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A. Introduction
There are several population groups who are at risk of poverty like those who are
unemployed, single parent, children, Aboriginals and Torres Strait Islanders, older adults,
people with disabilities and people who receive government income support. The following
report will focus on the older adults of Australia and will try to examine the links between the
socio-economic status and its affect on the overall health outcome. The report will also
highlight how poor socio-economic status is leading to financial crisis and subsequent
development of poor health related outcomes. At the end, the report will focus on strategies
in order to address the alarming rate of poverty among the older adults of Australia. The
interventions will help in improving the overall health related outcomes of Australian older
adults.
B. Overview of your population group and prevalence of poverty
Older adults constitute a significant portion of the Australian population during the
year 2017. Nearly one out of seven people aged over 65 years and above. During 2014 to
2016, the Australian men who are aged 65 years are expected to live for another 20 years and
women for another 22 years (Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, 2018).
(Source: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 2018)

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As per the report published by ACOSS AND UNSW SYDNEY (2018), the maximum
percentages of the Australian population who are below the poverty lines are the older adults
(lone person) and older couples rank second. During the year 2014-16, only one out of the 8
people who are 65 years and above are employed and rest and unemployed. However, under
the active initiatives of the government, the work-force participation among older adults in
Australia is increasing (Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 2018).
Figure: Increase in the work-force participation during 2016 to 2018 among older adults in
Australia
(Source: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 2018)
C. Factors impacting on SES of the population group
Theoretical framework of Dahlgren and Whitehead or Turrell
According to the Dahlgren & WhiteHead’s Ecological Model the main Social
Determinants of Health (SDH) include the general socio-economic, cultural and the
environmental factors, this is followed by the social and the community level networks and
then more individualized factors. The general socio-economic, cultural and environmental
conditions include availability of food and productions, academic qualification, the