School of Population Health
UNSW Medicine and Health
PHCM1002: Introduction to Public Health

Assessment 3: Final Report
Length: 2000 words
Due date: 1st May 2023 by 4pm (Sydney AEST)
Weighting: 40%
Task description: For this assessment task, you must consider the role that social and
economic, ethnicity and culture, environmental, and political and behavioural factors play
on a public health problem. Below we have provided potential topics you may consider
for this assessment. However, you may also choose your own topic. If you’d like to reach
out to confirm your additional topic, please feel free to do so.
Example topics:
• Tobacco use and smoking behaviours in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders
• Obesity in Australia’s paediatric population
• Cancer in ethnic minorities (you may choose a specific group and cancer type if
you wish)
Your report should include:
• A clear description of the selected health problem, including an outline of the
significance of the problem and a description of the trends in the epidemiology of
the health problem. To support this, it is recommended that you focus on a
particular country, region, or population group. You may choose from the topics
provided, however, you may also choose your own topic. Describe the health
problem or issue using published peer-reviewed literature.
• A review of the risk factors that impact the burden of the public health problem
using the determinants of health lens, including the social and economic
environment, the physical determinants and the person’s characteristics and
behaviours.
• Details about a public health activity (i.e. health legislation, health policy, health
education/promotion, healthy settings or reorienting health systems) that has
been used or is currently being used to address the health problem or a strategy
that to address the health problem
Feedback: Feedback will be provided 2 weeks after the due date



School of Population Health
UNSW Medicine and Health
Instructions for Assessment 3: Final report
Section (‘week’ refer to the
Term week for this topic)
Instruction Indicative
word count
Marks
1. Introduction
(Burden of disease &
Epidemiology)

• Provide an introduction that frames the topic of your choice
• Describe the selected health problem and its significance
• Provide a description of the epidemiologic burden/trends of the selected health problem within
your selected country, region, or population using varied literature resources (peer-review,
government reports etc.)
500 8
2. Determinants of health
(Social determinants of
health & risk factors)
• Outline social determinants of health that might be associated with the selected health issue from
the country, region, or population your report is focused on.
• Review and detail associated risk factors that contribute to the burden of impact
• Use social, economic, environmental, and physical determinant lenses through which to review
your selected health issue.
500 10
3. Public health strategies
(public health efforts &
activities to address the
health challenge)
• Identify and explain at least two public health activities (strategies, existing programs, planned
programs) that aim to address your selected public health issue.
• Discuss the appropriateness of the activities taking into account the determinants of health you
identified.
• Discuss (if available) how these activities are tracking. Are there insights to this? When might be
expect to see results? What will be markers of these results? (if activities are yet to be completed,
focus on what markers of success will be).
700 12
4. Conclusion • Summarise your report by providing some wrap-up thoughts on the issue, your assessment of the
public health activities and your recommendations on what future public health activities should
focus on to lessen the burden of impact of your selected health issue.
300 5
5. References • Use Vancouver style or APA 7th for in text citations and a reference list (highly recommended to
use EndNote)
Not included
in word
count
5
6. Additional criteria: quality
of presentation and
academic writing
• Use clear, coherent, and grammatically correct academic writing
• Present the report in a professional layout, minimum 1.5 line spacing and 11 pt. font
• Use headings (and sub-headings where appropriate) to clearly distinguish between all sections
• Use bullet points minimally, and only where appropriate (i.e. for short lists)
• Adhere to word count
7. Total 2000 40




School of Population Health
UNSW Medicine and Health
Rubric for Assessment 3: Final report
Section/criteria HD (<85%) Distinction (75-84%) Credit (65-74%) Pass (50-64%) Fail (<50%)
Introduction
(Burden of
disease &
Epidemiology)
~500 words

Provided a comprehensive
summary, with a high level of
clarity, coherence and
succinctness, of:
• The selected health
issue and its significance
topic of your choice
• Description of the
epidemiologic
burden/trends of the
selected health problem
within the selected
country, region, or
population using varied
literature resources
(peer-review,
government reports etc.)
Provided a good summary,
with a high level of clarity,
coherence and
succinctness, of:
• The selected health
issue and its
significance topic of
your choice
• Description of the
epidemiologic
burden/trends of the
selected health problem
within the selected
country, region, or
population using varied
literature resources
(peer-review,
government reports
etc.)
Summary lacked some
thorough critical appraisal of
burden of disease and
varied data sources.


