ASSESSMENT BRIEF
Subject Code and Title PUBH6000: Social, Behavioural and Cultural Factors in Public Health
Assessment Assessment 2 Option 2: Report – Indigenous Health Inequities
Individual/Group Individual
Length 1,500 words
Learning Outcomes This assessment addresses the following learning outcomes:
1. Analyse the impact of social, environmental and behavioural factors on the health of different populations
2. Analyse population health outcomes and the major social, economic, political and cultural forces that contribute to health inequalities
3. Analyse health outcomes in Indigenous populations
4. Apply theoretical frameworks to develop effective health promotion interventions
Submission Due Sunday following the end of Week 11 at 11:55pm AEST/AEDT*
Weighting 45%
Total Marks 100 marks
*Please Note: This time is Sydney time (AEST or AEDT). Please convert to your own time zone (e.g. Adelaide = 11:25pm).
Instructions:
“Closing the Gap is a government strategy that aims to reduce disadvantage among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with respect to life expectancy, child mortality, access to early childhood education, educational achievement, and employment outcomes. It is a formal commitment made by all Australian governments to achieve Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health equality within 25 years.”
(Source: http://www.healthinfonet.ecu.edu.au/closing-the-gap/key-facts/what-is-closing-the-gap)
To prepare for this assignment, review the Closing the Gap, Prime Minister’s Report 2017 (http://closingthegap.pmc.gov.au/).
In 1500 words, answer the following points:
Part 1 (500 Words)
Provide a brief overview of the Closing the Gap strategy and describe what impact it has had on improving the health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.
(Hint: Briefly discuss the history of the strategy and then focus on ‘The Prime Minister’s 2017 Report to
Parliament’ and his assessment of Australia’s progress on the targets. Do not list the targets)
Part 2 (1000 Words)
The report outlines a new way of engaging with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.
“The Empowered Communities initiative is a new way for Indigenous communities and governments to work together to set priorities and deliver services at a regional level.”
(Source: https://www.dpmc.gov.au/indigenous-affairs/empowered-communities)
Discuss this statement relating the potential impact of the initiative upon the social determinants of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples’ health.
(Hint: Provide a national overview of health for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, then narrow focus to a brief overview of the Empowered Communities initiative, including the rationale for the initiative. You may wish to discuss the social determinants of health for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples by reference to the Redfern Statement or by examining the Local Solutions described in the Closing the Gap 2017 Report. See http://closingthegap.pmc.gov.au/resources)
References:
1. Australian Government, Department of health, National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Plan 2013-2023, The social determinants of health. (2013). Retrieved from http://www.health.gov.au/internet/publications/publishing.nsf/Content/oatsihhealthplantoc~determinants
2. Australian Government, Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, Indigenous Australians. (2017). Retrieved from: http://www.aihw.gov.au/indigenous-australians/
3. Australian Human Right Commission, Close the Gap – Progress & Priorities Report 2017. (2017). Retrieved from https://www.humanrights.gov.au/our-work/aboriginal-and-torres-straitislandersocial-justice/publications/close-gap-progress-0
4. Australian Human Right Commission, Social determinants and the health of Indigenous peoples in Australia – a human rights based approach. (2007). Retrieved from https://www.humanrights.gov.au/news/speeches/social-determinants-and-healthindigenouspeoples-australia-human-rights-based
5. Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet. (2015). What is closing the gap? Retrieved from:
http://www.healthinfonet.ecu.edu.au/closing-the-gap/key-facts/what-is-closing-the-gap
6. Commonwealth of Australia, Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Performance Framework 2014 Report. (2014). retrieved from https://www.dpmc.gov.au/sites/default/files/publications/indigenous/Health-
PerformanceFramework-2014/aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander-health-performance-framework2014report/social-determinants.html
7. Commonwealth of Australia, Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, Closing the Gap Prime Minister’s Report 2017. (2017). Retrieved from http://closingthegap.pmc.gov.au/sites/default/files/ctg-report-2017.pdf or access via the web link: http://closingthegap.pmc.gov.au/
8. Commonwealth of Australia, Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, Empowered Communities. (2017). Retrieved from https://www.dpmc.gov.au/indigenousaffairs/empoweredcommunities
9. National Congress of Australia’s First Peoples, The Redfern Statement, A call for urgent Government Action, 2017. (2017). Retrieved from http://nationalcongress.com.au/about-us/redfern-statement/
10. The Australian, $5.9bn fails to close the indigenous gaps. (21 April 2017). Retrieved from http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/indigenous/59bn-fails-to-close-theindigenousgaps/news-story/d3e687dcfa6d3f7ffc185457786a545d
Assessment Criteria:
1. Knowledge (20%)
a. Demonstrates knowledge and understanding of assessment brief focus
b. Shows evidence of reading beyond the required readings
c. Shows a sophisticated understanding of the key issues
2. Synthesis (20%)
a. Shows ability to synthesise and analyse relevant information and literature to the topic
b. Demonstrates expert use of credible and relevant research sources to support and develop arguments and position statements
3. Conceptual (20%)
a. Shows ability to interpret relevant information and concepts in relation to chosen topic
b. Demonstrates a capacity to explain and apply relevant concepts
4. General Assessment Criteria (20%)
a. Addresses assessment questions
b. Provides a lucid introduction and population definition
c. Justifies any conclusions reached with well-formed arguments and not merely assertions
d. Provides a conclusion or summary
5. Academic writing, presentation and grammar (20%)
a. Complies with academic standards of legibility, referencing and bibliographical details
(including reference list)
b. Writes clearly, with accurate spelling and grammar as well as proper sentence and paragraph construction
c. Appropriately and consistently applied citing and referencing conventions
d. Falls within an acceptable Originality score match (Plagiarism Score)
Marking Rubric
Fail 2 Fail 1 Pass Credit Distinction High Distinction
Unacceptable
0 Poor 1 Functional 2 Proficient 3 Advanced 4 Exceptional 5
Knowledge
Synthesis
Conceptual
General
Academic
Student Notes:
PUBH6000 Assessment 2 Option 2
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The e-business’s board of trustees wants Will Learner to provide assurances that the e-business’s health
institute’s traditional customer constituents are served well by its e-marketing process.
Mr. Learner has turned to your team to provide current information on the ability of online portals, such
as the e-business health institute Web site, to facilitate more adaptable links among the e-business
customer types.
You will draw on your e-marketing expertise to compose a team, a presentation analyzing the following
4 key strategic connections availed by the e-business’s health institute Web site portal:
Business-to-business customer exchanges among the e-business’s business/organizational customers
Business-to-customer exchanges between the e-business’s business/organizational customers and its
individual consumer network of online users and visitors
Customer-to-business exchanges between the e-business’s individual consumer students/users and
business/organizational customers
Customer-to-customer exchanges among the e-business’s constituents
In addition, President Learner has made you aware of the extreme concern among powerful members
on the Med Ed board of trustees regarding ethical and cross-cultural considerations associated with an
online learning platform. Your team’s presentation should also propose policies for ethical safeguards
related to online privacy and guidelines for embracing cross-cultural ethnic health care education
diversity considerations.
Research and complete the e-business presentation slides for
B2B-pattern e-marketing processes that entail exchanges among business/organization customers (e.g.,
financial donors supporting suppliers/vendors, or advertisers promoting educational involvement of
health care organizations): 2 slides
B2C-pattern e-marketing processes that entail exchanges between business/organization customers and
individual consumer students/users (e.g., health care organizations and practical student learning, or
government agencies and student financial aid): 2 slides
C2B-pattern e-marketing processes that entail exchanges between individual consumer students/users
and business/organizational customers (e.g., administrative records management for health care
organizations, or online advertising graphics for advertising sponsors): 2 slides
C2C-pattern e-marketing processes that entail exchanges among individual consumers (e.g., providing
health care education webzine/blog subscriptions, or selling health care education merchandise such as
electronic textbooks and virtual lab programs): 2 slides
Ethical and cross-cultural considerations related to the e-business’s online safeguards for health care
education and student ethnic diversity: 2 slides.
The final product should include an overview and introduction to the e-business customer exchange
patterns as target markets in the e-marketing process strategy at the beginning (1–2 slides) and a
summary of the e-business e-marketing process implementation strategy for the 4 key customer
exchange patterns at the end (1–2 slides).
This is a two part assignment. Do you understand it and can you do it? Remember it is POWERPOINT!

