Australian Obesity report

REFERENCES NO MORE THAN 5 YEARS OLD and must be PEER REVIEWED JOURNAL ARTICLES

HARVARD REFERENCE

OBESITY is the chosen topic

National Health Priority Areas, choose a disease or injury which is obesity , then choose one of the
following perspectives for addressing that disease or injury in Australia:
·Modifying policy
·Modifying the physical environment
·Modifying individual behavior

1. Outline the impact of one of the disease or injury on population health by quantitatively
describing the impact on the population as a whole and the differential impact on particular
groups within the population over the lifespan or across geographical locations. (Make use
of charts and/or tables as necessary in order to illustrate your point).
2. Based on your perspective, identify a target group (the population at risk of that disease or
injury) and outline an intervention which might be used to address that issue in your local
community.
3. Provide a clear statement of the purpose of the intervention and how effective it may be
(providing evidence from peer reviewed research literature).
4. Discuss how your chosen intervention would best be trialed piloted to ascertain the
impact on injury of your target population (You will need to discuss study design, sample
selection, data collection methods etc).