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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 Consistent satisfactory performance of all elements of this unit must be demonstrated

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 nongovernment 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 may include	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 Plan a population health project HLTPOP503C Plan a population health project HLTPOPC Evaluate a population health project HLTPOP504C Evaluate a population health project Other relevant units include PSPPMB Manage simple projects PSPPM402B Manage simple projects CHCCOMA Use targeted communication skills to build relationships CHCCOM403A Use targeted communication skills to build relationships LGACOMB Devise and conduct community consultations LGACOM502B Devise and conduct community consultations

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

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 group being targeted may be initially 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:	Using the subject catalogue Using abstracts or indexes (e.g. Index Medicus, Psychological Abstracts, Sociological Abstracts, ERIC, Social Sciences Citation Index, Current Contents, FAMILY, APAIS) Computer searches

Critical appraisal of literature refers to:	Process of review that enables one to decide how useful pieces of research work are

Reliability of literature (particularly relating to interventions) refers to:	The logical soundness of method, results and conclusions drawn by authors

Applicability of literature (particularly relating to interventions) refers to:	The extent to which the finding could extend to, or be replicated, in other groups - particularly the group being targeted

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

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

Consultation may take the form of one of the following:	Interviews (personal, phone, formal or informal, etc.) Nominal group process Questionnaires Delphi method Focus groups Forums

The term "causal pathways" refers to:	Series of factors and events that seem to lead up to the problem

Causal pathways may include the following components:	Risk markers: identify the target group, outlines the characteristics associated with occurrence of problem but do not necessarily directly contribute to it) Risk factors: directly account for why the problem is occurring Contributing factors: contribute to or account for the risk factors and could be sorted out into predisposing factors, enabling factors and reinforcing factors

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

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