Well-being

Assessment details

The details of each assessment component are set out below. Each assessment will be marked according to the general criteria for assessment as prescribed by the university grading system and the specific criteria set out in the Cover and Assessment Sheets that are available in the Appendices of this booklet and in the Assignment Tool in the online unit.

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Present a 1500-word persuasive essay for a selected national health priority area.

MUST THINGS TO COVER Ottawa charter ( Focus on those things on page 2 ! and ignore page 1 ) Link livelighter.com (health-professionals/for-ur-practice) to Ottawa charter Choose one of these theories: · Erikson’s psychological stages and Seligman- positive psychology (these two theories must go together) · McNaught’s framework of well-being · Constructivist

Present a persuasive essay for a selected (evidence based) national health priority area “Why is your topic a national health priority area and how is this being addressed?’ Choose a country and a disease that many people of the country have.

Description of Task

Research a national health priority area that and present an argument with supporting literature that this is a valid and credible health priority for a specific country or region. You need to justify why this has been classified as a health priority area and argue a case for being an area of focus for health promotion.

Your essay should address the following requirements:

• Define the health priority and state why it is a priority. Include information on what it is and whom it affects.

• In your priority areas, show evidence of credible and current research data to illustrate that this is a valid argument.

• Which specific target groups are impacted e.g. youth (12–18 years), young adults (18– 30 years) or seniors (60+)

• Illustrate the positioning of the priority within frameworks of wellbeing.

• How are fundamentals of health promotion addressing this area of concern? Discuss in relation to action and strategies of health promotion. Are there any gaps?

• Reference in text (APA) format and include reference list as per APA format