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1. OverviewThe written assignment enables students to articulate their knowledge of health as a societal issue, and the role of the nurse in addressing community health issues. 	PurposeThis assessment tasks responds to unit learning outcomes 3, 4 and 5.The written assignment requires students to integrate the role of the nurse with the building of healthy communities. This will assist you to meet the demands of a shift in care delivery and expose you to the reality that the nursing practice environment reaches beyond the health care facility toward a broader context. Skills necessary for graduate practice include an understanding that the role of a nurse can extend beyond the health care facility and into the wider community.		2. Detailed instructionsLength: 2000 words +/- 10%This assignment is to be written in essay format. (see ACU academic skills unit resource “Academic writing – Essays” for some guidelines about what writing in essay format requires).	Essay Topic:You are a nurse working in a disadvantaged community. Describe how you would work in partnership using a strengths based approach with community groups to develop a mutually respectful and supportive collaboration in a high needs community to address a health issue (one of the NHPAs - see the list below).Students should select one of the National Health Priority Areas listed below on which to focus the essay discussion.Cancer controlCardiovascular healthInjury prevention and controlMental healthDiabetes mellitusAsthmaArthritis and musculoskeletal conditionsObesityDementia		3. Guidelines for preparing your essayIn developing your essay -Read widely.Have a clear understanding of what the topic is asking you to write about and ensure you include discussion of each of the elements identified in the topic statement.Use credible, current and relevant evidence from a range of evidence sources (that is, peer reviewed academic journals, appropriate and recent textbooks, online reports, research evidence and discussion papers from reputable and scholarly websites; primary sources) to support the development of your ideas, argument and discussion.Add depth and meaning to your discussion by referring to examples which demonstrate the role and function of the nurse in working with community groups to address community health issues. Your examples may focus on local, national or international contexts. Write for your target audience – in this case the marker of your work, who is a registered nurse with experience in planning and carrying out health promotion activities in a collaborative way.Consideration should be given to the requirements for nursing practice in all practice settings laid down in the NMBA RN Standards for Practice (2016), NMBA Code of Conduct for Nurses (2018) and ICN Code of Ethics (2018) Links to these documents can be accessed here.Ensure you write your assignment using essay format. This means your assignment should have an introduction, body and conclusion. Traditionally, essays do not have headings, subheadings, lists or tables (see ACU Academic Skills Unit. (2020). “What are academic essays?”))Enlist a proof reader to check for errors of grammar, spelling and punctuation, as well as incorrect use of APA style in your referencing, before you submit your assignment.	4. ResourcesPresented here in alphabetical order (as per APA) most of these resources are focused on concepts such as community partnerships, collaboration and engagement. There are also some case studies and a few articles which gives details about community and population based interventions.Chiang, R., Meagher, W. & Slade, S. (2015). How the whole school, whole community, whole child model works: Creating greater alignment, integration and collaboration between health and education. Journal of School Health, 85(11): 775-84 https://onlinelibrary-wiley-com.ezproxy1.acu.edu.au/doi/full/10.1111/josh.12308Cicognani, E., Albanesi, C., Valletta, L. & Prati, G. (2019). Quality of collaboration within health promotion partnerships: Impact on sense of community, empowerment, and perceived projects’ outcomes. Journal of Community Psychology, 48(2): 323-36 https://doi.org/10.1002/jcop.22254Cilliers, E. & Cornelius, S. (2018). An approach toward the planning of green-friendly spaces in South Africa. Community Development Journal, 53(2): 263-280, https://doi-org.ezproxy1.acu.edu.au/10.1093/cdj/bsw040Conrad, D. & White, A. (2016). Sports-based health interventions - case studies from around the world. https://link-springer-com.ezproxy1.acu.edu.au/book/10.1007%2F978-1-4614-5996-5Corbin, J., Jones, J. & Barry, M. (2018). What makes intersectoral partnerships for health promotion work? A review of the international literature. Health Promotion International, 33 (1): 4–26, https://doi-org.ezproxy1.acu.edu.au/10.1093/heapro/daw061Cornwall, A. (2008). Unpacking ‘Participation’: models, meanings and practices. Community Development Journal, 43 (3): 269–283, https://doi-org.ezproxy1.acu.edu.au/10.1093/cdj/bsn010Department for Health and Ageing, Government of South Australia. (2013). Guide for Engaging with Consumers and the Community 2013 https://www.sahealth.sa.gov.au/wps/wcm/connect/f8d1d0004e454788aa0caf8ba24f3db9/Guideline_Guide+for+Engaging+with+Consumers+and+Community_Oct2015.pdf?MOD=AJPERES&CACHEID=f8d1d0004e454788aa0caf8ba24f3db9Estacio, E., Oliver, M., Downing, B., Kurth, J. & Protheroe, J. (2017). Effective Partnership in Community-Based Health Promotion: Lessons from the Health Literacy Partnership. