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1. Assignment Goal: This assignment will help you identify and organize
Assignment Goal: This assignment will help you identify and organize information using
different health concepts and disciplinary perspectives to create a multilevel analysis of a
health issue for a particular target group using Dahlgren & Whitehead’s framework as a
template. You will submit a written report 1500-2000 words and a share a poster that
outlines your key findings and recommendations.PART 1: REPORTThe summary report will
include:• Brief description of the target group and the issue under study, using
epidemiological information and measures to show how the distribution of the
disease/condition is a concern for the group you are studying.• Analysis of factors at
individual, social and ecosystem levels that affect how the group experiences this condition.
(You may select factors that make the condition worse as well as factors that have a
protective effect.)• Summary of (2-3) key findings and 2 recommendations for
action.Important Tasks1. Select your topic and identify a segment of the population for
study.I recommend that you keep the same topic for the case analysis that you used for the
annotated bibliography. Within your topic area identify a segment of the population that is
affected by a problem. For example, if your topic is obesity you should narrow your study to
rural children or university students or immigrant seniors or something like that. Put some
geographic limits on your group (Regina, small towns) for the purpose of analysis. Use your
previous reading to help you select a group of interest and ensure that it won’t be too hard
to find research material. Feel free to select a topic/group that you have a personal
connection to, but don’t write about your personal feelings or experience without some
back up from published research.2. Describe the characteristics of the population segment
and how it is affected by the condition.Use appropriate data sources from public health
surveys or published research. For example, if your segment is university students, use data
to show that obesity is a measurable problem among students or how patterns of obesity
have changed. If you can’t find statistics for your specific geographic area or community it is
OK to make a connection to higher level studies or studies from comparable places.3.
Describe the main individual, social and eco-system factors that influence this health issue.
The concept map will help you visualize the health problem and organize multiple factors.
Use appropriate and current research materials (with proper referencing) to help you
identify and explain determinants included in your analysis.4. Write up your analysis5.
Finish the assignment with a summary and your own recommendationsSummarize the key
findings that influence your target population with reference to this issue, and recommend
2 actions at different levels that might change the trajectory and improve outcomes for the

2. population. Explain how your proposed actions might work. (This part should be original
and references are not required.)