Why is this assessment relevant?

As health professionals, you will have the opportunity to apply for grants as part of an organisation or an individual to run health promotion projects, research strategies and healthy living programs. Each grant application will require different levels of information, however, they all want to know: who you are, what you want to do and why you want to do it, what you hope to achieve, how much will it cost and how long will it take. This assessment presents you with the opportunity to apply for a mock grant to run a health program in a rural and remote area. It will introduce you to the information often required when submitting a grant application.

Assignment Criteria:

Choose one of the following topic areas to design an innovative health program to run in a rural or remote part of Australia. Present your program by completing a grant application using the template provided. You will need to identify an actual rural/remote Australian community to run your program in. Your program can be addressed at any target group, for example, children, health workers, farmers etc.

Topics:

Addressing illicit drug use in rural Australia
Oral and dental health in very remote Australian communities
Increasing physical activity in rural Australia
Encouraging healthy eating in rural and remote areas

Make sure your program goals are clear and reachable: SMART:

Specific (simple, sensible, significant).
Measurable (meaningful, motivating).
Achievable (agreed, attainable).
Relevant (reasonable, realistic and resourced, results-based).
Time-bound (time-based, time-limited, time/cost limited, timely, time-sensitive).

Preparation:

Timely completion of study materials, you should have covered Modules 1-4 before commencing this assessment as information pertaining to the above criteria can be found in the learning materials
Visit the AIHW web site and set text
A guide on writing a grant application can be found here: https://www.fundingcentre.com.au/help/writing-grant
Conduct further research using library resources, there is a Health Science libguide, see the link in the unit and review other websites and journal articles.
Contact your unit coordinator if you are unsure of how to get started.

Presentation:

A template has been provided and this is mandatory to use (see below)
Adhere to standard academic writing and paragraphs, if you are not sure what we mean by this look at the resources provided on the CDU web: Introduction to academic writing http://learnline.cdu.edu.au/studyskills/studyskills/introacademicwriting.html
Use 11 or 12pt font either calibri or arial preferred.
Reference list at end of the document using APA style, with at least 9-10 references used including research articles (reference does not contribute to word count).
Use third person (no I or me) in academic writing and write as if this is something you intend to do (i.e.: The health promotion aims to….)