Provided a summary of:
• The selected health
issue and its
significance topic of
your choice
• Description of the
epidemiologic
burden/trends of the
selected health problem
within the selected
country, region, or
population using varied
literature resources
(peer-review,
government reports
etc.)
Summary lacked some
thorough critical appraisal of
burden of disease and
varied data sources.
The introduction is provided,
but greater clarity,
coherence and succinctness
is required.
Limited or no
introduction is
provided.




School of Population Health
UNSW Medicine and Health
Section/criteria HD (<85%) Distinction (75-84%) Credit (65-74%) Pass (50-64%) Fail (<50%)
Determinants of
health
(Social
determinants
of health & risk
factors) ~500
words
With reference to the
selected health issue, the
report comprehensively
explained all of the following:
• Social determinants of
health that might be
associated with the
selected health issue
from the country, region,
or population your report
is focused on.
• Detailed associated risk
factors that contribute to
the burden of impact of
the selected health issue
• Use of social, economic,
environmental, and
physical determinants
lens through which to
review your selected
health issue.
With reference to the
selected health issue, the
report explained the majority
of the following:
• Social determinants of
health that might be
associated with the
selected health issue
from the country, region,
or population your
report is focused on.
• Detailed associated risk
factors that contribute to
the burden of impact of
the selected health
issue
Use of social, economic,
environmental, and physical
determinants lens through
which to review your
selected health issue.
With reference to the
selected health issue, the
report explained some all of
the following:
• Social determinants of
health that might be
associated with the
selected health issue
from the country, region,
or population your
report is focused on.
• Detailed associated risk
factors that contribute to
the burden of impact of
the selected health
issue
Use of social, economic,
environmental, and physical
determinants lens through
which to review your
selected health issue.
The discussion is provided,
but greater clarity,
coherence and succinctness
is required. Some
explanation is provided for
all of the following:
• Social determinants of
health that might be
associated with the
selected health issue
from the country, region,
or population your
report is focused on.
• Detailed associated risk
factors that contribute to
the burden of impact of
the selected health
issue
• Use of social, economic,
environmental, and
physical determinants
lens through which to
review your selected
health issue.
The discussion is
missing, limited,
vague or tenuously
related to the
selected health issue.
Some or all the
following has not
been correctly
identified in the
discussion:
• Social
determinants of
health that might
be associated
with the selected
health issue from
the country,
region, or
population your
report is focused
on.
• Detailed
associated risk
factors that
contribute to the
burden of impact
of the selected
health issue
• Use of social,
economic,
environmental,




School of Population Health
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Section/criteria HD (<85%) Distinction (75-84%) Credit (65-74%) Pass (50-64%) Fail (<50%)
and physical
determinants
lens through
which to review
your selected
health issue.
Public health
strategies
(public health
efforts &
activities to
address the
health
challenge) ~700
words
Informed by a broad range of
credible sources (academic
literature/evidence), the
detailed public health
strategies includes all of the
following:
• Identify and explain at
least two public health
activities (strategies,
existing programs,
planned programs) that
aim to address your
selected public health
issue.
• Discuss the
appropriateness of the
activities taking into
account the
determinants of health
you identified.
• Discuss (if available)
how these activities are
tracking. Are there
insights to this? When
might be expect to see
Informed by a broad range
of credible sources
(academic
literature/evidence), the
detailed public health
strategies includes the
majority of the following:
• Identify and explain at
least two public health
activities (strategies,
existing programs,
planned programs) that
aim to address your
selected public health
issue.
• Discuss the
appropriateness of the
activities taking into
account the
determinants of health
you identified.
• Discuss (if available)
how these activities are
tracking. Are there
Informed by a broad range
of credible sources
(academic
literature/evidence), the
detailed public health
strategies includes some of
the following:
• Identify and explain at
least two public health
activities (strategies,
existing programs,
planned programs) that
aim to address your
selected public health
issue.
• Discuss the
appropriateness of the
activities taking into
account the
determinants of health
you identified.
• Discuss (if available)
how these activities are
tracking. Are there
The discussion is provided,
but greater clarity,
coherence and succinctness
is required. Minimal credible
sources were provided to
support the rationale. Some
explanation is provided for
all of the following:
• Identify and explain at
least two public health
activities (strategies,
existing programs,
planned programs) that
aim to address your
selected public health
issue.
• Discuss the
appropriateness of the
activities taking into
account the
determinants of health
you identified.
• Discuss (if available)
how these activities are
tracking. Are there
Several aspects of
the following were
present:
• Not all required
criteria (as
indicated in the
‘HD’ column)
were addressed
in the rationale,
or were
addressed in
insufficient
depth, or
explanations
were illogical.
• Insufficient or
irrelevant
credible sources
were provided to
support the
proposal.




