RECENT ASSIGNMENT

In this assessment task you will identify and research an Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Service (ACCHS). You will analyse why ACCHS are proven to be clinically effective, reflecting understanding of:
The historical, social and cultural determinants of health as they relate to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples including the ongoing impact of colonisation on health, and
The health services, workforce, policy and political issues that impact on health care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
YOUR REPORT SHOULD FOLLOW THE FOLLOWING FORMAT:
Introduction (approximately 150 words): Briefly identify the main points that you will explore in the report
Report Body (approximately 900 words): Here you present your analysis of why ACCHS are proven to be clinically effective, reflecting understanding of:
The historical, social and cultural determinants of health as they relate to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples including the ongoing impact of colonisation on health, and
The health services, workforce, policy and political issues that impact on health care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
Conclusion (approximately 150 words): Summarise your main points in light of your analysis.
Word count
1,200 words.
You will be penalised if you go over the word limit by 10% or under the word limit by 10%.A ‘word’ is any word longer than one letter.
Quotations, journal extracts, citations of sources and the reference list are not part of the word count.
Assessment criteria
Criteria 1- Examine the features of the ACCHS that make it clinically effective
Criteria 2- Analyse the relationship between the historical, cultural and social determinants of health as they relate to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and the clinical effectiveness of the ACCHS
Criteria 3-Evidence of in-depth engagement with appropriate academic literature and other resources, using a minimum of 6 scholarly references
Criteria 4-Adheres to presentation conventions: legibility, spelling, punctuation, grammar and referencing