sessment task 3: Critical appraisal Intent: Objective(s): Type: Groupwork: Weight: Task: This assessment item focusses on critical appraisal of population health data. The purpose of this assessment...

sessment task 3: Critical appraisal Intent: Objective(s): Type: Groupwork: Weight: Task: This assessment item focusses on critical appraisal of population health data. The purpose of this assessment item is to determine how well students can interpret and critique epidemiological and other population health data and effectively communicate these data to a particular audience. This assessment task addresses subject learning objective(s): C and E This assessment task contributes to the development of graduate attribute(s): 1.0, 1.1 and 1.2 Presentation Individual 40% You will be allocated to a local health district (LHD) and provided with the population health data for that health district. You should review the population health data for your allocated local health district. You should look at available data from both the State Health Department and from the Primary Health Network and the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW). Imagine you are asked to brief a State health minister about the health of the population in your area and prepare a 10 minute presentation covering the following issues: What is the population profile of your area (age and other social determinants of health)? What services are available to meet the needs of the population (look beyond hospitals to Primary Health Care and other providers)? What proportion of the population has risk factors for cardiovascular disease? What are the most common communicable diseases in your area? Has there been an outbreak of a communicable disease in your area in the last five years and if so, what was the disease and how was it managed? Based on the population profile, what additional services will be needed in 10 years time? In your opinion, what are the two most important health issues affecting your area. You will need to justify your answer using epidemiological data. You should upload a copy of your powerpoint presentation, with speaker notes, to UTS online. My health District is:South Western Sydney