HBS107 Victorian Public Health and Wellbeing Plan

HBS107
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Table of Contents
a) Introduction and the summary of the Victorian Public Health and Wellbeing Plan 2015-
2019 (VPHWP 2015-2019)........................................................................................................3
b) Overall evaluation of the plan, health determinants, and explanation of their influence on
the population group..................................................................................................................3
c) Describing 1 focus area and at-risk group..............................................................................4
d) Explanation of three relevant determinants of health............................................................4
e) Conclusion.............................................................................................................................6
Reference list..............................................................................................................................7
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a) Introduction and the summary of the Victorian Public Health and Wellbeing Plan
2015-2019 (VPHWP 2015-2019)
The assignment is based upon Victorian public health and wellbeing plan 2015-2019. This
plan is aligned with other plans of government. Strategies of this plan impact on the health
and wellbeing of the population of Victoria.
This plan is segmented into three parts that include understanding health and wellbeing.
This part includes some factors that impact the health of Victorians, which include
determinants of health, risk factors, the impact of inequalities and different trends and
challenges. Strategic directions are another part of this plan that outlines the different public
health approach needed and priority health conditions. Accountability is another essential
part, which elaborates on different governance arrangements, monitoring plans, and outcomes
frameworks (Health.vic.gov.au, 2019). The scope of the plan includes a great focus on
inequalities in terms of health. This plan focuses to improve health and wellbeing by fixing
targets and regular governance.
b) Overall evaluation of the plan, health determinants, and explanation of their
influence on the population group
This plan has been developed to ensure the well being of the overall community. The main
focus of this plan is to protect the health of the community. Moreover, it is focusing on the
determinants that contribute to the inequalities. It is expected that this plan can help to
improve the quality of the healthcare system. This plan has included an approach to recognize
the need for flexibility on a greater scale to the local contexts and priorities
(Health.vic.gov.au, 2019). On the other hand, another focus of this plan is to review the
results, targets, and accountabilities of the healthcare system. This plan has the potential of
having a strong focus on the advantages that can be gained through the response of the whole
community, the whole of the government and the whole of the system.
This plan has mentioned different determinants of health including individual characteristics,
behaviors, physical environment, economic and social environment. Examples of these
determinants include the experience of early childhood, educational opportunity,
employment, income, economic and social geography, housing and status, access to
healthcare services, availability of social support and quality of available water, soil and air.
On the other hand, Artiga and Hinton (2019) have supported that gender and sex, spiritual
health and culture are considered as determinants of health as well.
These mentioned health determinants have a great impact on the ability of people to promote
and protect their health. Additionally, it affects the way people respond to their needs and the
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