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Health Promotion Community Engagement

Task Description
Each individual student is required to write a final report that documents the project process of engaging with the community and the implementation and evaluation of the project.

The final report should conclude with a reflection of the experience of: a. working as part of a team and considering the feedback offered by peers and how you might respond to it in future placement and work settings, and b. project development/processes, experience and key learnings and how these may shape your future professional practice.

Final report sections

Introduction
Description and justification of health issues referring to relevant literature.
Description of the target population and their community.
Brief review of literature on past efforts to address the health issue in this population.
Aim and objectives of community engagement health promotion project (objectives should refer to community engagement process as well as specific strategy). Remember to include objectives for your health promotion team and for your community.
Community engagement process
Description and justification of the community engagement approach and framework (this should be linked to your target population, health issue, and objectives)
In depth description of your own community engagement strategies through the whole project process (planning, implementation, evaluation)

Health promotion strategy
Detailed description of health promotion strategy
What did you do, how did you do it, when did you do it?
How will you ensure sustainability?
Evaluation process
Detailed description of evaluation strategies
How did you measure the impact of your project?
What did you measure?
Who did you collect data from?
When? At what points, and how often did you measure?
Where did the evaluation take place? e.g. location, face-to-face, online?

Project outcomes
How well were you able to implement your project (process evaluation)?
What were the barriers and enablers to your implementation and how did you/would you overcome them?
What impact did you have on addressing the health issue in the community (impact evaluation)?
Refer to evidence demonstrating your impact (e.g. surveys, focus group, feedback from community contact)

Conclusion
Reflect on your project aims and how well you achieved them.
Note any barriers or hurdles and how you overcame them or how you might have done things differently.

Reflection
Group work (about 500 words)
What worked well/not so well for you as part of the team? Why?
What did you learn about yourself in the context of group work?
How can you use the feedback from your group members (peer evaluation sheets) to inform your practice in future placement and workplace settings?
What skills have you developed or improved that will be transferable to the workplace?
Project development/processes, experience and key learnings (about 500 words)
What were your key learnings on project development and processes?
What were your learnings of note or "aha" moments when engaging with your community?
How did your prior knowledge and skills (e.g. theory learned in other coursework) apply or inform your practice? Were there any theory vs practice realisations?
What skills have you developed or improved and/or need to develop/improve for future?
How may these key learnings and experiences shape your future professional practice?
Reference list
Include all sources cited in text (at least 6)
APA 7th format
Criteria and marking (refer also to rubric below)
Background description of health issues and community.
Appropriateness and effectiveness of engagement with the community are evident.
Strengths and weaknesses of community consultation are identified and potential solutions to encountered difficulties are identified.
Justification, appropriateness and effectiveness of implemented health promotion strategy are given.
Ability to work independently and as part of a group including demonstrated self-insight is evident.