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The evidence guide provides advice on assessment and must be read in conjunction with the Performance Criteria Required Skills and Knowledge the Range Statement and the Assessment Guidelines for this Training Package

Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate this competency unit	The individual being assessed must provide evidence of specified essential knowledge as well as skills

Access and equity considerations	All workers in the health industry should be aware of access and equity issues in relation to their own area of work All workers should develop their ability to work in a culturally diverse environment In recognition of particular health issues facing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities workers should be aware of cultural historical and current issues impacting on health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people Assessors and trainers must take into account relevant access and equity issues in particular relating to factors impacting on health of Aboriginal andor Torres Strait Islander clients and communities

Context of and specific resources for assessment	This unit is most appropriately assessed in the classroom environment this unit may be undertaken by workers training for a range of jobs in the population health and related sectors assessment where practicable should allow for knowledge of population health to be applied to a prospective or actual work role Access to a range of government and non government policy documents and reports and statistics

Method of assessment may include	Interviewing and questioning Assignment Scenarios as a basis for the application knowledge of the population health approach to a specific work role Scenarios as a basis for the application of knowledge about the foundations of the health of populations to a specific work role

Range Statement



The Range Statement relates to the unit of competency as a whole. It allows for different work environments and situations that may affect performance. Add any essential operating conditions that may be present with training and assessment depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts.

The term population may refer to:	General Australian population Any subgroup within that population identified by age, sex, ethnicity, sexual identity, geographical location, physical environment, lifestyle choices, socio economic status, disability, health status, etc. Any community defined as collective group of people identified by common values and mutual concern for the development and well-being of their group or geographical area

Context includes:	Statutory framework within which work takes place Historical context of work, e.g. changing attitudes to environmental health, changing approaches to public health Changing social context of work, e.g. changing government and societal views of environmental health, health promotion and disease prevention aspects of primary health care Political context, e.g. government policies and initiatives affecting environmental health work Economic context, e.g. the current economic situation as it relates to and affects environmental health and the subsequent impact on individual and community needs

Concepts/models of health include:	Medical model Salutogenic model Social view of health Academic/professional models of health

Different models of work in the sector may include:	Early intervention/ disease prevention Community development and education Health promotion Working with individuals Working with families and the community Community funded indigenous environmental health workers Government health services funded indigenous environmental health workers

Health determinants may include:	Political Biological and genetic factors Physical environment Socio-economic factors (e.g. Social gradient, stress, early life, social exclusion, work, unemployment, social support, addiction, food, transport, housing, etc.) Behavioural Cultural Quality of health services

Key principles to a population health approach may include:	Population focus Preventive focus with stress on building individual/community's capacity to control health determinants for a better quality of life Sensitivity to access and equity issues Sensitivity to cultural differences Health as a resource for everyday living and not as end in itself Health as a result of complex interaction among determinants Shared responsibility of health Educational-Ecological approach Evidence-based approach Principles of equity and non-discriminatory practice

For some workers, especially those working with remote and / or Indigenous communities, additional principles might include:	A holistic and community development approach Commitment to empowering individuals and the community Commitment to meeting the needs and upholding the rights of individuals and the community

Different settings for population health action may include:	Home School Hospital Health services Community Work Transport Sports and recreation facilities

Examples of local, state and national organisations, and initiatives supporting Population Health work include:	Establishments that provide primary health care Community Clinics Local public health units State and national Health departments Professional and industry associations Non-government organisations International health organisations

National charters/declarations include:	Health for All by the Year 2000 Health Promotion: Bridging the Equity Gap

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