Health Care Policies - Critically Analyse - Essay Writing - Assessment

The purpose of this assessment task is to provide students with the opportunity to compare and critically analyse dive impact of current and historical events, health care policies and service provision on the health of two culturally diverse communities.

In this assessment task students are required to construct an essay that compares two (2) culturally diverse groups within Australia, one of which needs to be Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

The essay is required to consider the following in comparing and critically analysing the two groups:

Current and historical events and how they have impacted on known risk factors in each cultural group

How health care policies and service provision have influenced health outcomes for each cultural group.

There is a word limit of 2000 words. Use your computer to total the number of words used in your assignment. However, do not include the reference list at the end of your assignment in the word count. In-text citations will be included in the additional 10% word count. If you exceed the word limit by more than 10% the marker will stop marking at 2000 words plus 10%. Students are to use between 12-15 reference sources (minimal), five of which are peer-reviewed journal articles published within the past seven (7) years.