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This paper is based on the following requirement - - Vitamin D deficiency has been cited as a global public health concern and our understanding of the role of vitamin D in many chronic diseases is rapidly evolving. This written assignment requires students to research and answer a set of questions on this topic with a focus on Australia.
- 1. Is vitamin D deficiency a public health problem in Australia ? – 30% of mark
- Students who receive high grades in this component achieve the following:
- a clear and concise background to the problem including its consequences and at-risk groups; use of pertinent statistics as evidence of the disease burden associated with the problem;
- 2. What action is currently being taken in Australia to address Vitamin D deficiency at a population level ? - 40% of mark
- Students who receive high grades in this component achieve the following:
- a well-integrated summary of the range of issues and/or controversies related to the problem
- including the identification of any major research, health service or policy needs;
- a well-integrated summary of the public health action currently being taken (or proposed) to
- address the problem and evidence of its effectiveness;
- evidence of having considered the wider literature, including ‘grey’ literature, policy
- documents, reviews and meta-analysis, well-designed original research; as opposed to randomly selected or poorly designed studies or articles that do not adequately encompass the topic;
- evidence of critical thinking when assessing the strengths and limitations of current control measures for the health problem.
- 3. What strategies are recommended for future focus to reduce the burden from vitamin D deficiency in Australia ? - 20% of mark
- Students who receive high grades in this component achieve the following:
- specific recommendations related to major research, health service or policy needs, which
- reflect future directions for control of the health problem;
- recommendations that can be linked to themes previously explored i.e. not random
- recommendations for which there is no supporting evidence in earlier points/answers;
- evidence of having considered a range of areas for future focus.
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