Describe a theoretically derived and psychologically orientated health promotion intervention aimed at addressing the identified health risk

You are required to develop an intervention proposal to satisfy learning outcome 2:
Prepare a report describing the development, implementation and evaluation of a health promotion intervention (2000 words)

Your report should be prepared for a hypothetical client e.g. Head teacher at a local primary school, who is interested in but has not yet commissioned the intervention.
Your report should consider the following issues:
•Needs Analysis
•The health risk
•Why is an intervention necessary
•Development of the intervention
•Type of intervention – what works in which environment
•Theoretical underpinning/mechanisms
•Materials (you do not have to develop the materials)
•Intervention implementation plan
•Timeframe of intervention
•Consideration of resources (you do not have to address costs)
•Equipment
•Staffing
•Evaluation
•Process evaluation
•Outcome evaluation
Your report should be evidence-based (to demonstrate breadth of reading and familiarity with relevant literature) and referenced throughout.

Word limit: 2000 words (excluding references)

Coursework intervention report model answer

The general requirement for a good answer is to:
• Be well-written, showing evidence of critical insight and sound argument
• Show reading of relevant material and an ability to integrate this material into the answer in a well-structured and effective manner.

A passing answer must attempt to:
• Describe a specific health risk relevant to particular population/context supported by current research
• Describe a psychologically derived health promotion intervention aimed at addressing the identified health risk
• Draw on appropriate psychological theory and research to justify the approach adopted
• Consider the relevant resources required to implement the intervention
• Identify at least one method of evaluation to assess the success of the intervention

Furthermore, a good answer will include one or more of the following:
• Present a sophisticated discussion of a specific health risk relevant to particular population/context supported by current research
• Describe a theoretically derived and psychologically orientated health promotion intervention aimed at addressing the identified health risk
• Provide a clear diagram outlining the implementation of the intervention
• Draw on appropriate health promotion and health psychology theory and research to justify the approach adopted
• Consider the range of resources required to implement the intervention (human and physical)
• Identify multiple methods of evaluation to assess the success of the intervention at different stages