The Assessment Task:

You will create a 10-minute slide presentation (10 slides maximum - not including the Cover slide or the reference/source list slides) with voiceover narration. This will be a slide presentation using a platform of your choice (such as PowerPoint or Google Slides), to discuss the selected issues presented in this assessment. The presentation should include relevant and appropriate images, charts, infographics, links, and other visual elements that support your presented narrative. 

You are to choose TWO determinants of health from the list provided below:

• Education
• Employment
• Income
• Housing

You will choose an Australian Local Government Area (LGA) to focus on for this Course and both assessments - and apply your TWO chosen determinants of health. Your chosen LGA can be where you currently live or a different LGA.

Included in your presentation will be:

• Your understanding of each determinant as it applies to the overall health of a community.
• Health-related information about your Local Government Area (LGA) - as it applies to each of the chosen TWO determinants.
• The use of appropriate literature/sources to support your presentation.

Logical slide presentation headings should include:

Introduction: Introduce the community you have chosen and provide some general information about it.

Demographics: Discuss the population size, age distribution, ethnic makeup, income levels, education levels, and any other relevant demographic information.

Geographic Location and Features: Describe the community`s geographic location and any important physical features.

History and Culture: Discuss the history of the community, cultural practices, values, traditions, languages spoken, and religious beliefs.

Health and Social Indicators: Present key health and social indicators such as rates of disease, access to healthcare, crime rates, educational attainment, unemployment rates etc.

Key Issues/Challenges: Discuss the TWO main determinants of health issues or challenges that you have chosen from the list given facing the community.

Conclusion/summary: Summarise the main points of your investigation and present overall findings about the community.

Reference list: The information includes any in-text referencing used within a reference list. NOT included in the slide count.

• Include a Cover Slide (first slide - NOT included in the slide count) that includes:

• Student Name

• Student ID

• Name of Course

• Name of Assessment

• Course Coordinator

Further information about the assignment will be provided in class time Further instructions appear on the Moodle page under assessment, Assessment Task 1.