NURS8720 Primary Health Care Constructs and Contexts

Critical analysis of a community health education intervention

Aim

The aim of this assignment is to assess the student’s ability to choose a community health education intervention and critically review/evaluate its effectiveness in terms of its overall impact on the health behaviour and health status of targeted individuals and/or groups.

Assessment Guidelines

Students need to choose a current or recent (within the last 5 years) community supported health education intervention and critically evaluate its effectiveness in terms of its impact on the health behaviour and health status of targeted individuals and/or groups. (A community supported health education intervention relates to an initiative from your own local community and/or council area or regional area). 

It is recommended that the student review the health education intervention in a systematic manner that includes:

• Setting the background context of the intervention, including who it is intended to target and how and why they are ‘recruited’ into the program
• Critically detail the practical processes that led to the planning, resourcing and implementation of the intervention.
• Critically evaluate the findings and impact of the health education to date, on the targeted groups health behaviour and health status,  including reported successes, limitations, barriers and opportunities.
• Critically review the potential for alternative or wider interventions that might ‘grow’ the original intervention.
• Summarise the intervention in terms of overall effectiveness and lessons learnt.