WACE Health Studies ATAR study plan

Define the core measures of health status (incidence, prevalence, mortality, morbidity, life expectancy, DALYs) and write a one-line definition for each in your own words

Distinguish individual health from population health by classifying ten example scenarios into the correct category

Interpret a simple two-by-two table to calculate incidence and prevalence from given counts

Build a glossary of 20 Domain 1 terms with a worked example beside each term

Compare the health status of two named population groups using at least four indicators

Explain how data collection methods (surveys, registries, hospital records) shape what a health statistic can and cannot show

Identify three sources of bias or under-reporting in population health data and describe their effect on reported rates

Practise writing a short data-interpretation paragraph that states a trend, quantifies it, and notes one limitation

Classify the determinants of health into biological, behavioural, social, economic, and environmental categories using 15 real examples

Explain the social gradient in health and apply it to one Australian population group

Map how two determinants interact to amplify risk for a specific group

Summarise the Ottawa Charter action areas and give one concrete example of each

Distinguish primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention and assign ten interventions to the correct level

Evaluate one health promotion campaign against the Ottawa Charter action areas and identify its strongest and weakest area

Explain the difference between health promotion, health education, and disease prevention with an example of each

Draft three critique points about a campaign's reach, equity, or evaluation design

Formulate one researchable health question and convert it into a testable hypothesis with defined variables

Compare quantitative, qualitative, and mixed-methods designs and select the most suitable design for your question with a written justification

Describe sampling methods and explain how sampling choice affects the generalisability of findings

Identify the ethical requirements of health research, including consent, confidentiality, and vulnerable groups

Interpret a results table by identifying the measure of association, its confidence interval, and whether it supports the hypothesis

Distinguish correlation from causation and apply three causal criteria to a reported association

Evaluate a study's validity by checking for confounding, selection bias, and measurement error

Write a structured results-and-discussion paragraph that reports a finding and interprets it cautiously

Identify three levels of advocacy action (individual, community, policy) and match one health issue to each level

Draft a persuasive advocacy message for a named decision-maker using evidence, a clear ask, and a call to action

Explain the roles of media, coalitions, and lobbying in health advocacy and note one strength and one limitation of each

Anticipate two counterarguments to your advocacy position and write a evidence-based rebuttal for each

Synthesise all four domains by writing a full practice response that links a health issue to its determinants, evidence, and an advocacy action

Complete a timed set of mixed-domain short-answer questions under exam conditions

Audit your earlier deliverables and correct two weak areas identified in the audit

Compile a one-page formula and concept sheet for final revision