Instructions
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· Academic standards of correct grammar and spelling, good written expression, correct referencing, clarity of ideas, evidence of critical thinking and timely submission will be one of the marking criteria.
Academic peer review from 2016 onwards.
· Set the assignment out as indicated below, using the section number and subheadings provided here:
SECTION 1 - HEALTH RELATED CONDITION/ISSUE
(Note - section 1 is weighted at 10% of total assignment marks, word count up to 400 words)
1. Identify a common health condition or issue amongst Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
2. Indicate the prevalence of this health condition/issue amongst Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people,
3. note the prevalence comparison with non-Indigenous people
4. provide possible reasons for the same or difference in the prevalence comparison.
SECTION 2 - HEALTH PROMOTION OR HEALTH CARE PROGRAM/SERVICE
(Note - this section 2 is weighted at 40% of total assignment marks, word count up to 800 words)
1. Describe a health promotion or health care program/service that targets the health condition/issue you choose in section 1, that is designed for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. (Note - this subsection word count should be no more than 100-150 words).
2. Critically analyse the health promotion or health care program/service you choose in relation to its (Note the second part of this section should be 650-700 words):
3. strengths
4. limitations
5. potential barriers to implementation and access
Note for Section 2. Choosing a program or service your choice but it must be one that targets Indigenous people as its patients/clients OR it can be a program or service within a large organisation that has specific programs/services within it that targets Indigenous people as its patients/clients. Either way you are to focus on the program or service that targets Indigenous people as its patients/clients.
SECTION 3 - CULTURALLY COMPETENT AND CULTURALLY SAFE CARE PLAN
(Note - this section 3 is weighted at 40% of total assignment marks, word count up to 800 words)
1. Considering the health needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with the health condition/issue you identified in section 1, develop a culturally competent and culturally safe care plan using the following three (3) strengths-based components:
2. culturally respectful
3. emphasis on patient/client experience of health care
4. access to health care service.
Note for Section 3. You are to devised your own care plan that focuses on culturally competent and culturally safe aspects whilst specifically discussing the 3 elements of culturally respectful, emphasis on patient/client experiences of health care and access to health care service. I would strongly suggest that each of these elements have a minor heading and discussion of it underneath that minor heading.
Reference and citation: APA 7th
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
· Cultural safety in health care for Indigenous Australians: monitoring framework, access at https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/indigenous-australians/cultural-safety-health-care-framework/contents/summary
· NSQHS standards user guide for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health, access at https://www.safetyandquality.gov.au/publications-and-resources/resource-library/nsqhs-standards-user-guide-aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander-health
· Patient experience of health, access at https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/australias-health/patient-experience-of-health-care