302HSC: Community Health Needs Assessment Report, 2016/2017

This report presents a community health needs assessment, fulfilling the requirements of the 'Promoting Healthy Communities' module (302HSC) at Coventry University. The assignment focuses on the Marmot Review's principles to reduce health inequalities and promote healthy communities. The report explores the characteristics and health status of a chosen community, local factors affecting health, current provisions, community views, and stakeholders. It also critically evaluates health promotion models, the importance of interagency collaboration, and the application of asset-based approaches. The report is structured according to the World Health Organization's guidelines for health needs assessments and includes an action plan. It demonstrates a clear understanding of the chosen topic, relevant theories, and research methodologies, while adhering to the Coventry University Harvard referencing style.

Assignment Brief
Promoting Healthy Communities 2016/2017
Module
Leaders:
Kevin Coyne Tutor's
Name:
Kevin Coyne
Module Title: Promoting Healthy
Communities Assignment
Number:
Two
Module
Code:
302HSC Assignment
Type: Report
DATE SET: 19TH SEPTEMBER 2016 DATE DUE: 16TH DECEMBER 2016
% of Module
Mark
70%
Module Learning Outcomes
LO1 Explain international, national and local policies/drivers to promote health in
contemporary health promotion and community development.
LO4 Assess types of social capital and how its cultivation through asset based
community development can contribute to developing healthy, cohesive
communities and service development.
LO 5 Critically evaluate and apply various approaches and models to promoting
health and explore the evidence base in health promotion.
LO6 Critically analyse inter-professional/ multi agency working practices in health
promotion and explain why intersectoral collaboration can be difficult to achieve.
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Required Task
You are required to complete a report of 3000 words which not only meets the brief, but also the
above mentioned learning outcomes. The report must be presented in a professional report format
using Coventry University Harvard referencing.
Assignment Brief
Report: Community Health Needs Assessment:
You are employed within the public health department in a local authority. As part of your
responsibilities, you need to ensure your local authority remains committed to the Marmot Review
‘Fair Society, Healthy Lives’ to reduce health inequalities and report progress to the Health and
Wellbeing board. In terms of healthy communities, the Coventry Joint Strategic Needs Assessment
2012 commits Coventry to look beyond needs and work with communities using an asset based
approach to empower them to sustain good health and wellbeing, and address the broader
determinants of health, using asset-based approaches (JSNA 2012). The JSNA states that healthy
communities’ contain both the physical and social characteristics needed to promote health and
wellbeing, a view strongly aligned to the Marmot policy objective to create and develop healthy and
sustainable places and communities. This includes a wide range of factors; from the built
infrastructure (shops, housing, schools…) through to social capital (links between individuals that
bind and connect people in their communities). They identified four priority groups:
1. Obesity (maternal and childhood)
2. Mental Wellbeing
3. Domestic Violence and abuse
4. Sexual Violence
You are required to choose one of the following priority groups to focus your community health
needs assessment on: Obesity (maternal and childhood), Mental Wellbeing or Domestic Violence
and abuse. The following sections are advised by the World Health Organisation as key
components to a health needs assessment. You can use these as a guide for content:.
 Characteristics of the community
 Health status of the community
 Local factors affecting health
 Current provision
 Sociograms
 Community views on their health needs and services
 Local/national priorities
 Stakeholders/Partnerships
 Action Plan
Background
There is a growing discussion regarding the role of ‘assets’ and ‘asset-based approaches’ in health
policy. It has been argued that assets, and the related concepts of co-production, salutogenesis,
resilience and sense of coherence can make a substantial contribution to overall health and the
reducing of health inequalities (Burns, 2011).
Governments across the European Region are faced with rising demands for health care, limited
resources and increasing inequalities in health. Community health needs assessment has a central
part to play, enabling practitioners, managers and policy-makers to identify those in greatest need
and to ensure that health care resources are used to maximise health improvement. It is a vital
health care planning tool to be used at the level of families, communities and populations (WHO
2001). The Marmot Review also cites needs assessments as a key conduit to identifying future
health, care and wellbeing needs and facilitating integrated approaches at a local level to tackle
crosscutting issues affecting communities (Marmot Review 2010)
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Requirement
You are required to use time allocated in sessions as well as your own time to work on this
assignment. You will choose one of the four priority communities and investigate this area in
detail, you may wish to add more focus to your research. For example in domestic violence, you
could chose to look a female or male sufferers/survivors or perhaps domestic violence within a
particular ethnicity/faith ie Muslim. Your health needs assessment must be geographically
appropriate. This brief has guided you on the Coventry approach. You are however more than
welcome to use an alternative local authority location if you prefer. You will also need to use a
range of academic and professional, online and textual resources to produce this project.
