Inequity between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians in relation to health issue

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Discuss two different reasons for inequity between Indigenous Australians and non-Indigenous
Australians in relation to your identified health issue.
Australia is recognized as a country which contains two significant diversities of
communities. In as much as there exist many ethnic groups, the groups are categorized into
either indigenous or non-indigenous Australians. The Indigenous Australians include the
Aboriginal communities which had settled in Australia even before the era of British
colonization. However, during the colonial period in Australia, many settlers came and
claimed land making them fall under the category of non-indigenous Australians
(McNamara et al. 2018, 149). There is a considerable gap that exists between indigenous
and non-indigenous Australians. The difference is measured under various indices
including but not limited to life expectancy, mortality, and morbidity of people of different
age limits. The indigenous groups in Australia are known to cope with poor health
conditions due to the very many factors compared to non-indigenous Australians (Möller et
al. 2015, 145e). The discussion under the question will include the causes of inequity
between the indigenous and non-indigenous Australians and how the disparities have led to
a discrepancy in the levels of childhood obesity in the two categories of citizens.
Education: - Education is one of the areas in which inequity between the indigenous
and the non-indigenous Australians have been subjected. The relationship between the
indigenous Australians and the Australian government has been understood to be in an
entangled form. For that reason, the Australian government did not take its time to support
aspiring students from the communities engulfed under the veil of indigenous Australians.
The registration of the children from this group to school was reported to stand at a figure
that ranged between 70% and 85% depending on the years (Jamieson et al. 2016, 1376).
However, the registration of the non-indigenous citizens was said to stand at 100% with a

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possible fall taking it to not less than 95%. Education profoundly influences the health
status of citizens through choices and behavior. Without sufficient knowledge, the parents
of children fail to understand some of the dietary requirements for the prevention of obese
conditions. Parents also tend to lack better places of employment due to lack of knowledge
and expertise. The unemployment situation does not allow them to offer the best for their
son s and daughters. Schools also include gaming activities which enhance the fitness of
body thus preventing cases of obesity.
Government Service Allocations: - The health conditions experienced in the
residential areas occupied by indigenous Australians is deplorable. It is for that reason that
the health status in entire Australia is regarded as third world healthcare in a first world
country. Islands characterize the geographical locations of the indigenous citizens. The
weak relationship between them and the government is also depriving them of getting
allocations in terms of healthcare services (Hyde et al. 2018). Therefore, the effect of this
situation is the lack of enough preventive medicines to help curb the highly spreading
obese conditions. Their lack of access to modern medication increases the use of traditional
drugs which may not have positive results in the prevention of their overweight diseases.
The geographical location is also faced with adverse poverty conditions. Therefore, they do
not care about what they eat as long as they can satisfy their hungry needs.