Health and Wellbeing:

Advocacy and Practice

Suggested word limit: 1200 words
Learning outcome
This assignment assesses your understanding of the following learning
outcome:
• Identify how current factors shape the social health and wellbeing
context, and impact the social health and wellbeing of people, familieswhānau, communities, and societies.
Note: This assignment tests your knowledge of current factors only.
Assessment instructions
Part A – Social Health and Wellbeing Factors
15 marks (200 words)
In Module 2, you watched a video titled, ‘Current challenges in the social health
and wellbeing sector’, in which Marion Blake, CEO of Platform Trust, outlined
some of the current complexities shaping social health and wellbeing in
Aotearoa New Zealand today.
You were invited to post a response, and to respond to other feedback in the
online channel. This assignment re-visits and extends on this task.
Choose two challenges from the video that are relevant to your personal or
professional social health and wellbeing context.
1. Identify and describe both challenges. 5 marks
2. Explain why each challenge is relevant to your professional or personal
social health and wellbeing context. 5 marks
3. Describe the impact of these challenges on people, families and/or
whānau, communities and society. 5 marks
Part B – Written Analysis 85 marks (1000 words)
Explain three current factors that impact social health and wellbeing in
Aotearoa New Zealand, at three different levels – individual, family and
whanau, and communities or societal.
1. Identify and describe a current factor that influences the social health
and wellbeing of individuals. Explain how this factor is relevant to your
professional or personal social health and wellbeing context. (300
words) 27 marks
2. Identify and describe a current factor that influences the social health
and wellbeing of whanau or families. Explain how this factor is
relevant to your professional or personal social health and wellbeing
context. (300 words) 27 marks
3. Identify and describe a current factor that influences the social health
and wellbeing of communities and society. Explain how this factor is
relevant to your professional or personal social health and wellbeing
context. (300 words) 27 marks
Referencing
• Use APA referencing to provide four citations from the course
material. 4 marks
Marking schedule
Assessment criteria Marks Recommended word count
Part A: Current Social Health and Wellbeing Factors
Two current challenges have been identified and
described. 5
200 words – Student has explained why both challenges are
relevant to their professional context or to a
health and wellbeing context they are familiar
with. 5
Student has described the impact of these two
challenges on people, families and/or whānau,
communities and society. 5
Part B: Written Analysis
One current factor that influences the social health and wellbeing of individuals in Aotearoa New Zealand has been identified and described.
The student has demonstrated professional or personal relevance of the factor. 27
1000 words – One current factor that influences the social
health and wellbeing of whanau and families in
Aotearoa New Zealand has been identified and
described. The student has demonstrated
professional or personal relevance of the factor. 27
One current factor that influences the social health and wellbeing of communities and society in Aotearoa New Zealand has been identified and described. The student has demonstrated professional or personal relevance of the factor. 27
APA Referencing
The essay has four course material citations. 4
Total 100