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POPH65022 Digital Public Health - The University of ManchesterASSIGNMENT BRIEF

The assignment is a set of questions related to a scenario of your choice. In the assignment questions below, use and cite high quality evidence wherever appropriate to substantiate your claims.

Question 1. Identify a problem in clinical practice which is particularly relevant in your geographic area (or another geographic area of your choice). Briefly describe the problem, why it is important and how it impacts on health. (~ 315 words)

Question 2. Describe a digital health intervention (DHI) which could be incorporated into clinical practice to address your chosen problem. ( ~ 475 words)

Question 3. Critically appraise limitations and challenges to the implementation of this DHI in clinical practice. Refer to relevant legislation and policies where possible. (~ 945 words)

Question 4. Discuss whether you think this DHI will widen or reduce health inequalities. ( ~ 475 words)

Question 5. Describe how you would test and evaluate the DHI. Provide a rationale for your choices. (~ 790 words)

LEARNING OUTCOME 1: Understand, synthesise and analyse the implications of digital technologies for public health, in different areas of the world and locally, and incorporate these into existing public health models

LEARNING OUTCOME 2: Understand the measures aimed at harnessing digital technologies for disease prevention, disease management and wellbeing

LEARNING OUTCOME 3: Understand how digital health interventions and data collection/analysis tools can be incorporated into research and practice

LEARNING OUTCOME 4: Analyse policies and interventions on digital health and evaluate their impact on health

LEARNING OUTCOME 5: Appraise and evaluate research using examples from disparate aspects of digital health, both locally and globally

LEARNING OUTCOME 6: Appraise the opportunities and challenges involved in incorporating digital tools into public health research and practice

LEARNING OUTCOME 7: Develop critical appraisal skills and communication skills to enable evidenced discussions around the opportunities and challenges of digital health technologies

LEARNING OUTCOME 8: Apply their understanding of digital tools and health impacts to the development of real-world solutions

Attachment:- Digital Public Health.rar