Introduction
An introduction to the
assignment that establishes the
importance of health needs
assessment. Relevant
information should aim to
provide an overview regarding
the relationship between health
needs assessment and public
health action.

Discussion
Definition of the population
under investigation, profiling of
the population and identification
of key health needs and priorities
using an appropriate health
needs assessment method.

Implications
Identification of a particular
health priority for action and
critical discussion of evidencebased interventions that could be
used to direct public health
actions aiming to address the
particular health priority.

Conclusion
Effective summary of key
points.

Presentation and
Referencing
High quality presentation that
conforms to principles of
academic writing and contains
minimal errors in sentence
construction, grammar and
punctuation. The assignment
followed appropriate academic
conventions regarding in-text
citations and referencing.