When planning a health promotion intervention it is critical that the needs of the community have been considered. Health promotion practitioner should conduct a health needs assessment in order to...

When planning a health promotion intervention it is critical that the needs of the community have been considered. Health promotion practitioner should conduct a health needs assessment in order to gain appropriate information prior to commencing any community intervention.

Case study:
The Local Government Area of Whoop-Whoop city is expanding. Much of this growth is linked to the Orange campus. The university is home to domestic and international students. The transition to university life can be both positive and challenging. The university has a focus on wellbeing and is requesting proposals to address this. As a part of your role as health promotion practitioner you have been recruited to conduct a needs assessment of students at the Orange university. In doing this you will need to gain an understanding of the Whoop-whoop community and the student body at the Orange University.

i. Discuss the types of community characteristics you need to consider to gain an understanding of the Whoop-Whoop local government area and the student body at the Orange University. (4 marks)
ii. Identify one primary and one secondary data source which will assist you to understand this community. Explain how these sources will help to increase your knowledge of this community. (4 marks)
iii. Find two journal current articles (no older than 2007) where the authors have tried to understand the needs of the students at University. Discuss two methods used in these articles which could be adopted to provide you with better understanding of student needs at the University. Explain why they are appropriate and discuss the advantages and disadvantages of each method. (Quality of articles 2 marks / discussion 6 marks)
iv. References (4 marks)