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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 may be assessed in the workplace or in a simulated workplace under normal conditions The unit may be assessed in the classroom and may contain a strong theoretical emphasis Access to a range of government and non government policy documents and reports and statistics journals books and external expertise documents and other materials charters declarations discussion papers etc from international conferences on population health a range of government and non government policy documents and reports and statistics organisation policies and procedures

Method of assessment	Observation of performance Written tasks Interviewing and questioning Formal appraisal systems Staff client feedback PortfolioCV Supporting statement of supervisors Evidence of relevant work experienceformal or informal learning Case studies and scenarios as a basis for the discussion of issues in population health project planning Project exercise or investigation with relaxed time restraints requiring a significant part of the work to be carried out without close supervision and requiring the completion of a project report

Related units	This unit should be undertaken and assessed in conjunction with the following units HLTPOPC Contribute to population health project planning HLTPOP303C Contribute to population health project planning HLTPOPC Contribute to evaluating a population health project HLTPOP304C Contribute to evaluating a population health project

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.

Health need is defined as:	State, conditions or factors in the community which, if absent, prevent people from achieving the optimum of physical, mental and social well-being 1

Types of need:	Normative need (based on expert opinion) Expressed need (based on inferences made from observation of use of health services) Comparative need (derived from examining the services provided in a similar population) Felt need (based on what members of the community say they need)

Health problem and communitybeing targeted may be identified through one of the following ways:	Consultation with supervising Population Health professional Position/job description Policy documents/legislation detailing national, state or local health goals

Means of finding relevant literature may include:	Web searches for publications and research reports from relevant organisations Catalogue searches

Briefing materials may include:	Written summaries of issues or opinion Pamphlets, brochures, charted and tabled data Collections of reports, articles or research results

Feedback may include:	Written reports Brief commentary or summary presentations

Consultation may take the form of one of the following:	Interviews (personal, phone, formal or informal) Nominal group process Questionnaires Delphi Method Focus groups Forums
Relevant sources of information include:	Books Journals Hospital records Notification systems Registers Sentinel recording systems Surveys Annual public health reports Existing epidemiological/socio-demographic data National Population Health and Health Promotion agencies and organisations General practitioners/primary care service Local health authorities Councils Voluntary agencies Relevant databases, such as HEAPS Publications of Australia Bureau of Statistics (ABS) Experts in the field (practice and academia) Target group representatives

Key stakeholders may include:	Representatives of relevant health agencies operating in the local community Community advocates or change agents Representatives/leaders of the target population Population health professionals/Supervisors Federal, State or local health service and population health planners Federal, State or local health service providers Other health and/or non-government organisations

Data may be:	Qualitative Quantitative

Types of data required about the target group may include:	Demographic characteristics (e.g. age, sex, ethnic composition, residence, education level achieved) Patterns of behaviour Lifestyle

Ethical considerations that guide data collection and consultation processes may include:	Privacy and confidentiality Responsibility to help a community respond to needs they identify which might not necessarily coincide with stated priority health needs

1 Hawe, Degeling and Hall, Evaluating Health Promotion, p. 17.

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