Topic: Health Planning

Order Description Requirements files will be attached. Health Plannin" rel="nofollow">ing and Evaluation Assessment 1 – A written report for a plan review Assignment 1 has a word limit of 3300 words and it is worth 50%. For submission date, please refer to the unit outlin" rel="nofollow">ine. As an in" rel="nofollow">international consultant in" rel="nofollow">in Health Plannin" rel="nofollow">ing, you have been assignment by the Government of Australia to review the Health Sector Strategic Plan (HSSP) for the year 2011-2016 for the country of Muteu or (Theu). The Government of Australia has agreed to provide technical and fin" rel="nofollow">inancial support for developin" rel="nofollow">ing a new Health sector Plan for the country of Muteu. Before the Min" rel="nofollow">inistry of Health in" rel="nofollow">in Muteu can develop the new strategic plan, The Australian Government in" rel="nofollow">in collaboration with Government of Muteu would like the current HSSP to be reviewed and evaluated as a basis for the next HSSP. The first part of your assignment in" rel="nofollow">in this role, is to critically analyse the current HSSP (see the document as provided) and identify areas that need to be improved in" rel="nofollow">in the next plannin" rel="nofollow">ing process and the fin" rel="nofollow">inal plan document. You are asked to write a report of this plan review which should address the followin" rel="nofollow">ing areas; Usin" rel="nofollow">ing frameworks for population's health approach to health plannin" rel="nofollow">ing; strategic plannin" rel="nofollow">ing and health services plannin" rel="nofollow">ing; • Usin" rel="nofollow">ing a SWOTT and PEST analysis tools, analyse the plannin" rel="nofollow">ing context and identify three major health system capacity concerns for developin" rel="nofollow">ing and implementin" rel="nofollow">ing the next HSSP. Discuss their potential implication on the next HSSP and provide suggestions of how these might be addressed • Does the current plan address the core prin" rel="nofollow">inciples of health plannin" rel="nofollow">ing? Justify your position. • What should be the three key priority health issues to be addressed in" rel="nofollow">in the next plan? Provide evidence and rationale for your recommendations in" rel="nofollow">in this regard • What should be the main" rel="nofollow">in goals and objectives for the next plan based on the three main" rel="nofollow">in priority health issues as recommended? • Usin" rel="nofollow">ing a decision tree, identify strategies which are most likely to help the Min" rel="nofollow">inistry of Health in" rel="nofollow">in Theu to reach its goals and objectives for the key priority areas? • Present a stakeholder analysis matrix of the key stakeholders that the Min" rel="nofollow">inistry of Muteu needs to engage with and in" rel="nofollow">involve in" rel="nofollow">in the next plannin" rel="nofollow">ing process and discuss why Note: Please, completely ignore implementation, budget implications and evaluation for now. When you get to read the provided health sector plan, you will realise that I have cut the sections that cover budgets, implementation, monitorin" rel="nofollow">ing and evaluation as well as the preamble stuff (preface, table of contents, and list of abbreviations). I have left the sections on the context, situation analysis, mission, goals, objectives and strategies in" rel="nofollow">intact for you to appreciate the messin" rel="nofollow">iness of the real world. Be warned that the provided health sector plan is a big document (close to 38 pages with lots of tables and some empty pages), start gettin" rel="nofollow">ing to understand its context and main" rel="nofollow">in issues as soon as you can, do not wait until the last min" rel="nofollow">inute! At the same time, do not be overwhelmed with the size of the document, for purposes of the assignment, you will only get to read bits and pieces of in" rel="nofollow">information and not the whole document The trick to gettin" rel="nofollow">ing this assignment right is to have a good grip of the ideal health plannin" rel="nofollow">ing which we are learnin" rel="nofollow">ing in" rel="nofollow">in this Unit. Only then, you can be able to see the flaws in" rel="nofollow">in the provided health sector plan and thin" rel="nofollow">ink of ways of how it can be improved. All the best! Your report should at least in" rel="nofollow">include the followin" rel="nofollow">ing in" rel="nofollow">information and headin" rel="nofollow">ings: Cover page Title for the report, in" rel="nofollow">information about the author, to whom the report is bein" rel="nofollow">ing submitted Introduction • Briefly describe the basis or background of this report • Present and explain" rel="nofollow">in the framework which you are usin" rel="nofollow">ing for analysin" rel="nofollow">ing Theu's HSSP • Provide the structure of your report The body Present and discuss your key fin" rel="nofollow">indin" rel="nofollow">ings usin" rel="nofollow">ing subtitles that reflect the requested areas to be addressed in" rel="nofollow">in the report. Conclusion Provide summary of your key fin" rel="nofollow">indin" rel="nofollow">ings and recommendations References • Include a list of references cited in" rel="nofollow">in the report e.g. for the Rationale or Program Activities. Reference any existin" rel="nofollow">ing resources that will be used to implement the program. Markin" rel="nofollow">ing Guide-Essay OBJECTIVE 0% 20% 50% 70% 100% Weight Mark Awarded Introduction: clearly defin" rel="nofollow">ines the topic and purpose No in" rel="nofollow">introduction provided Poor formation of in" rel="nofollow">introduction. Poor academic language or use of casual language Topic discussed or aims stated. Good language used Topic discussed or aims stated. Good language used Topic & purpose clearly defin" rel="nofollow">ined. Aims outlin" rel="nofollow">ined. Clear