Assessment Task 2: Priority Setting Exercise (15%)Background:This exercise is designed to reveal the inherently value-laden nature of public health practice and demonstrate the role of ethics in...

Assessment Task 2: Priority Setting Exercise (15%)Background:This exercise is designed to reveal the inherently value-laden nature of public health practice and demonstrate the role of ethics in public health. This is illustrated through a priority setting exercise, a hypothetical ranking activity where students prioritise problems in public health. The group-based nature of the activity mimics the experience of multilateral decision-making in a real-world setting.Self-reflection is sought from individual students for them to evaluable the group process as well as understand how they bring their own values into such work. The assessment will measure how well students are able to apply introductory concepts from public health ethics and use conceptual tools to improve practice and understanding.15%Approximately 750 words; Word or PDFYou will need to use Vancouver style for all referencing Via TurnitinHSYP801: Foundations of Public Health | Assessment Task 2: Priority Setting Exercise 1 Assessment Specifications Due DateWeighting10am, Wednesday 22nd April (UPDATED) Length & Format Learning Outcome AssessedLO5: Critically examine, describe and apply principles of public health ethics in the provision of healthcare and public health programs Referencing Detailed informationYou are asked to prepare a response to the following questions. Word guide: approx. 750 words in total.• Part 1, Decision-making (~250 words): How did your group decide the ranking? Was it done through consensus rule or through majority rule? Please describe how you think the group dynamic may have shaped the discussion and reflect on your own ability to contribute.• Part 2, Self-reflection (~500 words): What did the exercise reveal about your own values in prioritising public health interventions? What are some of the public health ethical concepts or principles that are most aligned with your own values? What are some of the ethical concepts or principles you do not agree with? Explain using the examples of public health interventions from the list.
Priority setting exerciseStep 1: Each student will choose and rank five items out of the ten interventions from the list.Step 2: Students will then work in groups of 5. The group will choose and rank five items out of the ten interventions. Public health interventionIndividual rankingGroup ranking1. Anti-smoking education for children2. Climate change research3. Childhood immunisation4. Mental health services for refugees5. Screening for breast cancer6. Residential care services for the elderly7. Skin cancer prevention8. Access to treatment for people with HIV9. Traffic accident prevention10. Research on pandemics (SARS, coronavirus)