Task 1: Suggested sources for reserach

Below are a range of articles on New Zealand health issues that we are proposing for your final "Analyse a New Zealand health issue" internal. Your first task is to engage with these readings and sources to decide which of the three topics you have interest in. 

Topic one: Mental health or resilience in school and the wider community

Topic two: Use of Private Healthcare to Support Public Waitlists

Topic three: Social Media’s Influence on Body Image in Young NZers (Can be explored from either male/ female perspective)

Task 2: explain why it is a New zealand health issue

(Copy and respond to this question in your HEA3 workbook)

 Explained why your chosen topic is a New Zealand health issue (explaining the nature of the health issue)

You are required to begin researching your chosen context for the New Zealand health issues assessment task. By the end of week two you need to be able to answer the question above about why your chosen topic is a New Zealand health issue. When explaining the nature of the health issue you are needing to explain the basic features of your health issue. So if we are looking at the definition below we are asking you to explain what the basic features of your chosen health issue that make it a problem for New Zealand. 

Nature (Definition): the basic or inherent features, character, or qualities of something.

"helping them to realize the nature of their problems"

Task 3: Determinants of health 

Determinants of health task 

Read through these articles and utilise your understanding of determinants of health identify the determinants of health that are evident within these articles that are contributing towards the issue.