NUR 212 Task 3

Information sheet Instructions

This health promotion education PowerPoint presentation and supporting written template will be aimed at a specific target demographic selected from one of the health areas identified in the topic list. You will use the PowerPoint presentation to demonstrate how you would approach the education program and include photo(s)/Image(s) of your health promotion education idea within your slides

The target audience for your presentation will be one of the following:

  • pregnant mothers
  • infants (birth to one year)
  • early childhood 1-5 years
  • school aged children – 5-13 years
  • adolescents
  • maternal health is our target audience, everything we must explain is to mothers. So please make assignment accordingly

Within these groups you can choose to target specific groups e.g. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, rural and remote, refugees, single parents etc.

Topics

Please choose one of the following selected topics.

  1. Dental health
  2. Overweight and obesity
  3. 3. Breastfeeding
  4. Social and emotional wellbeing
  5. Provide 2 clear examples about how your presentation is underpinned by the principles of health promotion.

Please combine these 2 and answer question.

Principles of health promotion: these are identified as

  1. Build healthy public policy
  2. Create supportive environment
  3. Strengthen community actions
  4. Develop personal skills
  5. Reorientate health services.
  6. How does your presentation promote advocacy for your target audience?
  7. Provide 2 clear examples about how your presentation links to the principles of primary health care in practice (think about how the health care will be provided in the community and how the 2 principles are evidenced. E.g. equity and access of your program, cultural sensitivity).

Principles of primary health care

  • Access/equity
  • Appropriate technology
  • Health promotion
  • Cultural sensitivity and cultural safety
  • Intersectoral collaboration
  • Community participation
  1. 7. References should be scholarly, used to support your discussion. Current peer reviewed journal articles that are published within the last 5 years should be included in your reference list. Additional peer reviewed journal articles, Australian government/agency websites, and textbooks/e-books may also be included.

Harvard style