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 14(12), https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph14121550Kegler, C., Norton, B. & Aronson, R. (2007). Skill improvement among coalition members in the California Healthy Cities and Communities Program. Health Education Research, 22(3): 450–457, https://doi-org.ezproxy1.acu.edu.au/10.1093/her/cyl109Magee, W., Maltsberger, B., Johnson, L. & Adams, J. (2014). Collaboration: finding the place for Cooperative Extension in the intersection of community development and health promotion. Community Development, 45(1): 90-102 https://www-tandfonline-com.ezproxy1.acu.edu.au/doi/full/10.1080/15575330.2013.850107McNeish, R., Rigg, K., Tran, Q. & Hodges, S. (2019). Community-based behavioural health interventions: Developing strong community partnerships. Evaluation and Program Planning, 73: 111-115 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2018.12.005Mendes, P. (2018). Community as a ‘spray-on solution’: A case study of community engagement within the income management program in Australia. Community Development Journal¸53(2): 210-227, https://doi-org.ezproxy1.acu.edu.au/10.1093/cdj/bsx008Nasca, T., Changfoot, N. & Hill, S. (2019). Participatory planning in a low-income neighbourhood in Ontario, Canada: building capacity and collaborative interactions for influence, Community Development Journal, 54(4): 622–642, https://doi-org.ezproxy1.acu.edu.au/10.1093/cdj/bsy031 (Note: You must be logged into the ACU library to access this eBook)Okeke-Ogbuafor, N., Gray, T. & Stead, S. (2018). A comparative analysis of the role of traditional and modern community-based organizations in promoting community development in Ogoniland, Nigeria. Community Development Journal, 53(1): 173-189, https://doi-org.ezproxy1.acu.edu.au/10.1093/cdj/bsw018Roden, J., Jarvis, L., Campbell-Crofts, S. & Whitehead, D. (2016). Australian rural, remote and urban community nurses’ health promotion role and function. Health Promotion International, 31(3): 704-14. doi: 10.1093/heapro/dav018.Sykes, S., Wills, J. & Popple, K. (2018). The role of community development in building critical health literacy. Community Development Journal, 53(4): 751-767, https://doi-org.ezproxy1.acu.edu.au/10.109

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Running Head: NRSG371 BUILDING HEALTHY COMMUNITIES
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NRSG371 BUILDING HEALTHY COMMUNITIES
Within the community health plays a major role in different segments. The communities have the potential role in contributing and sharing the improvement and protection of the people in the community. Changes within the public policies as well as changes in the roles of private and public health care roles have resulted in creating opportunities as well as challenges which needs to be addressed by the communities. Among the different health challenges, it has been observed that obesity is a persistent condition among the children of Aboriginals and Torres Island community in Australia. As a health carer, it is important to address the health issues within a community, and performance monitoring plays a critical tool in accessing health activities. Further, the health activities which are adopted by the community through collaboration. And accountability in building the health framework of the Aboriginal community to address the growing obesity condition. 
The high BMI or the Body Mass Index has been one of the leading contributors to the increase in the burden of disease among the population in Australian. This includes diseases like diabetes, coronary heart disease, cancer and stroke. Obesity is most common within the Aboriginals as well as Torres Strait Islander. It has been observed that 40% of the adults among the community suffers from obesity. This statistic, according to Villarosa et al. (2018), is significantly higher compared to the obesity rate among the non-indigenous population in Australia, which amounts to 27%.  As stated by Sherriff et al. (2019), the rate of obesity among the population of Sherriff et al. (2019), have increased since the colonization has disrupted, as it has brought about a change in the lifestyle as well as the culture in the community of Aboriginal and Torres Strait population. Due to the increased incidence of obesity as observed by Thurber and Bell (2019), has implemented a negative repercussion in the wellbeing of the population. Further, the socioeconomic disadvantages with the reduced accessibility of infrastructures, services and food security have resulted in different health challenges, including obesity. 
According to the statistics drawn by the Australian Bureau, it was reported that 69% of the Indigenous population is obese or overweight compared to 63% of the rest of the community. While among the indigenous population Aboriginals and Torres Strait Islander consisted of 29% of the overweight population and 40% obese. In Australia, among the Aboriginal population after tobacco, obesity is the next disease burden which has resulted due to the physically inactive population. As stated by Majoni et al. (2019), the increase in the number of obese in the Aboriginal community is not just because of inactivity but also due to the poor diet with low intake of vegetables and fruits.  According to Passmore et al. (2017), 12 to 16% of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait population in the Australian community suffers from obesity due to the poor diet. The excessive prevalence of obesity among the Aboriginals have further highlighted on various risk factors for obesity which also includes health status, social demographic factors and health behaviours of the community. The low socioeconomic status of the Aboriginal community has been observed to be some of the main enablers in obesity.  There are mediators that have contributed to the low prices with the high availability of the energy-rich and nutrient-dense food products that will help in increasing the health status among the Aboriginal population. The shared experiences among the Aboriginals due to the increased experiences of psychological distress due to their loss of culture, alienation by the society have added to their increased obesity and incidence of chronic conditions. 
The role of nurses includes the articulation of best practices so that the Aboriginals community adopt a better lifestyle.  The clinical practice needs to be carried out in three levels so that the community can be helped in addressing obesity and overweight condition. These three levels include personal level, community level and practice level. These levels will help in complementing the conventional strategies in the management as well as preventing obesity among the Aboriginals and Torres Strait community. In terms of the level of patient care, the nurses will respect the patient irrespective of their community or social status and create an environment of respect and dignity. This will allow in creating a space of disclosure. The nurse will interact with the patient and discuss the social challenges which they face that prevent from leading a healthier lifestyle.

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