NUR3101 Primary Health Care in a Global Context - Essay Assignment Help

Weighting: 50% (of overall grade)

·         Well-informed individuals with discipline-specific expertise and industry knowledge relevant to their profession or area of study

·         Critical, creative, thinkers who can integrate and apply knowledge and relevant skills, including research and digital literacy skills, to analyse and evaluate ideas, concepts, theories and problems, and offer insights, innovative approaches and solutions;

·         Effective communicators and collaborators who actively and respectfully lead, listen, reflect, discuss and negotiate in order to work productively with a range of individuals and groups, including professional teams;

·         Ethical, engaged professionals and citizens who engage in, non-discriminatory, safe practices and consider the local, global, social, economic, legal and environmental influences on, and impact of, their attitudes and actions;

·         Culturally capable individuals who are self-aware and sensitive to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander knowledges and perspectives, equitable and respectful of diversity and multiculturalism, and can apply these capabilities in their professional practice.

Task detail

In this assignment you will discuss the Sustainable Development Goal number 2: End hunger from a global perspective.

Please select a country (not Australia) and address the following points:

·         Provide an overview of the selected country and discuss the relevant social determinants of health which impact on the people living within this country.

·         Provide relevant epidemiological data in relation to the countries health concerns.

·         Discuss the Sustainable Development Goal 2 in relation to health issues experienced in the selected country.

·         Critically analyse the appropriateness of the primary healthcare services provided in achieving the availability, accessibility, acceptability, affordability and cultural appropriateness of the services provided in the selected country.

More detail about the Sustainable Development Goal 2 can be found here: https://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/hunger/

Writing Style

 Academic Writing Style as per USQ assessment guidelines. https://www.usq.edu.au/library/study-support/assignments/academic-writing-and- proofreading

Referencing: APA 7th referencing of scholarly articles is to be used: https://www.usq.edu.au/library/referencing/apa-referencing-guide

Referencing/ citations

·         Sources: A minimum of three scholarly journal articles (no older than 6 years) are required along with other relevant references, for example, WHO, policy documents etc. Eight references in total are required.

·         In text citations: In-text citations are required in the body of the assignment.

Formatting Style

·         Double line spacing

·         APA 7

·         Times New Roman, Arial or Verdana 12 point font

·         Word document – do not submit the written essay as a PDF

Resources available to complete task

·         Support for academic writing (and referencing) is available from the Learning Advisor and Liaison Librarian, you can find information and contact them via their site: Study and Research Support for Health & Community students

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·         Do not include a coversheet

·         Use APA 7th edition referencing

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