Assessment Requirements for HLTARES002 Prepare and maintain community health profile

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Assessment Requirements for HLTARES002 Prepare and maintain community health profile

Modification History

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Performance Evidence

Evidence of the ability to complete tasks outlined in elements and performance criteria of this unit in the context of the job role, and:

develop and document one community health profile for an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander community:

use both qualitative and quantitative information

use information about:

community characteristics

community perspectives on health issues

current trends and issues

prevalence of particular conditions and diseases

current service offerings and evaluation

review and amend one existing Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander community health profile to reflect required changes.

Knowledge Evidence

Demonstrated knowledge required to complete the tasks outlined in elements and performance criteria of this unit:

organisational policies and procedures for:

document presentation

information management

key uses for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander community health profiles

protocols for community ownership of data

development process for community health profiles, key stages and required approvals

internal and external factors affecting priorities and timelines

main types of information in an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander community health profile and their key features:

qualitative

quantitative

nature of qualitative and quantitative information required for profile development:

community characteristics:

demographics, including cultural diversity within the region covered by the profile; and different language and cultural groups

economic

environmental

social

community perspectives on health issues

current trends and issues

health statistics

prevalence of particular conditions and diseases

current service offerings and evaluation

the importance of fully representing all language and cultural groups within the community or region covered by the health profile

how to access key information sources

processes for checking accuracy and relevance of information

formats for community health profiles and typical inclusions

types of triggers for review of community health profile:

from inside the community

from external agencies

flow-on impacts of changes to community health profile and actions needed.

Assessment Conditions

Skills can be demonstrated through:

work activities completed within an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander health service, or

project activities and case studies completed within a training organisation, based on comprehensive information about the community and the operation of an actual or simulated health service.

Assessment must ensure the use of:

interaction with organisational stakeholders and with Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander community stakeholders either through actual work activities or simulations

computer and software programs used to collate information and produce text documents

quantitative and qualitative information for inclusion in community health profile

community health profile template

organisational policies and procedures for:

document presentation

information management.

Assessors must satisfy the Standards for Registered Training Organisations requirements for assessors, and:

be an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person who has applied the skills and knowledge covered in this unit of competency through experience working as an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander health worker or practitioner, or

be a registered health practitioner or a community health researcher with experience relevant to this unit of competency and be accompanied by, or have assessments validated by, an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person.

Links

Companion Volume implementation guides are found in VETNet - https://vetnet.gov.au/Pages/TrainingDocs.aspx?q=ced1390f-48d9-4ab0-bd50-b015e5485705