You are required to critically evaluate the case below and submit a case study report of 1500 words +/- 10%. 

Case study for this assessment:

Jo is a 40-year-old woman living in a regional area of Northern Queensland. Her recent blood test and anthropometric measures are as below:

She works at the local service station. Her diet and lifestyle routines are as below with not many day-to-day changes:

You are required to critically evaluate Jo’s health, dietary intake and habits, nutritional intake and potential deficiencies. You will need to provide applicable evidence-based dietary recommendations for managing and improving her nutritional intake and health.

In your report, you are required to include all of the following sections:

• Section A): Identify the best possible diagnosis based on her measurements and blood tests (hint: it is a cluster of conditions), define the condition, and explain relevant statistics and prevalence.   
• Section B): Explain the physiological factors influencing the risk of heart disease and diabetes in this condition.
• Section C): Critically evaluate scientific literature and discuss how Jo’s current diet contributes to the risk of her condition and poor health outcomes.
• Section D): Critically evaluate scientific literature and discuss what nutritional deficiencies Jo may have following her current diet and how they impact her overall health and wellbeing from a physiological point of view. 
• Section E): Discuss applicable evidence-based dietary recommendations to help Jo improve her nutritional intake, improve health and manage her condition.

The scientific literature and evidence used for your arguments need to be cited under each section. Section headings and in-text references are included in the word count but the reference list under each section is not included in the word count.

Marks for this assessment task will be awarded according to the marking criteria included in the unit Assessment Guide. Accordingly, your Written Assessment will be marked on:

• Identify the best possible diagnosis based on her measurements and blood tests, define the condition, and explain relevant statistics and prevalence, 20 marks
• Explain the physiological factors influencing the risk of heart disease and diabetes in this condition, 20 marks
• Critically evaluate scientific literature and discuss how Jo’s current diet contributes to the risk of her condition and poor health outcomes, 20 marks
• Critically evaluate scientific literature and discuss what nutritional deficiencies Jo may have following her current diet and how they impact her overall health and wellbeing from a physiological point of view, 20 marks
• Discuss applicable evidence-based dietary recommendations to help Jo improve her nutritional intake, improve health and manage her condition, 20 marks
• Quality, quantity and formatting of the resources, 10 marks
• Grammar, sentence construction, spelling and formatting requirements, 10 marks

Please refer to the Assessment Guide available on the unit Moodle page for further information on marking criteria.

This assessment task includes 2 parts:

1. Submission of an individual report based on your group discussion; should be submitted by Monday of Week 11
2. Submission of an individual information booklet; should be submitted by Monday of Week 11

Individual Report based on group discussion (5% of the assessment task mark)

At the beginning of Week 4, you will be allocated into groups of 4-6 students. Each group will be required to discuss the following THREE (3) nutrition-related conditions/diseases:

• Hypertension,
• Cancer (any type), and
• Osteoporosis

It is expected that ALL THREE conditions/diseases are discussed by ALL members of each group.

You should research these conditions/diseases individually and refer to the latest literature to be able to discuss them with your group. Each student is expected to make a MINIMUM of three (3) contributions (one on each of the three topics) to the group discussion. Each contribution should be AT LEAST 150 words and consist of your own ideas rather than simply agreeing with statements other students have made. Each student is also expected to make a MINIMUM of One (1) follow-up contribution of AT LEAST 100 words responding to the comments and contributions of other group members. The follow-up contribution may be on any of the three topics. If statistics or similar are shared within the group discussions, your sources must be cited and shared with group members. Referenced sources are not included in the word counts for any of the contributions. All interactions with fellow group members must be courteous and professional.

PLEASE NOTE: The group discussion forum will close to new contributions on Monday of Week 10 at 5pm. You will NOT be allowed to contribute any new discussions to the forum after this due date.

