Prevention of Cardiovascular Diseases among Australian Indigenous Male Population

Running head: PREVENTION OF CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES AMONG AUSTRALIAN
INDIGENOUS MALE POPULATION 1
PREVENTION OF CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES AMONG AUSTRALIAN
INDIGENOUS MALE POPULATION
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Table of Contents
Introduction.................................................................................................................................................2
Target Group outline...................................................................................................................................3
Why this Public Health Promotion is Beneficial for this Target Group.......................................................4
Goals of the Health Promotion....................................................................................................................5
Health Promotion Prevention Management Perspective..............................................................................6
Stakeholders and Community Consultation.................................................................................................7
Health Message/logo...................................................................................................................................7
Health Promotion Activity...........................................................................................................................8
Health Promotion Evaluation......................................................................................................................8
Conclusion...................................................................................................................................................9
Reference.....................................................................................................................................................9
Prevention of Cardiovascular Diseases among Australian Indigenous Male Population

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Introduction
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is one of the leading chronic diseases in Australia that has
a high morbidity rate. Cardiovascular Disease is a general term that is used to refer to a wide
range of diseases affecting the heart and the blood vessels at large. The term is often used to
describe coronary heart disease such as angina, stroke as well as heart attack. There are several
risk factors that enhance the morbidity rate caused by cardiovascular diseases to increase
exponentially among Indigenous Australians. Cardiovascular disease is mainly caused by the
buildup of plaques in the heart and the blood vessels. Coronary heart disease (CHD) is brought
by the lack or inadequate supply of blood and oxygen to the heart muscle which is as a result of
blockage or narrowing of blood vessels due to the buildup of atherosclerotic plaques,
(Australian Bureau of Statistics [ABS], 2015). There are several risk factors that affect the
Indigenous Australia population and the main factors are smoking and obesity. The other risk
factors contributing to the increase in cardiovascular disease include increasing age, depression,
high cholesterol and a family history of coronary heart disease.
Health promotion is among the crucial elements of public health and plays an important
role in protecting and improving the health of the people and quality of life, (Fleming and Parker,
2015). This is mainly achieved by providing public health education which prevents a lot of
diseases threatening the public. This health promotion project focuses on encouraging a healthy
lifestyle among the Australian Indigenous Male Population so as to reduce the prevalence of the
cardiovascular disease. The health promotion also outlines the specific target group, the
importance of the promotion, health evaluation among many more concepts such as stakeholder
involvement. The population should be sensitized about observing healthy lifestyles since this is
a way of reducing the risk factors for cardiovascular disease