Health Care Policy Learnscape 1: Policy Analysis and Development Health Care Policy Learnscape 1 FINAL October 25, 2012 1 Policy Analysis and Development Introduction: You are in a health care policy internship program in a Senator’s office in Washington, D.C. The Senator wants to develop policy that requires all health care organizations that receive federal funds to implement the recommendations presented in the Institute of Medicine reports on quality care. You will develop a policy, so that it can become proposed legislation. To do so, you must collect data, describe the problem, solutions and related ethical issues, examine the cost-benefit analysis, identify stakeholders (such as lobbyists from American Hospital Association, health care providers, health care corporations, pharmaceuticals, insurers, etc.), and impact. Based on this information, you will create a policy description that will be the foundation for a bill.
In this LearnScape, the student is in a health care policy internship program in a Senator’s office in Washington, D.C. The Senator wants to develop a policy that requires all health care organizations that receive federal funds to implement the recommendations presented in theInstitute of Medicine reports on quality care.
While it isn’t the case that many healthcare administrators find themselves working with elected officials to formulate healthcare legislation, it is very much the case that administrators are directly and indirectly involved in the lobbying and legislative processes. In fact, most healthcare systems have a government liaison office, which is dedicated to following key pieces of legislation that may have a positive or negative impact on their organizations. When proposed legislative poses a threat to the organization, the government liaison office mobilizes key stakeholders (industry leaders, professional organizations, lobbyist representing the industry, as well as elected officials) in an attempt to spur necessary changes to the bill. In those instances where the bill will become law and may potentially have a negative impact on the firm, the government liaison office will work with the leadership to discuss the potential implications and devise a mitigation strategy. As this scenario presents, policies (legislation) are typically developed to address what are perceived to be opportunities for

