Culture and Society in Public Health Assignment 2022

Running head: Healthcare
CULTURE AND SOCIETY IN PUBLIC HEALTH
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Table of Contents
Part 1: Introduction................................................................................................ 2
Primary Health Care Activity (PHC Activity).......................................................2
1.1 An overview of Primary Health Care Activity (PHC Activity)..............................3
Part 2: Analysis of the program using EQUITY SPA methodology...........................................4
2.1 EXAMINE the SPA.............................................................................................. 4
2.2 QUESTION.......................................................................................................... 5
2.3 UNDERSTANDING.............................................................................................. 6
2.4 INTERRELATING................................................................................................. 7
Part 3 Identification the aim of improving equity and recommendations.. . .8
3.1 THINKING of redesign plan................................................................................8
3.1.1 Areas and actions in redesign........................................................................9
3.2 YOUR Redesign: recommendations for implementation, monitoring, and
evaluation of the redesign.....................................................................................10
Conclusion.............................................................................................................. 11
References............................................................................................................. 12

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Part 1: Introduction
Social determinants of health have been a major area of concern among many different
communities within Australia. Accessibility to health is widely determined by many different
social, environmental and cultural factors. There are any differentvulnerable and disadvantaged
populations within Australia. Some of these communities are the indigenous Australian
communities of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.Determinants of access to health
care services among the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have been a concern for the
government (Braveman & Gottlieb 2014).
Primary Health Care Activity (PHC Activity)
Primary Health Care Activity (PHC Activity) health program that the government of
Australia through the ministry of health run in collaboration with Aboriginal community-
controlled health organizations (ACCHOs)to provide primary health care to the indigenous
Australians. The health program has various health service key areas of concerns that ensure that
the community meets the health care service needs (Pascoe 2012).
The health service priorities for the program include the provision of primary health care
to indigenous people, increasing accessibility to health care services, provision of system-level
health support to these indigenous people and funding of primary health care providers within

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these communities. Firstly, the PHC Activity serves to improve on the accessibility to primary
health service by these people and reduce the health care inequity among these communities.
Secondly, the program aims to provide primary health care services to these communities so as
to reduce the initial perception of poor health services within the indigenous Australian
communities. Thirdly, funding of various community-based health care providers such as
Aboriginal community-controlled health organizations (ACCHOs) is another area of focus
(Zhao, You, Wright, Guthridge & Lee 2013).
1.1 An overview of Primary Health Care Activity (PHC
Activity)
The Primary Health Care Activity (PHC Activity) was started by the government of
Australia to increase the accessibility of primary health care services to the indigenous people.
The program is based on the foundation and the need to improve the health and living standards
of the indigenous people. The key focus of the program is majorly Aboriginal and Torres Strait
Islander people that form the wider indigenous people of Australia. The project is founded with
various goals, objectives, activities and targeted population (Australian Bureau of Statistics
2011).
The goal and objective of the health program are to support and deliver comprehensive
health care services that are culturally viable with the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
people. The program is geared towards a provision and supporting health care providers within
the indigenous people community. Besides, the program services to conform to the cultural
activities of the indigenous people as this forms part of primary health care service offered to