Your project needs to demonstrate the following:
 Wider epidemiological analysis beyond guided content and learning outcomes is
advantageous
 Clear knowledge of the Marmot Review and associated policy recommendations
 Demonstrate evaluation and application of health promotion models
 Critical awareness of research methodologies relevant to your topic
 A critical examination of literature relevant to the topic you have chosen
 A well structured and coherent project
 Evidence of using a wide range of resources
 Assessment must be focussed
 Consideration and application of health promotion models
 Consider the international dimension of your community to be able to make comparison
 Highlight the importance of interagency and partnership working practices in relation to
asset based community development
Guidance notes and considerations
You will need to start planning your topic early to avoid rushing your project.
You will need to demonstrate you have met learning outcomes 1, 4, 5 and 6 in the report.
You will need to ensure you use accurate referencing using the CU Harvard Reference Guide.
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Criteria for Assessment
MARKING FAIL 40-49 50-59 60-69 70+
CRITERIA
Demonstr
ate a clear
understan
ding of
your
chosen
topic
through a
profession
al report.
(30%
weight)
Very
superficial
(REFER);
Not making
sense (FAIL)
Not
answering
the set
question
(FAIL)
Largely
superficial but
with some
areas of depth
of
understanding
of career.
Focused on
learning
outcomes and
assessment
requirements
Good
knowledge
demonstrated
of the chosen
topic. Makes
use of the
relevant
ideas with
either
breadth or
depth of
understandin
g
Very good
knowledge of
topic. Able to
view its impact
from different
perspectives.
Makes use of
the relevant
ideas with
both breadth
or depth of
understanding
Excellent
knowledge
considered
from a range
of
perspectives,
with excellent
depth and
breadth of
knowledge
Clear
relevance to all
learning
outcomes.
Using
theory and
Harvard
Referenci
ng Guide.
(30%
weight)
Superficial
understandin
g and no
referencing
(REFER);
No theory or
references
included
(FAIL)
Little attempt
to incorporate
any theory.
Minimal
attempt to
reference.
.
Good
understandin
g of chosen
topic.
Theories
used but
sometimes
superficial.
Use of
referencing in
presentation
Very good
understanding;
very good use
of relevant
theories.
In text and
referencing
list.
Excellent
understanding
of topic.
Excellent
range of
theories
applied to
develop
content, in text
and end list.
Presentati
on style
and
structure
appropriat
e to a
strategic
document.
(10%
weight)
Not making
sense, poor
use of
presentation
skills, poor
grammar and
spelling.
Some clarity
and coherence
in visual and
oral
presentation
skills. Clear
use of
grammar and
English.
Good clarity
on visual and
oral
presentation
and good
coherent
presentation
skills. Good
grammar and
spelling in
slides and
spoken
words.
Very good
coherence,
clarity and
visual
presentation
using a range
of methods to
present and
highlight your
points to your
audience
Good use of
language and
grammar.
Excellent
coherence and
clarity,
interesting and
varied visual
aids for
presentation.
Fluent and
captivates
audience.
Excellent use
of language,
grammar and
spelling.
Viva (30%
weight)
Little or no
understandin
g of the
subject
matter,
unable to
defend
verbally. Little
ability to
place work in
the context of
Some
understanding
presented in
relation to the
subject matter,
some ability to
defend the
work. A
superficial
awareness of
research and
Good
understandin
g presented
in relation to
the subject
matter, a
clear ability to
defend the
work. A good
awareness of
research and
Very good
understanding
presented in
relation to the
subject matter,
a confident
ability to
defend the
work. Very
good
awareness of
An excellent
understanding
presented in
relation to the
subject matter,
a highly
confident
ability to
defend the
work. Excellent
awareness of
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wider
research and
practice.
Unable to
demonstrate
where they
have met
learning
outcomes
and brief.
practice in a
wider context.
Limited ability
to demonstrate
verbally how
they meet the
learning
outcomes and
brief.
practice in a
wider
context.
Good ability
to
demonstrate
verbally how
they meet the
learning
outcomes
and brief.
research and
practice in a
wider context.
Very good
ability to
demonstrate
verbally how
they meet the
learning
outcomes and
brief.
research and
practice in a
wider context.
Excellent
ability to
demonstrate
verbally how
they meet the
learning
outcomes and
brief.
Submission Guidelines
What you need to submit = 1 X ELECTRONIC COPY (via Moodle).
Late Submission
Penalties for late work
Normal penalties for late/ none submission apply-
- work that is submitted late, without an extension or deferral having been
granted, will receive a mark of ZERO (students will be eligible for a resit
attempt)
- work that is not submitted will be recorded as ABSENT(students will be
eligible for a resit attempt).
-
If you are unable to attend on the day of your presentation and are eligible for an
extension or deferral you must contact the departmental office (ASG46, 02477
659612, 659605) as soon as possible and BEFORE the date the presentation is due.
Plagiarism
When referencing sources of information (books, journals or web pages) make sure
you use the correct University Harvard referencing system
IT IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT YOU DO NOT CUT AND PASTE MATERIAL
FROM THE WEB OR OTHER SOURCES, ALWAYS PUT THE MATERIAL INTO
YOUR OWN WORDS.
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