PE4S162 Health Protection

PE4S162 Health Protection

Assessment 1 Guidance

Briefing paper (word limit 3000 words)

Assessment 1 is a briefing paper on the risk assessment and management of a specific communicable or non-communicable hazard. This can be a communicable health risk like tuberculosis, HIV/AIDS, or non-communicable hazards like Asbestos exposure, breast cancer or type-2 diabetes.

The report should be split into five sections and should use these subheadings to guide the content.

1. Identification of a health risk in relation to a specific population. (10 marks)

2. Discussions of the determinants of the identified health risk. (10 marks)

3. Discussion of the risk-level in the population with evidence of the probability of the risk and the magnitude of likely impact from the event (20 marks).

4. Description of existing systems in relation to the risk (20 marks)

5. Development of a risk management plan using a theoretical framework applicable in risk management. The plan should include a critical discussion of how the risk will be handled (accepted, reduced or transferred) providing evidence of the outcome from similar applications in other settings. (30 marks)

All guidance followed, and all key sections covered. Grammar, spelling academic writing skills; referencing. (10 marks)

Additional Assessment Guidance

Word count and submission deadline

The word count limit for this assignment is 3000 words, /- 10%. The word count must be adhered to. The submission deadline is end of week 5 Sunday by 11 pm (23:00

hours) VLE (UTC) time. If you miss the deadline, then USW rules on late submission/non-submission outlined below come into effect.

Referencing

You must use the Harvard style of referencing when referencing this piece of coursework. All work must be referenced correctly and appropriately. Guidelines for referencing, including when, how and what to reference are included in ‘Harvard Referencing Style Guide’ document and ‘Referencing, Plagiarism, and Good Academic Practice’ link posted on the VLE.

PE4S162 Health Protection

Assessment 1 Guidance

Briefing paper (word limit 3000 words)

Assessment 1 is a briefing paper on the risk assessment and management of a specific communicable or non-communicable hazard. This can be a communicable health risk like tuberculosis, HIV/AIDS, or non-communicable hazards like Asbestos exposure, breast cancer or type-2 diabetes.

The report should be split into five sections and should use these subheadings to guide the content.

1. Identification of a health risk in relation to a specific population. (10 marks)

2. Discussions of the determinants of the identified health risk. (10 marks)

3. Discussion of the risk-level in the population with evidence of the probability of the risk and the magnitude of likely impact from the event (20 marks).

4. Description of existing systems in relation to the risk (20 marks)

5. Development of a risk management plan using a theoretical framework applicable in risk management. The plan should include a critical discussion of how the risk will be handled (accepted, reduced or transferred) providing evidence of the outcome from similar applications in other settings. (30 marks)

All guidance followed, and all key sections covered. Grammar, spelling academic writing skills; referencing. (10 marks)

Additional Assessment Guidance

Word count and submission deadline

The word count limit for this assignment is 3000 words, /- 10%. The word count must be adhered to. The submission deadline is end of week 5 Sunday by 11 pm (23:00

hours) VLE (UTC) time. If you miss the deadline, then USW rules on late submission/non-submission outlined below come into effect.

Referencing

You must use the Harvard style of referencing when referencing this piece of coursework. All work must be referenced correctly and appropriately. Guidelines for referencing, including when, how and what to reference are included in ‘Harvard Referencing Style Guide’ document and ‘Referencing, Plagiarism, and Good Academic Practice’ link posted on the VLE.