Following group discussions, you must submit an INDIVIDUAL 1-2 page report on the group discussion that includes:

• The names of all students in the group (including the names of any students who did not contribute to group discussions) AND Group Name/Number
• Excerpts of three (3) of your own contributions to the group discussion (one for each of the topics listed above) that are at least 150 words each. Include quotation marks around your excerpts. If your contributions exceed 200 words, include the first 200 words only and indicate that your contribution continues.
• Excerpt of one (1) of your contributions to the group discussion of at least 100 words responding to the contribution of other students. If your contribution exceeds 150 words, include the first 150 words and then … to indicate that your contribution continues.
• A 300-400 word summary of all topics discussed by your group.

Individual Information Booklet (15% of the assessment task mark):

You must submit an INDIVIDUAL 2-3 page Information Booklet that discusses ONE (1) of the three nutrition-related conditions/diseases discussed in the Group Discussion (from the given list). You should review the literature and explain what this disease/condition is, the pathophysiology of how it develops, current and relevant statistics on the condition, risk factors and population groups at-risk of developing the condition/disease. The information booklet should be informative and aimed at educating lay persons/members of the public on the condition/disease (similar to the booklets available in outpatient clinics/hospitals).

It should include:

• Current Australian statistics on the nutrition-related condition/disease
• The pathophysiology of the condition/disease (i.e. the process of how the disease/condition develops)
• Nutrition, lifestyle and demographic risk factors of developing the nutrition-related condition/disease

The Information Booklet may include simple graphics such as icons, flow charts or tables, but the focus of the Information Booklet should be on your discussion of the key points outlined above. Any diagrams must be legible, relevant to your discussion and the source must be cited. All graphics included must not take up any more than one (1) page.

Please note: You must submit Report and Booklet separately through the links provided on the Unit’s Moodle page.

Marks for this assessment task will be awarded according to the marking criteria included in the unit Assessment Guide.

Part A: Individual Report (5% of the task mark):

Your assessment will be assigned a mark for each of the following criteria. This mark will then be converted to a percentage to reflect the weighting of the assessment item.

• Excerpts of three (3) of the students' own contributions to the discussion of at least 150 words each, 15 marks (5 marks each)
• Excerpt of one (1) of the students' responses to other students' posts of at least 150 words, 5 marks
• 300-400 word summary of topics discussed in group discussions, 5 marks
• Grammar, sentence construction, spelling & formatting, 5 marks

Part B: Individual Information Booklet (15% of the task mark)

Your assessment will be assigned a mark for each of the following criteria. This mark will then be converted to a percentage to reflect the weighting of the assessment item.

• Current Australian statistics on the nutrition-related disease (prevalence, health-care cost), 5 marks
• The pathophysiology of the condition/disease (i.e. the process of how the disease/condition develops), 5 marks
• Nutrition, lifestyle and demographic risk factors of developing the nutrition-related condition/disease, 5 marks
• Quality, quantity and formatting of resources and level of evidence, 5 marks
• Grammar, sentence/paragraph construction, spelling and formatting requirements, 5 marks

Please refer to the Assessment Guide available on the unit Moodle page for further information on marking criteria.

The end of term Online Test will cover unit content from all weeks (weeks 1 to 11) and will consist of two parts:

• Part A will include questions on weekly content.
• Part B will include several case studies and you will be required to answer questions relevant to those case studies.

Your test is to be presented in your own words and not a result of collaboration with other students or resources (including AI resources). Any identified cases of potential collusion will result in a breach of academic integrity case being raised.

1. You will have one (1) attempt at this assessment. You will be allowed 210 minutes (3.5 hours) to complete the assessment.
2. The End of Term Online Test consists of two parts – A and B.
3. Part A is worth forty (40) marks and consists of TWENTY (20) questions. 
4. Part B is worth sixty (60) marks and consists of questions related to four (4) case studies. 
• There are four (4) case studies, each of which is worth a total of fifteen (15) marks. Each case study will have four (4) questions associated with it which must be answered within the context of the specific case study.
• All case studies and relevant questions must be completed.