner  should  be  able  to  demonstrate.  This   assessment  task  will  enable  you  to  work  towards  some  of  these  key  competencies.  These  include   demonstrating  knowledge  of  how  to…Locate,  conduct  and  critically  analyse  relevant  literature  (includes  peer  reviewed  and  grey   literature,  local,  state  and  national  strategic  plans,  and  relevant  area  and  organisational  reports   and  policies);  Compile  an  epidemiological  and  socio-­‐demographic  picture  of  the  geographical  or  community   population  or  setting  of  interest; Describe  a  range  of  strategies  to  promote  health  –  for  example,  health  education,  advocacy,   lobbying,  media  campaigns,  community  development  processes,  policy  development,  legislation