Evaluate selected health surveillance approaches and proffer alternative solutions to maximise positive change for health protection in the real-world context.

Assignment Task:

You are expected to produce an evidence-based investigative report on the application of public health protection and prevention by choosing one of four topics below.

Travel Associated Infection and Prevention.

Environmental Contamination and Health.

Health Screening for Sexually Transmitted Infections.

Lifestyle choices and Non-Communicable Disease.

Your investigative report should be 3,500 words in length (+/- 10%) fully referenced using the Harvard format.

Assignment Guidance:

The aim of the AS1 report is to investigate and apply evidence-based strategies and solutions concerning public health protection and prevention. You will be assessed on the module learning outcomes as found at the bottom of this guidance and you must use the following format for your report:

Title;

Introduction;

Background;

Evaluation of Surveillance and Monitoring;

Societal Behaviours;

Ethical and Legal implications;

Recommended Outcomes;

Conclusions;

References

Module Learning Outcomes:

In relation to the specialised area of study, students will with minimal / no guidance be able to:

Subject-Specific Knowledge, Understanding & Application

a) Contextualise, critically evaluate and synthesise the principles of health protection and prevention, and the links between surveillance and societal behaviour.

b) Make informed judgements about health surveillance showing understanding of unpredictable, complex and ambiguous situations influencing the health protection of a society.

c) Communicate complex information and nuance of meaning with accuracy and clarity, applied to the principles of health protection and prevention.

d) Analyse and evaluate the complexity of ethical and legal issues at both individual and societal level concerned with health protection and prevention.

Employability & Changemaker Skills:

e) Evaluate selected health surveillance approaches and proffer alternative solutions to maximise positive change for health protection in the real-world context.