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1. Essay, Visual Arts and Film Studies
Essay, Visual Arts and Film Studies< pstyle=" color: #555555; font-family: Helvetica, Arial,
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align: baseline;"> Project description please give reference in Harvard style and wherever
require reference, citation indicate accordingly < pstyle="background-color: transparent;
margin-bottom: 20px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> Portfolio instructions <
pstyle="background-color: transparent; margin-bottom: 20px; outline: 0px; vertical-
align: baseline;"> For assessment B the portfolio worth 80%, you will be required to
produce a single, word-processed piece of coursework of approximately 3500 words in
total which includes all 9 tasks below. This will be submitted online by the deadline given. It
should contain all the material listed below: < pstyle="background-color: transparent;
margin-bottom: 20px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> 1. A title page, giving
word-count and your name/matriculation number < pstyle="background-color:
transparent; margin-bottom: 20px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> 2. A
contents page < pstyle="background-color: transparent; margin-bottom: 20px; outline:
0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> 3. The tasks Task 1 Atkins and Murphy article Task 2
Evidence-based approach to global health promotion Task 3 Determinants and trends mini-
essay Task 4 School-based health promotion Task 5 Nurses’ role in smoking cessation
Task 6 HPHS self-assessment Task 7 Priorities in Workplace health and health promotion
Task 8 Health promotion projects and strategies Task 9 Reflection on module <
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align: baseline;"> TASK 1- Atkins & Murphy article The article by Atkins S, & Murphy K,
(1994) Reflective practice, Nursing standard 8 (39), 49-56, Nursing Standard. Is available in
Articles For Portfolio Tasks. Although this is an old source (1994) it is still highly relevant.
Take personal notes in your own words from the article and answer the questions below;
• What is reflection/reflective practice? < pstyle="background-color: transparent;
margin-bottom: 20px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> • What critical thought
processes underpin reflection? • What is the difference between reflection in action
and reflection on action? • How does the Gibbs model of reflection compare with the
Atkins and Murphy model in the article and which would you prefer to use and why? Write
up in full sentences totalling 300 -400 words and submit in your portfolio as task 1. <
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align: baseline;"> TASK 2 – Evidence-based approach to global health promotion An

2. evidence-based approach to nursing is now the norm but this approach is relatively new in
health promotion especially in relation to fighting the greatest global determinant of health
– poverty. < pstyle="background-color: transparent; margin-bottom: 20px; outline:
0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> a) Access the link below and listen to the video/audio
clip of a talk lasting nearly 17 minutes. The talk is on fighting poverty in developing
countries and the speaker focuses on whether interventions work and whether or not they
are worth funding. < pstyle="background-color: transparent; margin-bottom: 20px;
outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> Ted Talks (2010) Esther Duflo: Social
Experiments to fight poverty. Available at < pstyle="background-color: transparent;
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color: transparent; margin-bottom: 20px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> TIP!
The speaker Esther Duflo has a strong French accent but on the right hand side of the video
screen you can access an interactive transcript of her talk, choosing either English or
Chinese. < pstyle="background-color: transparent; margin-bottom: 20px; outline: 0px;
vertical-align: baseline;"> b) Take personal notes as you listen to the talk and compose a
200 word summary in your own words on the three evidence-based areas identified as
successful. c) Submit this 200 word summary for your portfolio accompanied by 100
words of reflection which focus on your feelings about the messages in the talk, noting
anything which surprised you. < pstyle="background-color: transparent; margin-
bottom: 20px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> TASK 3 – Determinants of health
and trends Singapore is a high income, developed country in the World Health Organisation
(WHO) Western Pacific region. Residents in Singapore generally have good health with high
life expectancy and low mortality rates. This has resulted in an ageing population with
increasing chronic health issues. Write a 500 word referenced essay which answers the
question what are the key health issues facing Singapore, currently and in the future? Start
from the Singapore Health Promotion Board website http://www.hpb.gov.sg/ and then
locate and use at least 5 other sources of data and information to provide referenced
support for your mini-essay. TASK 4 – School-based health promotion <
pstyle="background-color: transparent; margin-bottom: 20px; outline: 0px; vertical-
align: baseline;"> Below is a journal article by Nathan et al. (2011) which has arisen from a
research project about promoting fruit and vegetable consumption in school children.
a) Access the link and read/study the article in detail, taking personal notes. <
pstyle="background-color: transparent; margin-bottom: 20px; outline: 0px; vertical-
align: baseline;"> b) Using your notes about the article, make a 300 word précis
(summary) in your own words which answers the questions: what are the key messages
from this article and is there enough evidence offered to support the messages? <
pstyle="background-color: transparent; margin-bottom: 20px; outline: 0px; vertical-
align: baseline;"> Do not replicate the abstract. < pstyle="background-color: transparent;
margin-bottom: 20px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> c) Then include a 200
word personal reflection on how (or if) the recommendations could be applied to your own
nursing practice. < pstyle="background-color: transparent; margin-bottom: 20px;
outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> Nathan, N. et al. (2011) ‘ Vegetable and fruit
breaks in Australian primary schools: prevalence, attitudes, barriers and implementation

