HPRO6715 Foundations of Health Promotion Assignment 2.
The purpose of Assignment 2 is for you to review, reflect on, and critique a large-scale health promotion plan, in line with concepts and methods covered in Module 3 and also leveraging relevant concepts and methods covered in Modules 1 and 2. Many health promotion interventions – including the ones you selected for Assignments 1A and 1B – correspond with a particular area of action. That area of action, in turn, is often one part of a broader plan comprising many actions. So we can see here the necessity of large-scale plans in health promotion – they contextualise and guide a range of actions in specific areas, with specific groups or populations, addressing specific issues, over a specific period of time.
STEP 1. Choose one of the following health promotion goals. (links will take you to website)
• The National Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Plan
• NSW HIV Strategy 2021-2025
• National Action Plan for the Health of Children and Young People 2020-2030 • NSW Healthy Eating and Active Living Strategy 2022-2023
NOTE: The plan may include content that extends beyond the scope of health promotion (e.g., direct clinical care, recommendations for legal reform, etc.). This is often the case with large-scale plans, as it is vital to contextualise health promotion actions and to link them with other areas of practice. We recommend you develop your response with clear acknowledgement of this, but with a primary focus on actions as they relate to health promotion.
STEP 2. Address each of the following questions in a succinct, thoughtful and evidence-informed manner.
Note: Please adhere to the following instructions for your responses.
– Answer all questions in a single document (e.g., word document) and upload this to Canvas.
– In your responses, be sure to refer to peer-reviewed evidence and other reliable sources to support what you are arguing and these need to be adequately cited and referenced. This includes relevant theories, models, frameworks or policies.
– Ensure you appropriately cite and reference your responses – the reference list DOES NOT count towards word limit.
– Word limits are provided for each question, this is the overall word count for the question. For example, if the question has a word count of 500 words ± 10% and asks you to address three elements, your overall response should be 500 words ± 10%, NOT 1500 words ± 10%. Information provided outside of the prescribed word limits may not be considered when assessing your assignment
Question 1. (word limit 800 words ± 10%)
We have learned about the key elements of a well-written, rigorous health promotion plan (as below), what each of these elements should include, and why they are important.
1. a rationale for action;
2. a statement of intent;
3. a description of proposed action;
4. governance;
5. evidence of community consultation; and
6. evaluation.
Outline and discuss how well your chosen health promotion plan has included and addressed each of these key elements.
Question 2. (word limit 400 words ± 10%)
Health promotion does not occur in a vacuum, and therefore is not without its conflicts and challenges. These issues can arise in the initial stages of our planning, right through implementation and towards impact and outcomes that we perhaps didn’t expect or intend to begin with.
As such, consult and read through relevant health promotion literature in relation to the health issue/s discussed in your chosen plan. Reflecting on what the literature tells you, and considering what your chosen plan aims to achieve, comment on what you perceive to be the potential conflicts and challenges.
Question 3. (word limit 200 words ± 10%)
Based on your reflections from responding to the above questions, and on your general critical appraisal of the plan you chose, comment on the overall quality and likely effectiveness of the plan.
If you happen to have criticisms, comment on what you would recommend be changed in order to improve the document and why.
TIP/ADVICE: As with Questions 1 and 2, be sure to adopt an evidence-informed approach for this response – avoid simply presenting your own personal opinion. We want to see that you have thought about strategic planning in health promotion with due attention paid to peer-reviewed literature and other reliable sources of evidence. We encourage you to research widely – including looking at similar plans that focus on the same health issue/s as your chosen plan, to provide a point for comparison.

