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HEA8302 Culture as a Determinant of Health
Assessment 1 Case Study
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Assessment 1: Written Case Study Due: 24th August 2020
Weighting: 40% Marks: /100
Word Count: 2000
Instructions:
The learning modules are designed to assist you with completing this assessment. Modules 1,
2 and 3, will assist you with this first assessment.
Step 1.
While working through the modules think of a case study arising from your experience which
includes an individual or community that is culturally marginalised in at least one cultural
dimension. (See Hofstede’s Cultural Dimensions).
Contexts of experience could be from:
ï‚· The practice where you are actively working now (the community your serve; your
colleagues or the area in which your work place is located).
ï‚· A situation that you have worked with in the past.
ï‚· Your personal life experiences
Step 2:
Outline the practice context of the case study and critically discuss the influencing factors and
the role of each person within the case study, relate these to cu
ent and future professional
practice.
ï‚· Outline of your practice context: Provide an outline of your context and your role
within the context. Link this context to your professional standards of practice and the
influence this has on your personal and professional responses to the case.
ï‚· You should
oadly outline your own key cultural identities as well as the specifics
in relation to your chosen practice situation. In this description you should also include
the key cultural identities and statuses of the individuals and/or communities where you
work and live, your organization’s or professional bodies mandate or purpose and key
cultural systems dominant within your organization’s practices and norms.
HEA8302 Culture as a Determinant of Health
Assessment 1 Case Study
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ï‚· Critically Discuss the Factors shaping Culture as a Determinant of Health: Using
the context you have described as a basis, outline the
oader contextual and socio-
political factors that shape culture as a determinant of health for your chosen
individual, family, community/communities. You should draw on cu
ent legislation/
Government policies/ Professional Practice standards, and actual studies. Critically
discuss the ways in which you think dynamics of power and culture may be operating
in this context.
ï‚· Relevance of key concepts to Practice context: Discuss the role that the person with
power played in the case study. Explore your actual or potential role as a person of
power in relation to practices associated with cultural safety.
Submission Instructions
Assignment to be submitted via the Turnitin link in Study Desk. This will be go through
plagiarism software. You may submit a draft but be sure to submit the final for marking before
the due date above. If you do not press submit for marking your draft will be considered your
final submission. If you do not submit without an approved extension this will deemed as a
non-submission.
Please submit one file only and please do not attach marking criteria this will be electronic.
Formatting: Time New Roman, 12 point, 1.5/2 line spacing, justified with APA referencing.
Please use a heading to distinguish the sections of your assignment and the context of your case
study. The word count provides a guide to the length and depth of content.
HEA8302 Module 1
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Module 1: Understanding Culture and Power as determinants
of Health
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Contents
Topics ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………4
Learning Objectives .................................................................................................................... XXXXXXXXXX4
Learning Resources .................................................................................................................... XXXXXXXXXX5
1.1 Introduction: Parameters, scope and relevance of empowerment practice for community health 6
Example: ........................................................................................................................... XXXXXXXXXX7
1.2 Continuum of practice: from cultural competence (clinical practice) to cultural equity
(community practice) .............................................................................................................. XXXXXXXXXX7
Distinguishing between practices of cultural competence/safety and those of cultural equity XXXXXXXXXX
Cultural safety .................................................................................................................... XXXXXXXXXX9
Cultural Equity ................................................................................................................... XXXXXXXXXX9
Your own practice context ............................................................................................... XXXXXXXXXX10
Activity 1.1: Reading ........................................................................................................ XXXXXXXXXX10
Activity 1.2 ....................................................................................................................... XXXXXXXXXX10
Reflection: ................................................