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The Range Statement relates to the unit of competency as a whole. It allows for different work environments and situations that may affect performance. Add any essential operating conditions that may be present with training and assessment depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts. |
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Health need is defined as: | State, conditions or factors in the community which, if absent, prevent people from achieving the optimum of physical, mental and social well-being |
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Types of need | Normative need (based on expert opinion)Expressed need (based on inferences made from observation of use of health services)Comparative need (derived from examining the services provided in a similar population)Felt need (based on what members of the community say they need) |
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Health problem and group being targeted may be initially identified through one of the following ways: | Consultation with supervising Population Health professionalPosition/job descriptionPolicy documents/legislation detailing national, state or local health goals |
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Means of finding relevant literature may include: | Using the subject catalogueUsing abstracts or indexes (e.g. Index Medicus, Psychological Abstracts, Sociological Abstracts, ERIC, Social Sciences Citation Index, Current Contents, FAMILY, APAIS)Computer searches |
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Critical appraisal of literature refers to: | Process of review that enables one to decide how useful pieces of research work are |
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Reliability of literature (particularly relating to interventions) refers to: | The logical soundness of method, results and conclusions drawn by authors |
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Applicability of literature (particularly relating to interventions) refers to: | The extent to which the finding could extend to, or be replicated, in other groups - particularly the group being targeted |
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Relevant sources of information include: | BooksJournalsHospital recordsNotification systemsRegistersSentinel recording systemsSurveysAnnual public health reportsExisting epidemiological/socio-demographic dataNational Population Health and Health Promotion agencies and organisationsGeneral practitioners/primary care serviceLocal health authoritiesCouncilsVoluntary agenciesRelevant databases such as HEAPSPublications of Australia Bureau of Statistics (ABS)Experts in the field (practice and academia)Target group representatives |
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Data may be: | QualitativeQuantitative |
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Types of data required about the target group may include: | Demographic characteristics (e.g. age, sex, ethnic composition, residence, education level achieved)Patterns of behaviourLifestyle |
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Ethical considerations that guide data collection and consultation processes may include: | Privacy and Confidentiality Responsibility to help a community respond to needs they identify which might not necessarily coincide with stated priority health needs |
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Consultation may take the form of one of the following: | Interviews (personal, phone, formal or informal, etc.)Nominal group processQuestionnairesDelphi methodFocus groupsForums |
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The term "causal pathways" refers to: | Series of factors and events that seem to lead up to the problem |
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Causal pathways may include the following components: | Risk markers: identify the target group, outlines the characteristics associated with occurrence of problem but do not necessarily directly contribute to it)Risk factors: directly account for why the problem is occurringContributing factors: contribute to or account for the risk factors and could be sorted out into predisposing factors, enabling factors and reinforcing factors |
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Stakeholders may include: | Representatives of relevant health agencies operating in the local communityCommunity advocates or change agentsRepresentatives/leaders of the target populationPopulation health professionals/SupervisorsFederal, State or local health service and population health plannersFederal, State or local health service providersOther health and/or non-government organisations |
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