Is vitamin D deficiency a public health problem in Australia?
- Is vitamin D deficiency a public health problem in Australia?
Ensure this component achieve the following:
a clear and concise background to the problem including its consequences and at-risk groups;
use of pertinent statistics as evidence of the disease burden associated with the problem;
- What action is currently being taken in Australia to address Vitamin D deficiency at a population level?
Ensure this component achieve the following:
a well-integrated summary of the range of issues and/or controversies related to the problem including the identification of any major research, health service or policy needs;
a well-integrated summary of the public health action currently being taken (or proposed) to address the problem and evidence of its effectiveness;
evidence of having considered the wider literature, including ‘grey’ literature, policy documents, reviews and meta-analysis, well-designed original research; as opposed to randomly selected or poorly designed studies or articles that do not adequately encompass the topic;
evidence of critical thinking when assessing the strengths and limitations of current control measures for the health problem.
- What strategies are recommended for future focus to reduce the burden from vitamin D deficiency in Australia?
Ensure this component achieve the following:
specific recommendations related to major research, health service or policy needs, which reflect future directions for control of the health problem;’
recommendations that can be linked to themes previously explored i.e. not random recommendations for which there is no supporting evidence in earlier points/answers;
evidence of having considered a range of areas for future focus.
Writing and Presentation
- clear and concise writing (scientific style);
- logical flow of information;
- correct spelling and grammar;
- use of subheadings where appropriate (idot points’ are not acceptable);
- facts are supported by cited references – in-text citations and reference list are formatted according to Vancouver Style.
