{"id":27897,"date":"2023-08-10T15:36:24","date_gmt":"2023-08-10T15:36:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/questions\/critically-evaluate-a-government-policy-based-public-health-intervention-in-a-whole-population\/"},"modified":"2023-08-10T15:36:24","modified_gmt":"2023-08-10T15:36:24","slug":"critically-evaluate-a-government-policy-based-public-health-intervention-in-a-whole-population","status":"publish","type":"questions","link":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/questions\/critically-evaluate-a-government-policy-based-public-health-intervention-in-a-whole-population\/","title":{"rendered":"Critically evaluate a government policy-based public health intervention in a whole population"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"margin-bottom: 1rem; line-height: 1.5; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Critically evaluate a government policy-based public health intervention in a whole population (e.g., a whole country) or sub-population (e.g., a region, school children, pregnant women, under 5y old children). The intervention must have aimed to improve health outcomes.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 1rem; line-height: 1.5; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 1rem; line-height: 1.5; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Examples of government policy-based public health interventions include:<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 1rem; line-height: 1.5; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<ul style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.5rem; margin-left: 2.25rem; padding-left: 2.25rem; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 0.5rem; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">A specific intervention that is part of a government\u2019s obesity strategy<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 0.5rem; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">A fortification or vitamin supplement programme aimed at reducing micronutrient deficiencies in the population<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 0.5rem; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Interventions to improve fruit\/vegetable consumption (Healthy start vouchers)<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 0.5rem; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Interventions to reduce sugar or salt intake (Sugar tax; Buying standards for food procurement \u2013 limits on salt, for example)<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 0.5rem; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Ban on trans saturated fat<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 0.5rem; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Food labels (Traffic light system, menu calorie)<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 0.5rem; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">School breakfast clubs<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 0.5rem; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Vaccination programme<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 0.5rem; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Improving Physical activity<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 0.5rem; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Ban on advertising unhealthy foods to children<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 0.5rem; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Smoking in public places ban<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Screening programmes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>\n<h4 style=\"margin-bottom: 0.5rem; font-size: 28px; line-height: 1.2; cursor: auto;\">Requirements<\/h4>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 1rem; line-height: 1.5; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">This assessment requires you to write a 3000-word report. Please ensure you:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.5rem; margin-left: 2.25rem; padding-left: 2.25rem; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 0.5rem; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">answer the assessment title and not make up your own<br style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 0.5rem; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">write in a report format<br style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 0.5rem; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">are familiar with the marking criteria<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 0.5rem; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">observe the&nbsp;<span style=\"font-weight: 700; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><a style=\"cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">word count and word limit requirements<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><br style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 0.5rem; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">use Harvard referencing or&nbsp;<span style=\"font-weight: 700; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><a style=\"cursor: auto;\">APA (7th)<\/a><\/span><br style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 0.5rem; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">use a word processor<br style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">use Arial font, size 12 with 1.5 line spacing and page numbers<br style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 1rem; line-height: 1.5; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<p><br style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/div>\n<div>\n<h4 style=\"margin-bottom: 0.5rem; font-size: 28px; line-height: 1.2; cursor: auto;\">Guidance<\/h4>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 1rem; line-height: 1.5; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<div style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<table style=\"margin-bottom: 1.5rem; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<tbody style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<tr style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<td style=\"padding: 0.75rem 1.25rem; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 700; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Introduction<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 0.75rem 1.25rem; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Concise and clear introduction outlining the identified policy, public health problem, context\/country, and purpose of essay.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<td style=\"padding: 0.75rem 1.25rem; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 700; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Public health policy<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 0.75rem 1.25rem; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Defines public health problem in selected population and the policy which addresses this. Support by relevant data\/reports etc.<br style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<td style=\"padding: 0.75rem 1.25rem; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 700; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Critical evaluation of policy<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 0.75rem 1.25rem; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 700; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Evaluation of policy<br style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/span>Present and&nbsp;discuss the research which has evaluated the policy.<br style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 700; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Outcomes evaluated<\/span><br style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Critically discuss the outcomes which have been evaluated.<br style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 700; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Population context<\/span><br style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Discuss the population context (burden of morbidity or mortality but also the demographic and socioeconomic context).<br style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 700; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Methodology used<br style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/span>Critically discuss the methodology used to evaluate the policy.<br style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<td style=\"padding: 0.75rem 1.25rem; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 700; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Conclusion<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 0.75rem 1.25rem; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Summarises key arguments and overarching conclusion.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Critically evaluate a government policy-based public health intervention in a whole population (e.g., a whole country) or sub-population (e.g., a region, school children, pregnant women, under 5y old children). 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