Advance Healthcare and Data Environment

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Chronic diseases are causing a lot of panics all around the world. Despite being regarded as one
of the countries with the highest life expectancy, Australia a huge number of its citizens living
with these chronic diseases (Manderson, & Warren, 2016). Recent Studies show that nearly half
of Australians are living with these chronic diseases and many of them are said to be avertible.
Some of these diseases include:
Diabetes
Diabetes is a progressive chronic disorder that affects human metabolism. The disease is fatal
but only kills its hosts slowly. This fact is because diabetes is majorly responsible for the failure
of human organs such as the heart, kidneys, and eyes including other adverse problems like
nerve damage. Factors that expose one to a high risk of diabetes include smoking, high blood
pressure, and high alcohol intake (Hong, Linton, Shim, & Kang, 2015). The disease has no cure
but luckily is manageable and treatable. The numbers are predicted to double in the next few
decades, proving the imminent threat diabetes poses on a health level globally.
Jen-Kui Maxwell (Health Enhance Manager, Health Services) Simple steps to decrease your risk
of type 2 diabetes. Retrieved from: https://www.tal.com.au/slice-of-life-blog/how-to-reduce-the-
risk-of-type-2-diabetes

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It is estimated that almost 2 million people in Australian have contracted diabetes and an equal
number is at risk of contracting the ailment. The more pressing issue is that 50 percent of
diabetics in Australians are from low- and middle-income households, where diabetes care and
management are below Word Health Organization (WHO) standards. Diabetes is preventable
since it is mainly a lifestyle disease and a proper check on our consumption choices can lead to
averting its contraction (Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, 2019.
Obesity
Obesity is described by many as the excessive accumulation of weight and body fats that may be
detrimental to their health functions. Obesity is mainly caused by the consumption of too many
calories by an individual with no or very little exercise in their daily activities. Foods that
possess excess calories include all fatty foods (Erion, & Corkey, 2017).