This assessment requires you to plan and design a health promotion project plan. Purpose of the assessment As you progress through your nursing career you will identify areas where more education or health promotion is required to change behaviours. This assignment provides you with knowledge of the skills and processes used in preparing health education or health promotion resources. Importantly it encourages you to identify that any form of health education or promotion should be designed to meet the needs of the target group and involve some form of community consultation to ascertain the need and acceptance of the health promotion. This assessment provides opportunity to develop your own health promotion project. Learning outcomes that align to this task LO1 Analyse the scope of community nursing (acute, non-acute, chronic and palliative care) and interprofessional practice in Australia. LO2 Appraise advances in and limitations of Primary Health Care (PHC) in Australia and globally. LO4 Demonstrate knowledge and skills in the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of care of patients, families or communities within community settings. LO5 Analyse issues related to health outcomes, compliance and chronic disease management. LO7 Integrate the principles of occupational health and safety, risk assessment and nursing practice within community settings. LENGTH 2000 words including in-text and excluding end-text referencing (10% leniency either way) DETAILS 1. Choose one of the below Focus areas -Type 2 Diabetes -COPD 2. Prepare a detailed and innovative health promotion project plan for your chosen focus area/National Health Priority and Health issue in an Australian community (Indigenous or non-Indigenous). 3. Make sure you follow the outlined 8 assessment criteria below. 4. The health promotion project plan should be in the form of one of the following: Education on risk factors awareness and illness prevention Education on illness management (such as how to manage hypertension to prevent stroke)