In this assignment, you will be creating a PowerPoint presentation based on the application of the functional health assessment of a movie character. To complete this assignment, choose a movie from the following list and identify a character from the movie on whom you would like to do a health assessment. If you wish to use a character from a movie not included on the following list, get the approval of your instructor.

Films:

Away From Her Lorenzo’s Oil Mask My Sister’s Keeper Philadelphia Rain Man Steel Magnolias Stepmom The Elephant Man The Mighty The Tic Code Directions:

Create a PowerPoint presentation of 10-12 slides using the template “Movie Character Presentation.” Provide an introduction and background overview of the movie character (client). Assess the client using the “Functional Health Pattern Assessment.” Based on your “observations” and thoughts, document your assessment, providing examples from the movie. Describe any observed or potential cultural, geographic, religious, ethnic, or spiritual considerations of this client. Describe two normal health patterns of the client as well as two abnormal health patterns that you observe, and provide examples. Develop an appropriate nursing diagnosis for the client based on your assessment. Identify and describe three interventions for the client: health promotion, health prevention, and maintenance. Identify at least two possible resources or community services to which you would refer this client and provide rationale for your choices. In addition to submitting the presentation to the instructor, post your assignment to the Movie Character Health Assessment Presentation Main Forum as directed by instructor. Respond to other students’ posts in a manner that initiates or contributes to discussion. Each person should make at least three substantive comments.

While APA format is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected and in-text citations and references should be presented using APA documentation guidelines, which can be found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion

From the textbook: 
Critical Reflection Paper: Chapters 3 & 4 
Objective: To critically replicate your understanding of the readings and your skill to apply them to your Health care Setting. 
ASSIGNMENT GUIDELINES (10%): 
Students will judgmentally investigate the readings from Chapter 3 & 4 in your textbook. This assignment is intended to help you appraisal, analysis, and apply the readings to your Health Care setting as well as become the foundation for all of your outstanding assignments. 
You are requirement to read the article (in the additional weekly reading resources localize in the Syllabus and also in the Lectures link) assigned for week 1 and develop a 2-3-page paper reproducing your understanding and capacity to apply the readings to your Health Care Setting. Each paper must be typewritten with 12-point font and double-spaced with standard margins. Follow APA format when referring to the selected articles and include a reference page. 

EACH PAPER SHOULD INCLUDE THE   FOLLOWING: 
1. Introduction (25%) Arrange for a brief summary of the meaning (not a description) of each Chapter and articles you read, in your own words. 
2. Your Critique (50%) 
What is your feedback to the content of the articles? 
What did you learn about the evolution of Health Services in the United States? 
What did you learn about Medical Services in the Preindustrial and Postindustrial era? 
How you can apply your new knowledges to Era of Health Care Reform? 
What does the Health Care Administrator need to know about Health Services Professional? 
Did these Chapter and articles change your thoughts about Issues in Medical Practice, Training and Supply Medical Practice? If so, how? If not, what remained the same? 
3. Conclusion (15%) 
Fleetingly recapitulate your thoughts & deduction to your assessment of the articles and Chapter you read. How did these articles and Chapters influence your thoughts on the evolution of US Healthcare system? 
Evaluation will be based on how clearly you respond to the above, in particular: 
a) The clarity with which you critique the articles; 
b) The depth, scope, and organization of your paper; and, 
c) Your conclusions, including a description of the impact of these articles and Chapters on any Health Care Setting.