human life journey
Summarise the data and information you have found in your geographical profile. Explore the following:
Population characteristics
The health status of the population
Local factors affecting the health of the population
STEP TWO: Identify and Justify Choice of your Target Population based upon a Life Stage of Human Development (Approx. 500 words) (LO1)
To support your work in this section consider the following questions:
What target population have you chosen?
What are the numbers; age range and trend; and gender breakdown for this population?
Consider how the life- course approach to public health and early intervention theory support your choice.
What national and local driver for this life stage supports your choice of target population?
STEP THREE: Within your Target population Identify and Justify THREE Health Needs (Approx.1000 words) (LO2; LO3)
To support your work in this section consider the following:
Identify your THREE health needs and for each need consider the following questions:
What is the type of need (Bradshaw)
Do these areas of need link into any National drivers?
Do these areas of need link into any local drivers
Why are these needs important? What evidence / research justify your choice of need?
What does research say about the outcomes both long a short term if these needs are is not addressed?
How many people are affected? (Statistics both national and local) make comparisons (are the local higher than national average)
What is the physical impact of these needs on the target population in the short-term and long term?
What is the psychological impact of these needs on the target population in the short-term and long term?
What is the social impact of these needs on the target population in the short-term and long term
What is the cost to NHS or society?
Prioritise ONE of the THREE needs for this Target Population and Justify your choice.
Justify how you have prioritised this ONE need.
To support your work in this section consider the following questions:
Which area of need has the most compelling evidence and why?
Which best fits local priorities
Which best fits national priorities?
STEP FOUR: Identify and justify a health promotion initiative using a community-centred approach to improve the health of your chosen population and address your prioritised health need (Approx. 800 words) ( LO4)
To support your work in this section consider the following questions:
What community centred approach; approach type and initiative are you using to address your prioritised need.
What evidence and theory supports the use of these approaches?
What is the level of health promotion and what health promotion approaches would be used to implement this initiative?
Who would be the key stakeholders and why? How would these be prioritised? Justify the use of stakeholder analysis.
Identify one challenge to implementing this idea (either leadership / citizen participation; and how would you overcome this?
How will this initiative improve the health of your population?
Conclusion (Approx. 100 words)
Provide a summary of key points made in this report. Add no new information is should summarise what has been said already. You can use existing references to support any key points made.
