PUBH6000 Social, Behavioural and Cultural Factors in Public Health - Report On Social Determinants of Health

Assessment 1: Report ‐ Social Determinants of Health

1. Choose one population in Australia (For example: aged group, disability population, culturally and linguistically diverse groups, or other group of your interest).

2. Select one of the common chronic diseases in Australia from the following list:

• Arthritis
• Asthma
• Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
• Kidney disease
• Osteoporosis
• Alzheimer's disease

3. Describe the burden of the selected chronic disease within your chosen population. Please describe at least three of the following indicators: incidence, prevalence, mortality, morbidity, survival or quality of life, healthcare costs, hospitalisation, disease complication, and disability.

4. Identify at least three key social determinants that are relevant to the burden of selected chronic disease in this population group.

5. Discuss how those key social determinants can explain the burden of the selected chronic disease within your chosen population.

6. Propose recommendations for health intervention to prevent the selected chronic disease in your chosen population that addresses at least one of key social determinants (identified in point 4).

7. Explain what other sector/s aside from the health sector could be involved in your public health intervention.

It is compulsory to use the assessment template (see the template on page 3).
Please read more guidance on how to develop this assessment in the template.