School of Population Health
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Section/criteria HD (<85%) Distinction (75-84%) Credit (65-74%) Pass (50-64%) Fail (<50%)
results? What will be
markers of these
results? (if activities are
yet to be completed,
focus on what markers
of success will be).
insights to this? When
might be expect to see
results? What will be
markers of these
results? (if activities are
yet to be completed,
focus on what markers
of success will be).
insights to this? When
might be expect to see
results? What will be
markers of these
results? (if activities are
yet to be completed,
focus on what markers
of success will be).
insights to this? When
might be expect to see
results? What will be
markers of these
results? (if activities are
yet to be completed,
focus on what markers
of success will be).
Conclusion (~ 300
words)
A concise summary of the
report is provided with
concluding statements on the
selected health issue and
future recommendations.
A good summary of the
report is provided with
concluding statements on
the selected health issue
and but may lack critical
analysis or future
recommendations.
A summary of the report is
provided but may lack
concluding statements on
the selected health issue
and future
recommendations.
A summary of the selected
health issue is provided with
surface level thoughts of
recommendations for future.
Greater clarity, coherence
and succinctness is
required.
A summary of the
selected health issue
is not provided, or is
not clear, or is
illogical.
References Vancouver or APA 7th
referencing style is used
correctly and consistently
throughout.
Vancouver or APA 7th
referencing style is used
consistently throughout but
may include some errors.
Vancouver or APA 7th
referencing style is used
throughout, with errors.
Articles sourced may not be
ad varied.
Vancouver or APA 7th
referencing style is used, but
more attention is needed as
many errors are present.
Vancouver or APA
7th referencing style
is not used, or is not
used correctly or
consistently
throughout.
Quality of report
and academic
writing
• Clear, coherent, succinct
and grammatically
correct academic writing
is used. The structure is
logical, and transitions
between
paragraphs/sections is
logical.
• Writing is coherent and
clear with few
grammatical errors.
The structure is logical,
and transitions between
paragraphs/sections is
logical.
• Writing is coherent with
some grammatical
errors. The structure is
logical, and transitions
between
paragraphs/sections is
logical in most places.
• The writing expression
has numerous
grammatical errors and
needs improvement in
clarity, coherence,
clarity and/or
succinctness.
The writing
expression has
numerous
grammatical or
spelling errors and
needs improvement
to be clear, coherent
and succinct.




School of Population Health
UNSW Medicine and Health
Section/criteria HD (<85%) Distinction (75-84%) Credit (65-74%) Pass (50-64%) Fail (<50%)
• The report is presented
in a professional layout,
with appropriate use of
headings, minimal use of
bullet points, minimum
1.5 line spacing and 11
pt. font.
• Word count has been
adhered to.
• The report is presented
in a good layout, with
appropriate use of
headings, minimal use
of bullet points,
minimum 1.5 line
spacing and 11 pt. font.
• Word count has been
adhered to.
• The report is presented
in a good layout, with
the majority of
appropriate use of
headings, minimal use
of bullet points,
minimum 1.5 line
spacing and 11 pt. font.
• Word count may not
have been adhered to
• The structure and/or
transitions between
paragraphs/sections is
need improvement.
• Formatting or word
count has not been
adhered to.
The report is poorly
formatted.
Word count has not
been adhered to.




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