This assignment is the first part of a three part paper assignment. Students will select a low-income country of interest The purpose of this assignment is for the student to introduce the country of interest. The student will describe the selected country and include: historical influences, health influences, health systems, economy and policies that affect the health of the country’s population. Relevant international policies can be discussed if applicable. The abstract should be 1-2 pages outlining the purpose of the paper.

Assignment 1 Part 1 Outline

1)Introduction

a)Brief description of country

b)Justification for selecting this country

2)Historical Influences

a)major historical events or initiatives that have influenced the country/topic

b) influence on the health of populations

c)How the SDGs relate to the country/topic.

d) Demographic trends, emerging technologies, and/or disease or illness and how it will determine current health care needs.

3)Health Care Systems

a) Describe the country’s health policy and health care funding mechanism

b) Examine how the health systems of the chosen country impact the health of populations.

c) Discuss any issues related to infrastructure, health care workforce, equipment, medications etc.

Related Outcomes

Outcome 1: Discuss the importance of historical events and initiatives and their influence on global health issues in order to understand current and anticipate future health care trends based on changing demographic trends, emerging technologies, and disease burdens.

Outcome 3: Examine the impact of cultural and environmental barriers on major communicable and non-communicable diseases on various global populations to identify current and future health care needs for a defined population.

Outcome 4: Analyze diverse health care systems to evaluate their impacts on the health of populations

Conduct a health assessment of a particular population and create an audience-appropriate PowerPoint presentation in which you distribute the results of the assessment.

This component allows you to demonstrate your proficiency for Program Outcomes 1 and 5:

• Program Outcome 1:Health Assessment: Conduct comprehensive and focused assessments of health and illness parameters in individuals, groups, and vulnerable populations.
• Program Outcome 5: Communication: Communicate effectively with all members of the healthcare team, including interdepartmental and interdisciplinary collaboration for quality outcomes.

Part 1

Conduct a health assessment of a population of your choice.

• To accomplish this, describe the key factors that make up an assessment at each of the following levels: 
  • Community.
  • Group.
  • Individual.
• Explain the process for completing a comprehensive health assessment.
• Complete the assessment.
• Write a completed a 3–5 page summary of the results of the health assessment and an explanation of the process you used to conduct it. Be sure to include a brief description of the population you selected.

Part II

Prepare a PowerPoint presentation in which you present your health assessment to your colleagues in one of the following venues that most closely resembles something you might do in your current clinical setting:

1. Multidisciplinary team rounds.
2. An in-service for team members.
3. A meeting of key stakeholders to conduct a multidisciplinary assessment of your selected client population.

To accomplish this, think about the characteristics of the audience you will be presenting your information to:

• What type of information would be appropriate for this group?
• What style of presentation might get the information across in the best way?
• In the notes section of the first slide, describe the characteristics of your target audience.
• In the notes section of each subsequent slide, explain why you are including the information presented on the slide, and support your information with valid scholarly resources.
• The final slide should be the reference list for the resources you used in your presentation.
• There is no required number of slides for the PowerPoint presentation, but you should be sure you address the health assessment as completely as possible for your target audience.

Requirements

• A title page and reference page for each part.
• Resources: At least three current scholarly or professional resources (a total of three needed for both parts).
• Format: All references must be presented in current APA format.
• Font (Part 1 only):Times New Roman, 12 point.