BTEC Assignment Brief

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Diploma in Health and Social

Care
Qualification
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma in Health
and Social Care
Unit number and title
8: Promoting Public Health
A: Examine strategies for developing public health policy to
improve the health of individuals and the population

Learning aim(s) B: Examine the factors affecting health and the impact of
addressing these factors to improve public health

Assignment title Introduction to public health.

Assessor
Kayleigh Smith
Issue date

Hand in deadline

You have volunteered as a researcher for Public Health

England, during your summer break. You will be
researching public health provision in Kirklees. You have
Vocational Scenario or been asked to produce an information booklet on your
Context findings.

Task 1 You have been asked to present the results of your

research, as a booklet, to inform the public about the role of
public health. Your booklet must include:

 An evaluation of how far the use of strategies and

monitoring the population’s health status, helps
public policy for a specific demographic area

 An analysis of how public health policy is influenced

by the strategies you have named and patterns of
health and ill health amongst your selected
demographic area

 An explanation of the strategies used to develop

public health policy, in order for it to meet its aims in
your selected demographic area

 An explanation of how monitoring information to

determine the patterns of health and ill health

 An assessment of how minimising the factors

affecting health can contribute to improving the
health of the population in relation to the area.

 An assessment of which factors affect current

patterns of health and ill health with reference to a
 specific demographic area.

 An explanation of how public health impacts the

specific demographic area, in terms of minimising
the factors that have an effect on patterns of health
and ill health.
Checklist of evidence Booklet
required
Criteria covered by this task:
Unit/Criteria
To achieve the criteria you must show that you are able to:
reference
Evaluate how far the use of strategies and monitoring the health status
of the population helps public health policy to meet its aims in reducing
8/AB.D1
the factors that influence public health, with reference to a specific
demographic area
Analyse how public health policy is influenced by strategies and
8/A.M1
patterns of health and ill health.
Explain the strategies used to develop public health policy in order for
8/A.P1
it to meet its aims.
Explain how monitoring information to determine patterns of health
8/A.P2 and ill health is used by government to inform the creation of public
health policy.
Assess the extent to which factors affect current patterns of health and
8/B.M2
ill health with reference to a specific demographic area.
Assess how minimising the factors affecting health can contribute to
8/B.M3
improving the health of the population in relation to the area.
Explain factors affecting current patterns of health and ill health in a
8/B.P3
specific demographic area.
Explain the impact of public health policy in minimising these factors in
8/B.P4
relation to a specific demographic area.

Sources of information Books

to support you with  Caron R.M., Merrick J., (Editors), Public Health, Nova
this Assignment Science Publishers Inc., (2014), ISBN:
9781633215696

 Thompson S.R., The Essential Guide to Public Health

and Health Promotion, Routledge, (2014), ISBN:
9781135082680

Websites
 http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/health-
professional/early-diagnosis-activities/be-clear-on-
cancer

 https://www.gov.uk/government/topics/public-
health

 https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/public-health-
england

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