What is a Community Health Nurse?

Running head: COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING 1
Importance Community Health Nursing Concept & Principles
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COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING 2
Part A
Table 1. Summary and inferences generated from 2016 Census data for Inala
Category/Sub-Category of
Data
Summary and
Comparative
Statement/Measures
Inference Statement
Aboriginal or Torres Strait
Islander People
The total percentage of the
population of indigenous
community in Inala is 4.5%
higher than that of
Queensland (4.0%) and
significantly higher than the
national total of 2.8%.
Indigenous community are
more likely to have poor
access to health care
services owing to cultural
differences and other
factors.
Unemployment The percentage of people
unemployed in Inala is 11%,
which is significantly higher
than the state and national
data, which stands at 7.6%
and 6.9% respectively.
Unemployed are more likely
to have a higher risk of poor
health outcome due to
factors of affordability and
poor access to health care.
Degree The percentage of the
population with a degree in
Inala is 12.3%, which is
significantly lower than the
state and national statistics
of 18.3% and 22%
respectively.
People with lower literacy
rate are more likely to have
less knowledge of disease
markers, morbidity and
prevention strategies.
Source: (Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2016)

COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING 3
Part B
Introduction
The Inala community suburb situated in the city of Brisbane, Queensland has an
approximate area of 6 sq. km (Mycommunitydirectory.com.au, 2020). The total population of
the Inala community, according to the 2016 census, comprises of 14,849 individuals, of
which, 51.5 per cent are female, and 48.5% are male (Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2016).
The following sections of the paper will discuss the major social determinants of health, as
found in the Inala community and prospective interventions to address the health issues.
Social Determinants
Social determinants of health can be deemed to be the circumstances in which the
community or an individual grows, ages, works and lives. Such determinants are indicators of
their personal situation, such as employment status, education level, income, and levels of
social inclusion and support (Rich, 2019).
The Inala community comprises of more people from the indigenous community than
what found as average population composition of the indigenous people in the state and the
country, Australia. The indigenous community in Australia has long been associated with
poor infrastructure and basic necessities such as sanitation, food, and healthy housing. In
addition to this, they have unequal access to primary health care services compared to the
other Australians, which increases their risk to poor health outcomes and patient safety
(Howard-Wagner, 2018).
Another crucial social determinant of health found in the Inala community is the high
unemployment rate in the population, which is significantly higher than the average rates of
state and the country. Unemployment has been linked to several negative health
consequences with greater associations of low self-esteem, anxiety, depression, physical
pains (Bryer et al., 2017). People in employment are in more control of their working