Writing 1: Waste Management Report
Topic: Waste Management in a community of your choice
Part 1: 2000 words
For your chosen topic, you will need to research the scholarly literature as well as information available from organizations like the AIHW (Australian Institute of Health and Welfare) and other government and non-government agencies. Please keep in mind that this case study must relate only and specifically to a community of your choice, so you will need to limit your literature to material that addresses the situation here. Your case study must have the following sections:
1) Introduction – outlines the issue and its magnitude in the community of your choice;
2) Population at Risk – describes the specific segments of the population that are most affected (you will need to consider age, gender, linguistic/cultural background, place of residence, occupational category, and so forth, but keep in mind that not all of these categories will be relevant for every issue above and you may need to consider other categories. It is recommended that you begin with age and then determine what other characteristics contribute to risk.);
3) Planning Initiatives – describes the specific characteristics of the risk groups identified that would be useful in planning initiatives to address the issue and how health promotion activities could be tailored to the risk groups;
4) Review of Existing Initiatives – discusses and evaluates existing initiatives reported in the literature to address the issue, including your own view on why they were or were not successful. This section must also note the organizations or agencies involved in addressing the issue, including whether these are government bodies, NGOs, private organizations, and so forth.
Part 2: 2000 words.
If you are completing the second part of the case study (that is, you are enrolled in PBHL10 and have successfully completed PBHL09), you will be continuing the case study you submitted for assessment in PBHL09. You will work on three additional sections that will continue the development of your chosen case topic. These sections are:
1) A Systems Approach to the Case — you will analyze your topic as a system highlighting the interrelationships between the population at risk, other stakeholders, and the public health establishment and the possible impacts on various elements of the system based on the initiatives you described in the first part of the case study;
2) Risks and Advantages associated with possible initiatives to address the topic – discusses are range of risks (health-related and other kinds of risk) to the affected population as well as other stakeholders, including government, that might arise from initiatives chosen to address the topic and also the advantages to these groups from those same initiatives; and
3) Expert Assessment – considers the possible measures to address the topic (including initiatives actually used in real life as well as other possible choices that are/were not used) and give YOUR assessment of the best way to address the problem using a Public Health approach. This section must draw on your systems analysis and must take a clear Public Health perspective. As part of this, you must explain your reasoning for your position.
Format
This assignment must be written in a formal, academic style (not first person) and must be fully referenced. Harvard referencing is preferred for this unit. If you need help with referencing, please consult the ALC or Library as soon as possible. You case study must have in text references and a reference list that contains all sources used and nothing that is not cited in the text.