Australian Healthcare System: Addressing Inequities for Aboriginals and Torres Strait Islanders

AUSTRALIAN HEALTHCARE
SYSTEM
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Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
The impact of colonisation on the health of Aboriginals and Torres strait islander people......3
Current Healthcare system..........................................................................................................5
How healthcare system can better address inequities ................................................................6
CONCLUSION...............................................................................................................................8
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................9
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INTRODUCTION
This assignment is demonstrated as to study the Australian health care system which is
associated to the aboriginal population. Aboriginal peoples they are known as indigenous
peoples of the islands such as Tiwi island, Fraser island , but further this exclude the Torres strait
island. There are many current gaps in the service provision and healthcare systems. There is
need of uncovering these gaps as well as determining certain ways in which number of involved
issues thus this could be effectively meet up with the targeted audience. There are numerous
programs which are in need of intervention in the field of healthcare in order to access better
Medicare facilities. This statement identifies perspective of indigenous group and its
requirements for the program delivery and service provision which are associated with the
indigenous priorities, beliefs, values and needs, therefore this explore many evidences about the
principles of best practice for the aboriginal groups services and health programs. The system of
healthcare assist the problems of indigenous community and to overcome current problems in
order to resolve such issues governments needs to implement effective plans and and along with
this involve groups of local community organization so, they could negotiate to address the
problems. The groups of indigenous population they are continuously striving for the well-being
and and the better health due to the reasons of significant social inequities. The aboriginal
community controlled health organization( ACCHO) they are well known for providing holistic
health services which are directly or indirectly convey the social determinants regarding health
and these organizations are responsible for funding programs that could improve healthcare and
its mission could be accomplished in a proper manner. The recent studies shows that social
determinants of health are very important contributors in order to gain better health
outcomes(Parker, E. and Fleming, 2020).
The impact of colonisation on the health of Aboriginals and Torres strait islander people
Colonisation this is defined as in inequity and disruption or break in Torres strait islander
and aboriginal cultures or in other words it can be called racism(Taylor, and et. Al, 2020)
Colonisation they mainly disturb the aboriginal society such as epidemic disease which could
cause immediate loss of lands , life and restriction in the community of aboriginal in order to
reserve or disrupt their own abilities to support themselves. The combination of these factors had
a huge impact by the 1930s and only 80,000 indigenous peoples were evaluated who were
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