You are required to describe a population or community and discuss the social determinants of health and health issues within your chosen population. You need to define your population and present...

You are required to describe a population or community and discuss the social determinants of health and health issues within your chosen population. You need to define your population and present demographic and epidemiological data to support your description of the health issues. You need to narrow down your health issues and show the significance of a particular issue to your chosen population or sub-group of your population. The health issue and population will be the central part of your next essay so they must be clearly stated in your conclusion. Please remember to focus on a health issue that you can address a health promotion program for. It is a good idea to be undertaking assignment 2 at the same time.
For example (do not use): If you chose ‘prisoners’ as your population you would give a broad description of this population (age, length of imprisonment, gender etc) and the health issues (Drug/Alcohol use, IHD, mental health etc) and the impact of social determinant of health (education, unemployment, addiction etc) but as the essay progresses, you need to show that a particular issue is significant to a particular group (e.g. mental health and female prisoners).
You should use a minimum of 15 references of which at least 5 are Journal articles. You can also use Government and organisational reports but make sure the sources are credible and that you understand the statistical data that is presented.
Using a planning cycle or assessment tool (see chapter 6 of your text) to guide you with data collection and interpretation is highly recommended.