HLTAHPR007 — Promote lifestyle change

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What an assessment for HLTAHPR007 must cover

123 assessable components: 5 elements (25 performance criteria), 13 performance evidence and 81 knowledge evidence requirements, plus 4 foundation skills. An audit-defensible tool maps every question and task back to these — that mapping is the coverage matrix Auditori generates alongside the assessment.

Elements & performance criteria

1 Raise awareness of lifestyle risk factors and health impacts.

1.1Communicate consistently in culturally appropriate and safe ways with clients, using plain language.
1.2Explain lifestyle risk factors that impact on health in the context of local community, cultural and family issues.
1.3Provide information about the incidence of lifestyle disease in Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander communities.
1.4Provide information about lifestyle choices, and impact of unhealthy choices, including alcohol, smoking and illicit drugs.
1.5Outline potential short and longer-term health problems linked to lifestyle choices.
1.6Explain healthy approaches to alcohol consumption.
1.7Provide consumer-based education resources and information on ways to reduce health risks linked to lifestyle choices.

2 Provide healthy eating advice.

2.1Provide information about patterns of healthy eating and appropriate proportions of different food types based on national dietary guidelines.
2.2Advise on limiting daily intake of discretionary foods outlined in national dietary guidelines.
2.3Provide clear advice about how to interpret food labels and identify both positive and negative information.
2.4Highlight methods of cooking that support healthy eating and those that have the potential to cause ill-health if overused.
2.5Explain the key features of safe food storage and preparation that support health.
2.6Use visual aids and consumer-based education resources to support client understanding.

3 Provide information about physical activity.

3.1Outline the relationship between sedentary behaviour and health outcomes including risk of disease and obesity.
3.2Provide information about healthy patterns of physical activity including frequency, intensity and type of physical activity outlined in national physical activity guidelines.
3.3Highlight linkages between physical activity and emotional wellbeing.
3.4Use techniques that support clients to actively use and engage with the information provided.

4 Assist clients to plan for change.

4.1Acknowledge and explain common barriers to lifestyle change and how these might be overcome.
4.2Provide clients with information and techniques for making change based on their individual needs.
4.3Explain ways of setting and monitoring personal lifestyle goals that are specific, measurable and realistic.
4.4Support clients to set their preferred goals and suggest specific changes based on their goals and preferences.
4.5Identify clients who require lifestyle advice beyond own limitations and refer to relevant health professionals and support services according to organisational procedures.

5 Evaluate effectiveness of lifestyle education activities.

5.1Seek and evaluate feedback from clients about value of information and education resources provided.
5.2Evaluate effectiveness of information provided from own perspective and identify areas for improvement.
5.3Provide ongoing feedback to relevant people based on clients’ views and own input.

Performance evidence

provide information about lifestyle disease and making lifestyle changes to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander clients including:
two individual clients
one group of a minimum of three people
on each occasion:
provide information covering:
the incidence of lifestyle disease in Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander communities
lifestyle risk factors, particularly those relevant to the client/s, and their potential short and long term impacts on health
recommendations for healthy eating and healthy ways to prepare and cook food using the Australian national dietary guidelines
recommendations for physical activity based on the Australian national physical activity guidelines
common barriers to initiation of lifestyle change, particularly those relevant to the client, and how these might be overcome
techniques for making lifestyle change including ways to set goals and monitor progress towards achievement
seek and evaluate feedback from clients and provide to relevant people within the health service
discuss lifestyle concerns with two clients and respond by providing referrals to relevant health professionals or support services.

Knowledge evidence

organisational procedures for referral
role and limitations of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander health care workers and practitioners in providing healthy lifestyle education to clients and types of situations when referral is indicated
roles of medical, allied health professionals and others in providing healthy lifestyle advice and change practices, and their expertise in addressing different needs:
medical practitioners and registered nurses
accredited practising dietitians
exercise physiologists
alcohol and other drug counsellors
nutritional, physical activity and drug and alcohol support services available in the community, state or territory
physical activity groups operating in the local community
how to access current and credible:
consumer based education resources about lifestyle risk factors and healthy lifestyle practices
statistics for lifestyle disease in Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander and other Australian populations
visual aids for lifestyle education
meaning of lifestyle disease and modifiable behavioural risk factors
types of lifestyle disease and their prevalence and statistical incidence in Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander populations compared to non-Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander populations:
cardiovascular disease
diabetes
obesity
chronic respiratory disease
alcoholic liver disease and cirrhosis
drug related infectious disease
lifestyle risk factors and their short and long term impacts on health:
smoking
physical inactivity
unhealthy nutrition and body weight
consumption of alcohol at unsafe levels
use of illicit drugs
key recommendations and healthy eating guidance contained in current Australian national dietary guidelines and associated resources:
the principal recommendations and guidelines
characteristics of the five food groups and the nutrients they contribute to the diet
daily patterns of healthy eating and recommended proportions of the five food groups
types of discretionary foods to be limited and why
recommended daily intake of alcohol
nutritional needs of people at different stages in the lifecycle
daily living skills, informed by national dietary guidelines, that support clients with healthy eating:
how to interpret food labels, including health star rating labelling systems to support healthier food choices
healthy ways to prepare and cook food
safe food preparation and storage
key contents of current Australian national physical activity guidelines including guidelines for frequency, intensity and types of exercises:
movement guidelines for the early years, children and young people
physical activity guidelines for adults
physical activity guidelines for older people
the benefits to health and emotional wellbeing of combining healthy eating and physical activity
the role of sleep and rest as part of a healthy lifestyle
common barriers to initiation of lifestyle change and how these can be overcome:
dietary:
perceived or actual cost of healthy foods
easy access to unhealthy foods
time to prepare and cook healthy meals and motivation
shortage of healthy food options in the local area
physical activity:
low importance placed on exercise
lack of time
access to appropriate facilities and costs
initial low fitness levels and low confidence
alcohol and drug use:
fear of withdrawal
access to support services
influences including environmental triggers and other people
stages in the behaviour change process and how these apply to lifestyle change:
pre-contemplation
contemplation
preparation
action
maintenance
relapse, and how it can be managed
approaches to goal setting and achievement:
setting short, medium and long term goals
importance of goals that are specific, measurable, achievable, realistic and time based (SMART):
different types of goals:
outcome
process
performance
recording goals and monitoring progress, and types of technology that can assist
methods used to evaluate health education activities:
client evaluation questionnaires
informal conversations with clients
self-reflection on client responses to information including any difficulties in understanding
ways that Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander health workers and practitioners can:
provide feedback on healthy lifestyle education activities
contribute to the evaluation and planning of overall education and prevention programs.

Foundation skills

Reading skills: interpret key recommendations implementation advice in national guideline documentation.
Oral communication skills: ask open and closed probe questions and actively listen to determine client understanding of information use facilitation techniques to support client learning.
Numeracy skills: interpret numerical aspects of the national dietary guidelines: food intake expressed in proportions measurement information expressed in kilojoules, cups, grams, millilitres, centimetres, percentages and fractions.
Learning skills: use information provided in national guidelines to update and extend knowledge of healthy lifestyle practices.

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What does an assessment tool for HLTAHPR007 need to cover?

To satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence, an assessment for HLTAHPR007 needs to address all 123 unit components: 5 elements with 25 performance criteria, 13 performance evidence requirements, 81 knowledge evidence requirements, and the foundation skills. A coverage matrix mapping each question and task to these components is what an auditor looks for.

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