3. strategies.’ Health Education Research 26(4) pp. 722-731. < pstyle="background-color:
transparent; margin-bottom: 20px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> This
article is available in Articles For Portfolio Tasks < pstyle="background-color: transparent;
margin-bottom: 20px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> TASK 5 – Nurses’ role in
smoking cessation < pstyle="background-color: transparent; margin-bottom: 20px;
outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> Below is a journal article by Whyte et al. (2006)
which has arisen from a Scottish research project about interventions for tobacco smoking.
< pstyle="background-color: transparent; margin-bottom: 20px; outline: 0px;
vertical-align: baseline;"> a) Access the link below and read/study the article in detail,
taking personal notes. < pstyle="background-color: transparent; margin-bottom: 20px;
outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> Whyte, RE., Watson, HE., McIntosh, J.(2006)
‘ Nurses’ opportunistic interventions with patients in relation to smoking.’ Journal of
Advanced Nursing Volume 55, Issue 5, pages 568– 577 < pstyle="background-color:
transparent; margin-bottom: 20px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> This
article is available in Articles For Portfolio Tasks < pstyle="background-color: transparent;
margin-bottom: 20px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> b) Answer the 8 questions
about the Whyte et al. (2006) in 300 words and submit for your portfolio. <
pstyle="background-color: transparent; margin-bottom: 20px; outline: 0px; vertical-
align: baseline;"> • What is the study called? • Who conducted it? • When was it
conducted / published? • What were the aims of the study? • What happened?
• What were the findings or results? • What conclusions were drawn? • What were
the strengths / weaknesses / limitations in your opinion? < pstyle="background-color:
transparent; margin-bottom: 20px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> c) Also
include 200 words of personal reflection on the following: • Your thoughts and feelings
about the paper and the results, including what interested you or surprised you. • How
this compares to your experience so far in assessment of or health education with patients
who smoke. • How (or if) the recommendations could be applied to your own nursing
practice. < pstyle="background-color: transparent; margin-bottom: 20px; outline: 0px;
vertical-align: baseline;"> TASK 6 – Health promoting health service (HPHS) self-
assessment < pstyle="background-color: transparent; margin-bottom: 20px; outline:
0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> a) Access the link below and complete the self-
assessment survey on behalf of your current ward or hospital (or your previous placement
if easier), answering to the best of your current knowledge. The purpose of this assessment
tool is to help you assess where your ward/institution is in terms of the HPHS standards for
health promotion see Learning Unit 4 < pstyle="background-color: transparent;
margin-bottom: 20px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> Health Promotion Board
(2010) Online self-assessment of HPHS Standards Available at
http://surveys.hpb.gov.sg/s3/hphs < pstyle="background-color: transparent; margin-
bottom: 20px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> Upon completion of the
questionnaire, you will be provided with a report giving feedback about each of the five
HPHS standards, with suggestions for improvement in each standard. b) Print out a copy
of this report with the feedback given and submit for your portfolio. c) Also include 100-
200 words of reflection on your experience of undertaking this task, your observations

4. about the document and its language, your feelings about the standards in your ward or
hospital and anything which surprised you. < pstyle="background-color: transparent;
margin-bottom: 20px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> TASK 7 – Priorities in
Workplace health and health promotion < pstyle="background-color: transparent;
margin-bottom: 20px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> Access the document at the
link below and write a report of 300 -400 words using your own words which addresses the
following: • Who are the key stakeholders in workplace health promotion? • Why is
workplace health so topical and what is the effect of an ageing workforce? • What
methods of health promotion and health education are recommended? <
pstyle="background-color: transparent; margin-bottom: 20px; outline: 0px; vertical-
align: baseline;"> Ministry of Health Singapore (2010) Report by the National Tripartite
Committee on Workplace health. Available at: < pstyle="background-color: transparent;
margin-bottom: 20px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">
http://www.moh.gov.sg/content/moh_web/home/pressRoom/pressRoomItemRelease/20
08/a_tripartite_committee_to_bring_down_Ill-Health_at_the_workplace.html <
pstyle="background-color: transparent; margin-bottom: 20px; outline: 0px; vertical-
align: baseline;"> Note: This is quite a large document; allow time for it to download <
pstyle="background-color: transparent; margin-bottom: 20px; outline: 0px; vertical-
align: baseline;"> TASK 8 – Health promotion projects and strategies Access the links to
the four health promotion projects below and take personal notes to compile information
about each of the projects, highlighting similarities and differences in approach, using the
template overleaf. Health promotion projects 1. Cervical Screen Singapore (CSS) available
at: http://www.hpb.gov.sg/programmes/article.aspx?id=3342 2. TOUCH project available
at: http://www.touch.org.sg/about_us 3. Strategy to Stop Tuberculosis 2011-2015
available at:
http://www.wpro.who.int/entity/tb/documents/policy/2010/regional_strategy/en/index.
html 4. Strategy on Diet, Physical Activity and Health available at:
http://www.who.int/dietphysicalactivity/en/ < pstyle="background-color: transparent;
margin-bottom: 20px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> Project 1 CSS Project 2
TOUCH Project 3 Strategy to stop TB Project 4 Strategy on Diet, Physical Activity and
Health The scope of this project Is it local, regional, national, or international? The target
of this project Is it for individuals, groups, communities or populations The main focus of
the project Is it physical, mental, intellectual, emotional, social, or societal in focus? The
need for the project Established by individuals, community, voluntary organisation,
statutory organisation or government? Method(s) used in the project to enable health
improvement? 1:1 input, leaflet, advice or education, group work, community action,
TV/radio messages or laws/policies? < pstyle="background-color: transparent; margin-
bottom: 20px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> Task 9 – Reflection on the module
content Write 200-300 words of personal reflection about your experience of undertaking
the module. Consider your strengths and weaknesses in relation to: • Working online, as
a distance learner • The nature of some of the reading materials • The way you
approached the module and its assignments • What you learned and how this links with

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