Length: 1500 words (+/-10%). The word count is considered from the first word of the introduction to the last word of the conclusion. It excludes the cover page and reference list. It includes citations and direct quotations.

Aim

The aim of this assignment is to present your understanding of the relationship between social determinants of health and health outcomes, and the relationship between health inequities, health literacy and health outcomes for individuals, families, and communities. To meet this aim, you are to engage with the weekly unit materials and tutorials from weeks/modules 1-5. The resources offered during these weeks will support your development of this assessment task.

Background

‘Direct to you’ – primary health care (PHC) outreach service.

(This is a fictional health service. However, it is based on many similar services).

‘Direct to you’ offers confidential and non-judgemental health care services to people who use drugs in a potentially harmful way. It is based in Sydney’s CBD and other inner suburbs. ‘Direct to you’ targets a hard-to-reach population who would not usually seek health care from mainstream health services such as GP clinics. While the major group it targets, those who use drugs in potentially harmful ways, this group often have other vulnerabilities, including being homeless, sex workers, part of the LGBTQIA community or living with mental illness. The ‘Direct to you’ buses park in areas that these groups of people are likely to frequent, set up BBQ and table, and provide barbequed food to anyone who arrives. While people are eating and socialising with others, the health professionals offer support and advice relating to accommodation services, nutrition, social security, child protection and family violence. The bus also offers everyday facilities such as a shower, toilet laundry facilities, a computer and a telephone. The health practitioners provide many health services, including:

• general health checks like testing for STIs and blood borne diseases in addition to vaccination; and
• safe sex products, needle and syringe exchange, antenatal care and referral, counselling on harm minimisation strategies and overdose prevention (naloxone packs).

Task description

1. Construct a case scenario of a person who is likely to visit this outreach service.

2. Discuss how this person’s particular social determinants of health may impact upon their health outcomes and health literacy.

3. Discuss how this type of primary health care outreach service may affect this person’s health outcomes and health literacy and reduce health inequities generally for the types of population groups that may attend this service.

Format of the essay

Introduction (~150 words)

Body: Q1 (~200 words)

Q2 (~400 words)

Q3 (~600 words)

Conclusion (~150 words)

Requirements

· Write a brief introduction and summary

· Use a conventional and legible size 12 font, Times New Roman with 1.5 line spacing and 2.54cm page margins (standard pre-set margin in Microsoft Word).

· Include page numbers on each page in a header.

· Write in the third-person perspective.

· Use formal academic language.

· Use the seventh edition American Psychological Association (APA) referencing style. The CQUniversity Academic Learning Centre has an online APA Referencing Style Guide.

· The word count is considered from the first word of the introduction to the last word of the conclusion. The word count excludes the reference list but includes in-text references and direct quotations.

Examples of real-life case scenarios

Cote, P. & Blais, M. (2021). “The least loved, that’s what I was”: A qualitative analysis of the pathways to homelessness by LGBTQ+youth. Journal of Gay & Lesbian Social Services. 33(2), 137-156. https://doi.org/10.1080/10538720.2020.1850388

Loosemore, M., Bridgeman, J., Russell, H., & Alkilani, S. Z. (2021). Preventing Youth Homelessness through Social Procurement in Construction: A Capability Empowerment Approach. Sustainability, 13(6), 3127. https://doi.org/10.3390/su13063127

Debenham, J., Birrell, L., Champion, K., Askovic, M., & Newton, N. (2020). A pilot study of a neuroscience-based, harm minimisation programme in schools and youth centres in Australia. BMJ Open, 10(2), e033337. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2019-033337

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Literature and references

In this assessment use at least 10 contemporary references (<10 years) to support your discussion. You may also use seminal scholarly literature where relevant. Suitable references include peer-reviewed journal articles as well as textbooks and credible websites. When sourcing information, consider the 5 elements of a quality reference: currency, authority, relevance, objectivity, and coverage. Grey literature sourced from the Internet must be from reputable websites such as from government, university or peak national bodies. For examples, Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, World Health Organisation and the Commonwealth Department of Health.

Resources

· You can use unit provided materials and other credible sources (e.g., journal articles, books, grey literature) to reference your argument. The quality and credibility of your sources are important.

· We recommend that you access your discipline specific library guide: the Nursing and Midwifery Guide; Social Work and Community Services Guide.

· We recommend you use EndNote to manage your citations and reference list. More information on how to use EndNote is available at the CQUniversity Library website.

· For information on academic communication please go to the Academic Learning Centre Moodle site. The Academic Communication section has many helpful resources including information for students with English as a second language.

· Submit a draft before the due date to review your Turnitin Similarity Score before making a final submission. Instructions are available here.

