1: To demonstrate a critical understanding of the evidence base relating to a 21st Century Global Public Health issue and critical discussion of the rationale and significance of your choice In this section, provide an overview of the 21st Century Global Public Health issue that is your focus. It must be different from the topics you have focused on before. •What is the issue? •Why is it a significant global health concern? •Demonstrate a critical understanding of the evidence base i.e., analyse and evaluate information, usually from multiple sources, in order to develop an argument. 2. Understanding the key data •Marking criteria 2: To demonstrate a critical understanding of the key current global monitoring data relevant to this health issue In this section, demonstrate an understanding of the key monitoring data. •Demonstrate a critical understanding of the data i.e., analyse and evaluate data/information, usually from multiple sources, in order to develop an argument. •Identify any challenges with the data •Identify what gaps there are in current knowledge/data 3. Why [topic] is a critical issue in [specific setting] •Marking criteria 3: To critically discuss using the evidence base why this issue is significant in relation to one specific setting. For this section you need to indicate which setting you have chosen and why (i.e. the rationale). This setting needs to be different to the settings you have chosen before. The aim is to engage with national/local policy to help show why this is an important issue Identify the population(s) most affected by this issue in your setting •Demonstrate a critical understanding of the key monitoring data in respect of your setting •Critically explore policy interventions targeting this health issue in this setting. 4. The opportunities technology presents•Marking criteria 4: To critically assess the opportunities for how technologies and technological innovations may improve this health issue in this specific setting In this section, you are required to demonstrate a critical understanding of the opportunities technological innovation has for improving health outcomes for the population identified in bullet one in your setting. •Things to consider include how technologies underpin or are assumed to support policy implementation and to critically assess this • Identifying technologies and technological innovations that have been successfully used in other similar settings which would also be appropriate in this setting, and •You should think about low- and high-tech solutions (see the lecture slides (Week 4 for this) and Tulchinsky & Varavikova (2009) – The New Public Health). 5. The barriers that need to be addressed [500 words] •Marking criteria 5: To critically assess the barriers that impact on the successful implementation or use of technologies to improve this health issue in this specific setting (20% – approx. 500 words) In this section, you are required to demonstrate a critical understanding of barriers that impact on the implementation of technological solutions outlined in section 4 for this population in your setting. Factors are considered as barriers if they impede implementation of a technological solution which has been used appropriately in another similar setting. Barriers may be at local, national or at a global level e.g., digital health literacy; lack of infrastructure; cost; stigma; cultural practices such as phone sharing etc. 6. Recommendations [500 words] •Marking criteria 6: To identify, based on the evidence, recommendations for policymakers aimed at increasing the role technology has in improving health outcomes in this setting In this section, make a series of recommendations for policymakers regarding the use of technology to improve health outcomes for this population in this setting.
