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Work with the community to identify health needs

Work with the community to identify health needs

Unit of competency
National Code
HLTPOP020
State Code
AVZ44
TGA Status
Current
DTWD Status
Approved
Current Release Number
1.00
Current Release Date
08/12/2015
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State Implementation and Classification
Approved Date
22/06/2016
Field of Education
061309 - Community Health
Original Release Date
22/06/2016
Nominal Hours
45
Description
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to enable particular communities to define and assess their own health needs.This unit applies to work in a public health context and workers at this level will demonstrate judgement, sensitivity and autonomy within defined guidelines.The skills in this unit must be applied in accordance with Commonwealth and State/Territory legislation, Australian/New Zealand standards and industry codes of practice.
Notes
Elements and Performance Criteria
1. Review literature
  • 1.1 Clearly identify health problem and community being addressed
  • 1.2 Identify and access relevant sources of literature and data
  • 1.3 Review the literature and data to reveal the established causes of the health problem, intervention programs and general information about the community
  • 1.4 Critically appraise information accessed through literature review in terms of reliability and applicability
2. Collect other relevant data to further define community
  • 2.1 Identify relevant types of data required to further define community
  • 2.2 Collect required data that cannot be obtained through a literature search according to organisation procedures and ethical considerations
  • 2.3 Document description of community in a manner that would provide sufficient information for purposes of evaluation and for examination of those considering duplicating interventions
3. Investigate the health problem as it occurs and is perceived within the community
  • 3.1 Identify appropriate means of consulting with community regarding the health problem, its causes and appropriate interventions and solutions
  • 3.2 Implement consultation with community and experts using allocated resources and according to organisation procedures and ethical considerations
  • 3.3 Document results of consultation in a manner that supports planning, evaluating and duplicating interventions and according to organisation procedures and ethical considerations
4. Work with the community to define and prioritise their health needs
  • 4.1 Clearly identify factors contributing to the health problem on the basis of findings from the literature review and other data collected and discuss with the community
  • 4.2 Sort out, in a logical manner, factors that identify causal pathways defining health needs and discuss with the community
  • 4.3 Recommend activities that would build the ongoing capacity of the community to identify their health needs to relevant stakeholders
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Replaces
State Code National Code Title Type
D8463 HLTPOP502C Work with the community to identify health needs Unit of competency