academic language used 2 The in" rel="nofollow">introduction identifies the framework and structure (these can be in" rel="nofollow">informed by guidelin" rel="nofollow">ines for the assignment or relevant theories for the topic bein" rel="nofollow">ing considered No framework for framin" rel="nofollow">ing the plan No structure outlin" rel="nofollow">ined Framework and structure outlin" rel="nofollow">ined in" rel="nofollow">in the in" rel="nofollow">introduction but; 1. do not relate with the main" rel="nofollow">in discussion and arguments or 2. are not used for framin" rel="nofollow">ing the main" rel="nofollow">in discussion/body Framework and structure outlin" rel="nofollow">ined in" rel="nofollow">in the in" rel="nofollow">introduction and are related with the main" rel="nofollow">in discussion but do not frame the structure of the discussion or vice versa Framework and structure outlin" rel="nofollow">ined in" rel="nofollow">in the in" rel="nofollow">introduction; are related with the main" rel="nofollow">in discussion and used for framin" rel="nofollow">ing the structure of the discussion Uses creativity in" rel="nofollow">in framin" rel="nofollow">ing and structurin" rel="nofollow">ing of the essay i.e. use of a work based scenarios as examples and conceptual frameworks 7 The student demonstrates a clear understandin" rel="nofollow">ing of the topic area, context and issues bein" rel="nofollow">ing analyzed No evidence of knowledge of the topic and context Min" rel="nofollow">inimal evidence of knowledge of the topic area and context of issues bein" rel="nofollow">ing analyzed Considerable evidence of knowledge of the topic and context of issues bein" rel="nofollow">ing analyzed Significant evidence of knowledge of the topic and context of issues bein" rel="nofollow">ing analyzed Demonstrates an outstandin" rel="nofollow">ing level of knowledge for the topic area and context of issues bein" rel="nofollow">ing analyzed 10 Appropriate and clear use of relevant concepts and theories relevant theory and concepts are explain" rel="nofollow">ined clearly and applied critically in" rel="nofollow">in analysis of an experience in" rel="nofollow">in a specific context No theoretical concepts used Theoretical concepts mentioned but not explain" rel="nofollow">ined or used Theoretical concepts clearly explain" rel="nofollow">ined but not used appropriately Theoretical concepts and conceptual frameworks explain" rel="nofollow">ined and used appropriately Theoretical concepts and conceptual frameworks explain" rel="nofollow">ined and used appropriately Exceptional application of theories in" rel="nofollow">in the analysis with clear examples 20 Argument development: Idea development is logical and orderly, presentin" rel="nofollow">ing a cohesive argument The argument is not clear and not presented in" rel="nofollow">in a logical order Has provided limited argument development with significant sections which are in" rel="nofollow">incoherent The argument is clear/coherent but not in" rel="nofollow">in logical order Has addressed the purpose of the assignment coherently and with some attempt to demonstrate imagin" rel="nofollow">ination Has addressed the purpose of the assignment comprehensively and imagin" rel="nofollow">inatively in" rel="nofollow">in an academic manner 20 There is evidence of critical thin" rel="nofollow">inkin" rel="nofollow">ing, in" rel="nofollow">indicatin" rel="nofollow">ing an ability in" rel="nofollow">in analysis and in" rel="nofollow">interpretation Critical Thought Either no evidence of literature bein" rel="nofollow">ing consulted or irrelevant to the assignment set Literature is presented uncritically, in" rel="nofollow">in a purely descriptive way and in" rel="nofollow">indicates limitations of understandin" rel="nofollow">ing Clear evidence and application of readin" rel="nofollow">ings relevant to the subject; uses in" rel="nofollow">indicative texts identified Able to critically appraise the literature and theory gain" rel="nofollow">ined from variety of sources, developin" rel="nofollow">ing own ideas in" rel="nofollow">in the process Has developed and justified usin" rel="nofollow">ing own ideas based on a wide range of sources which have been thoroughly analyzed, applied and discussed 15 Academic Writin" rel="nofollow">ing Meanin" rel="nofollow">ing unclear and/or grammar and/or spellin" rel="nofollow">ing contain" rel="nofollow">in frequent errors Meanin" rel="nofollow">ing apparent, but language not always fluent (i.e. casual). Grammar and/or spellin" rel="nofollow">ing contain" rel="nofollow">in errors Language main" rel="nofollow">inly fluent Grammar and spellin" rel="nofollow">ing main" rel="nofollow">inly accurate Language fluent. Grammar and spellin" rel="nofollow">ing accurate High academic writin" rel="nofollow">ing style appropriate to document. Grammar and spellin" rel="nofollow">ing accurate. 10 Conclusion: A rational conclusion is offered and supported. Unsubstantiated/in" rel="nofollow">invalid conclusions based on anecdote and generalization only, or no conclusions at all Limited evidence of fin" rel="nofollow">indin" rel="nofollow">ings and conclusions supported by theory/literature Evidence of fin" rel="nofollow">indin" rel="nofollow">ings and conclusions grounded in" rel="nofollow">in theory/literature Good development shown in" rel="nofollow">in summary of arguments based in" rel="nofollow">in theory/literature Analytical and clear conclusions well-grounded in" rel="nofollow">in theory and literature showin" rel="nofollow">ing development of new concept 5 In text referencin" rel="nofollow">ing – all text and diagrams are correctly referenced usin" rel="nofollow">ing appropriate referencin" rel="nofollow">ing style. Problems with more than 4 citation requirements Problems with 3-4 citation requirement. Problems with 2 citation requirement. Problems with 1 citation requirement. 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