Aboriginal Health Care System.

Running head: HEALTHCARE
ABORIGINAL HEALTH CARE SYSTEM
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Accessible and affordable health care is one of the most important needs of the people.
The existing healthcare system was unable to meet the actual need of the indigenous people
giving rise to a growing gap in the healthcare system. The community requires an inclusive
environment that supports and understands the relevant need of the community without any
racial discrimination (Hole et al 2015). To combat the current health gap that has been created
over the years the government has introduced the Close the Gap campaign to ensure that the
aboriginal and Torres Straight Island people receive the best kind of treatment. The campaign
joins the non-indigenous health institutions, human rights organisation and NGOs to work
together in helping to provide the best health care of the vulnerable group.
Quality healthcare should be available at home and at the ease of the patients providing
them the help and support they need. Diabetes one of the major lifestyle issues that is plaguing
the society. The design of the healthcare is one of the major features of the health service
delivery system. One of the serious lack in the current mainstream, healthcare service is the
design has no place for the indigenous population and their specific needs. Therefore,
measureable target has designed in 2007 by the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) to
understand and track the health development in the health and well-being of aboriginal people
(healthinfonet.ecu.edu.au 2019). The Close the Gap Statement of Intent was signed in the year
2008 to help close the health gap between the mainstream Australian and the indigenous people.
The campaign aims to practice evidence based practice to achieve health equality that is able to
meet the current issues of an unequal health services that is pertaining to the indigenous health
and wellbeing (healthinfonet.ecu.edu.au 2019). Closing the Gap is a government strategy that
aims to bridge the inequality that is between the mainland Australian demographic and the
indigenous people by the year 2030 (Altman 2018). The campaign also encourages complete

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participation of Aboriginal Torres Strait Islander people in the management, decision making
and other aspects. So that they can address and voice the needs and discrepancies persisting in
their community (healthinfonet.ecu.edu.au 2019). The strategy targets to increase the life
expectancy among the indigenous people, reduce mortality rate of the indigenous babies and
provide overall health care and wellbeing of the whole community (healthinfonet.ecu.edu.au
2019). The following strategy includes the involvement of the Australian Indigenous Doctor’s
Association. The Indigenous Dentists Association of Australia, participation of the aboriginal
midwives and nurses (CATSINaM), National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health
Organisation (NACCHO) and the participation of the Australian government representative
(Altman 2018). The following case in discussion involves a 57 year old retired teacher by the
Judy. She is an indigenous person suffering from type 2 diabetes and needs constant dressing for
the ulcer wound on her leg, this following issue is an important and relevant issue in the health of
the Indigenous people. The following issue falls under the strategy of increasing the life
expectancy and also the Aboriginal Medical Service (AMS) to provide basic health care service
for the indigenous people. Hence Judy is eligible for receiving the service.
There are social determinant that influence the indigenous health considerably and health
issues are connected to the health of the person. Human rights is one of the basic needs of the
person that allows them to enjoy health benefits and other things just like the rest of the country.
The three social determinants that influence the indigenous health acre especially the Type 2
diabetes type of health care. The government strategy is meant to provide check-up, health care,
medicines that come with disease (healthinfonet.ecu.edu.au 2019). The policies need to more in
accordance with the relevant needs of certain diseases that needs a broader context. Diabetes is
one of them, diabetes is physiological issue that also has serious social challenges, which the