Factors Affecting Health and Wellbeing: Community Assessment

Assessment 2 (A2) Written Essay
(Individual): Community Assessment

Table of Contents
Part A.............................................................................................................................................3
Part B.............................................................................................................................................6
Introduction....................................................................................................................................6
Social determinants.......................................................................................................................6
Vulnerable group...........................................................................................................................7
Engagement and needs assessment............................................................................................7
Health promotion planning.............................................................................................................8
Conclusion.....................................................................................................................................9
Reference......................................................................................................................................9
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Part A
Summary and inferences generated from 2016 ABS data for Mt Isa OR Inala
Category of data Summary and comparative
Statement/measures
Inference Statement
People
Male
Female
Aboriginal and Torres
Strait Islander people
Community male member
are 9488 with 51.7%, female
member are 8854 with 48.3%
and 3042 with 16.6% are In
Aboriginal and Islander
people.
Queensland state, male
member are 2321889 having
49.4% , female member are
2381308 with 50.6 % and
Aboriginal and Islander
people are 186482 with 4.0%.
In Australia, males are
11546638 with 49.3%,
female are 11855248 with
50.7% and Aboriginal and
Islander people are 649171
with 2.8%
(
quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov
.au, 2018).
Based on the above data, it
can be noticed that in
As there is no significant
different between the
percentage of male and
female population in the
chosen groups, it would not
have major impact on the
health status.
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Australian population and
Queensland state female
population is more than male
population.
Age Community Mt Isa (SUA)
has age group of 31 as the
median age.
Queensland has age group of
37 as median age and
Australia has age group of 38
(
quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov
.au, 2018).
The median age is highest in
Australia.
As a result, of high median
age in Australia, it may be
expected that life
expectancy would be more
in this group (Baker,
Schorer, & Cobley, 2010).
Employment In community, Full time
employment is 6655
Part time is 1719
Unemployed is 577.
In Queensland
full employment is 133193
Part time is 1719
Unemployment is 175665.
In Australia
Full time employment is
6623065
Part time is 3491503
Unemployment is 787452
(
quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov
As a result of higher
percentage of unemployed
population in Queensland,
the population is at higher
risk of substance use,
alcohol consumption and
smoking. The impact of
this different would be
higher incidents of cancer
and other health issues in
this region as compared to
the other population
(Marmot, & Bell, 2009).
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