Assignment 2: Marking Rubric
Fail
Pass Satisfactory Credit Good Distinction Excellent High Distinction Outstanding
Question 1
Criteria 0-9.9 10-12.8 12.9-14.8 14.9-16.8 16.9-20.0
Critical analysis of the plan content
reflecting established approaches to planning health
promotion
initiatives • Links to relevant guidelines, theories, and/or frameworks not made
• Information provided not linked to the set tasks
• Unclear description of how plan reflects all/most elements of planning approaches • Where appropriate makes links to relevant guidelines, theories, and/or frameworks that are satisfactory
• Information provided with some links to the set tasks
• Somewhat clear description of how plan reflects few elements of planning
approaches • Where appropriate makes links to relevant guidelines, theories, and/or frameworks that are somewhat clear
• Information provided somewhat linked to the set tasks
• Somewhat clear description of how plan reflects most elements of planning approaches • Where appropriate makes links to relevant guidelines, theories, and/or frameworks that are mostly clear
• Information provided mostly linked to the set tasks
• Mostly clear description of how plan reflects all elements of planning
approaches • Demonstrates outstanding knowledge of relevant guidelines, theories, and/or frameworks in understanding the topic
• Information provided clearly linked to the set tasks
• Outstanding and clear description of how plan reflects all elements of planning approaches
0-9.9 10-12.8 12.9-14.8 14.9-16.8 16.9-20.0
Understanding of how the plan reflecting established approaches to planning health
promotion
initiatives • Demonstrates little ability to critique selected plan and the alignment with none/few very elements of planning
approaches • Demonstrates
satisfactory ability to critique selected plan and the alignment with few elements of
planning approaches
• Somewhat clear in the critique of selected plan and the alignment with most elements of
planning approaches
• Mostly clear in the critique of selected plan and the alignment with all elements of planning
approaches
• Demonstrates outstanding ability to critique selected plan and the alignment with all elements of planning
approaches
0-4.9 5.0-6.4 6.5-7.4 7.5-8.4 8.5-10
Writing style • Responses are not within word limits
(±~10%)
• Poorly written, with limited use of peerreviewed evidence and other reliable sources • Some responses are within word limits
(±~10%)
• Reasonably well written, with some use of peer-reviewed evidence and other
reliable sources
• Few responses are within word limits (±~10%) with some clearly above/below
• Adequately well written, with good use of peerreviewed evidence and other reliable sources • Responses are mostly within word limits
(±~10%)
• Mostly well written, with excellent use of peer-reviewed evidence and other reliable sources • Responses are consistently within word limits (±~10%)
• Very well written, with outstanding use of peerreviewed evidence and other reliable sources
Question 2
0-9.9 10-12.8 12.9-14.8 14.9-16.8 16.9-20.0
Critical analysis of the plan content and potential conflicts and challenges • Links to relevant guidelines, theories, and/or frameworks not made
• Information provided not linked to the set tasks
• Unclear description of potential conflicts and challenges of plan, none provided • Where appropriate makes links to relevant
guidelines, theories, and/or frameworks that are satisfactory
• Information provided with some links to the set tasks
• Satisfactory description of potential conflicts and challenges of plan • Where appropriate makes links to relevant guidelines, theories, and/or frameworks that are somewhat clear
• Information provided somewhat linked to the set tasks
• Somewhat clear description potential conflicts and challenges of plan • Where appropriate makes links to relevant guidelines, theories, and/or frameworks that are mostly clear
• Information provided mostly linked to the set tasks
• Mostly clear description of potential conflicts and challenges of plan • Demonstrates outstanding knowledge of relevant guidelines, theories, and/or frameworks in understanding the topic
• Information provided clearly linked to the set tasks
• Outstanding and clear description of potential conflicts and challenges of plan
0-4.9 5.0-6.4 6.5-7.4 7.5-8.4 8.5-10
Writing style • Responses are not within word limits
(±~10%)
• Poorly written, with limited use of peer- • Some responses are within word limits
(±~10%)
• Reasonably well written, with some use • Few responses are within word limits (±~10%) with some clearly above/below • Responses are mostly within word limits
(±~10%)
• Mostly well written, with excellent use of • Responses are consistently within word limits (±~10%)
• Very well written, with outstanding use of peer-
reviewed evidence and other reliable sources of peer-reviewed evidence and other
reliable sources
• Adequately well written, with good use of peerreviewed evidence and other reliable sources peer-reviewed evidence and other reliable sources reviewed evidence and other reliable sources
Question 3
0-9.9 10-12.8 12.9-14.8 14.9-16.8 16.9-20.0
Critical analysis of the plan to achieve aims • Demonstrates little understanding of strengths & weakness of plan to achieve aims
• Issues identified not relevant/ limited relevance to plan to achieve aim
• Unsatisfactory critique and any modifications have limited justification and or not evidence based • Demonstrates satisfactory understanding of strengths & weakness of plan to achieve aims
• Issues identified relevant to plan to achieve aim
• Satisfactory critique and any modifications reasonably well justified and evidence based • Demonstrates good understanding of strengths & weakness of plan to achieve aims
• Issues identified somewhat relevant to plan to achieve aim
• Adequate critique and any modifications somewhat justified and evidence based • Demonstrates mostly clear understanding of strengths & weakness of plan to achieve aims
• Issues identified relevant to plan to achieve aim
• Excellent critique and any modifications mostly justified and evidence based • Demonstrates outstanding understanding of strengths & weakness of intervention to achieve aims
• Issues identified highly relevant to plan to achieve aim
• Outstanding critique and any modifications exceptionally well justified and evidence based
0-4.9 5.0-6.4 6.5-7.4 7.5-8.4 8.5-10