Submission

Submit your assessment via the unit Moodle site in Microsoft Word format only.

Length: 1500 words (+/- 10%). The word count is considered from the first word of the introduction to the last word of the conclusion. It excludes the cover page and reference list. It includes in-text references and direct quotations.

Aim

The aim of your assignment is to respond to the case study in a way that demonstrates your understanding on social determinants of health and health outcomes, rationales for immunisation in communities and for health care professionals and the role of primary health care nurse within a community. The purpose of this assessment is to make connections between the unit materials and real-life application of the social model of health and health promotion model and as an advocate for the same as a newly graduate nurse in the Australian context. To meet this aim, you are to engage with the weekly unit materials and tutorials from weeks/modules 1-5. The resources offered during these weeks will support your response to this assessment task.

Instructions

The task requires you to write a 1500-word response to the scenario provided below.

Scenario

Patient B, Mrs Davis, has been living with type 2 diabetes for many years and was recently diagnosed with a diabetic ulcer on her right foot. Mrs Davis is a hairdresser. She is scheduled to attend the GP clinic for regular checks and wound dressings. Patient B’s partner, Mr Davis, is a registered nurse at a nearby aged care facility where he works as a clinical care coordinator. Mr and Mrs Davis have two children aged 2 and 4 years.

Patient B arrives at a GP clinic where you are undertaking one of your clinical placements. During this scheduled wound dressing with your preceptor RN, Ms Chiyoko, ‘small talk’ led to the COVID-19 pandemic situation. Mrs Davis expresses a belief that COVID-19 is a conspiracy to control the world. She and her household will never receive the COVID-19 vaccine.

To complete this assessment task, you will address the following criteria for each of the following areas:

Task 1:

Discuss what you would include in your response to Mrs Davis and the potential implications for Mr Davis, who works as a registered nurse at a nearby aged care facility (~500 words).

Task 2:

Explain why it is important for health professionals to promote immunisation as being essential in the community and provide an explanation why Mr Davis requires a COVID-19 vaccination (~500 words).

Task 3:

Describe the role of Ms Chiyoko and yourself in promoting a preventive model of care (~500 words).

Literature and references

In this assessment, use at least 10 contemporary references (<10 years) to support your discussion. You may also use seminal scholarly literature where relevant. Suitable references include peer-reviewed journal articles as well as textbooks and credible websites. When sourcing information, consider the five elements of a quality reference: currency (within five years for journal articles and within 10 years for textbooks), authority, relevance, objectivity, and coverage. Grey literature sourced from the Internet must be from reputable websites such as from government, university or peak national bodies. For examples, Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, World Health Organisation and the Commonwealth Department of Health.

Requirements

· Use a conventional and legible size 12 font, Times New Roman, with 1.5 line spacing and 2.54cm page margins (standard pre-set margin in Microsoft Word).

· Include page numbers on each page in a header.

· Write in the third-person perspective.

· Use formal academic language.

· Use the seventh edition American Psychological Association (APA) referencing style. The CQUniversity Academic Learning Centre has an online APA Referencing Style Guide.

· The word count is considered from the first word of the introduction to the last word of the conclusion. The word count excludes the reference list but includes in-text references and direct quotations.

Resources

· You can use unit provided materials and other credible sources (e.g., journal articles, books, grey literature) to reference your argument. The quality and credibility of your sources are important.

· We recommend that you access your discipline specific library guide: the Nursing and Midwifery Guide; Social Work and Community Services Guide.

· We recommend you use EndNote to manage your citations and reference list. More information on how to use EndNote is available at the CQUniversity Library website.

· For information on academic communication please go to the Academic Learning Centre Moodle site. The Academic Communication section has many helpful resources including information for students with English as a second language.

· Submit a draft before the due date to review your Turnitin Similarity Score before making a final submission. Instructions are available here.

Submission

Submit your assessment via the unit Moodle site in Microsoft Word format only.

This online quiz is an open-book, timed and multiple-choice questions. You have two (2) hours to complete once you begin. You may only attempt the quiz once and, unless there are exceptional circumstances, you will not be able to resit the quiz if not completed within the required time frame. As this is an open-book assessment, you can access resources throughout the quiz. The total marks for this assessment are 30 marks for 30 questions. We expect that you complete this quiz independently and adhere to the conditions associated with undertaking an assessment task; working in a group during this assessment will be considered a breach of academic integrity. It means that you must ensure academic integrity and comply with the Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure. Acting honestly and with integrity means that you avoid behaviour that may breach academic honesty, such as plagiarism, collusion, cheating, and other forms of academic misconduct. If any academic misconduct is detected, it will be managed per the policy and may result in penalties.

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