Elements and Performance Criteria

Organisations may include:
Local/regional organisations:
community health centres
local hospital
other community service organisations
local council
National organisations:
Australian bureau of statistics
Health and welfare institute
Other State/Territory and Federal government organisations
International organisations:
World health organisation
UNESCO
Health professional representative bodies:
CRANA
Division of General Practitioners
Aboriginal Health Workers Associations

Health Information maybe available from:
Organisations providing services and information:
Local hospitals
Public health units
Epidemiology unit
Community members
Community health workers
Representatives from funding bodies
Community health centres:
screening programs
recall systems
work diaries
documents, records and statistics

Key people may include:
Community members
Community leaders
Council members
Family
Community workers

Types of information may include:
Organisational data
Quantitative and qualitative data
Research data
Personal communications and opinions
Other relevant documents regarding community health issues
Relevant records, correspondence and reports

Appropriate systems and formats for compiling information may include:
Incident reporting and documentation
Questionnaires
Specified formats for preparing reports
Accessing databases
Noting information on records systems
Advising appropriate people of the information gathered
Pictorial:
graphs
posters
photographs

Reports 'documented' and feedback may be:
Verbal (English and/or first language)
Written
Pictorial
Videos
Computer files

Resources may include:
Other health workers
Brochures
Displays
Community health stories
Videos
Audio tapes
CDs
Computerised information:
databases
websites
Library

Feedback methodology:
Written:
report
computer
Pictorial display of information:
poster
Verbal:
discussion
personal interviews

Essential knowledge required includes:
Local community health plans
Organisational policies and guidelines
Community/sector networks
Collection and interpretation of health data
Processes related to health promotion
Factors underlying community development processes
Evaluation models

Essential skills include:
Undertaking community research
Recording of health data
Cross cultural communication skills
Interpersonal communication skills
Interpreting data
Decision-making
Using community profiles

Resource requirements include:
Access to relevant workplace or appropriately simulated environment where assessment can take place
Relevant organisational policy, guidelines, procedures and protocols
Emergency response procedures and employee support arrangements

Method of assessment:
Simulation or on-the-job.