Health literacy as a social determinant of health in Australia

The report discusses the importance of health literacy in Australia as a social determinant of health. It covers the challenges faced by the healthcare system, the difference between traditional and scientific medicine, and the need for collective efforts to improve health literacy. The report also highlights the importance of mental health, cancer, and diabetes as priority areas for healthcare. The data used in the report is original and referenced from various sources.

Health literacy is a significant social determinant
of health in Australia
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Introduction
The report is based on the facts in which it is been explained that why the scientific medicine
has the got the importance. This report has also got the deep understanding of the traditional
values of the treatments. The condition in rural areas and source of treatment there are also
explained in the report very well. The study also explains that what sort of difference are
being faced by the people who all are working in the medical field when it comes to making
an understanding and importance of scientific medicine in areas where the social treatment or
traditional business are more into practice. The report is also talking about the condition in
which the traditional values and the biomedical treatment's value are covered which explains
how important it is to make a change in the healthcare. There are many facts and challenges
in the society on which it is important to work in order to implement health care in the
company. Such values are explained in detail in the report. This is also explained in the report
that which sectors are suffering in order to gain the right source of the treatment and what are
their challenges.
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Health literacy is a significant social determinant of health in Australia
Scientific medicine works on the basis of the observation based on the scientific logic. This is
very important to be implemented in the society effectively as the understanding of the
society is based on the value which takes this as an important part to promote the social
health and sociological relevancy. According to Peralta, and Rowling, (2017), the health
precautions are important to be given to the society equally, this because the society is
designed in the different categories. Such categories are based on the class, gender, work, and
health. In such situation, this is very important to make sure that everyone treated well. This
can take the society to the best option available towards providing the best treatments.
According to the reported health, direct 60% of the people are not aware of their health issue
and not indulged into health literacy. This is the significant challenge faced by the health
service in Australia.
According to Slewa-Younan, et. al., (2014), the ideology of the treatment is typically based
on the biomedical approach. This says that if someone is ill the idea of the causing the
problem comes from within the body. The body of the ill person explains that what can be the
problem. At the same time, the social health models do not seem to agree with such practice
totally. This is because the social health model believes that is someone is ill this is very
important to understand the relation between the patients and the physical, historical and the
social context of the patient. If the matter is about treating the people medically in western
countries the medical approach is based on the scientific values and that is the reason this is
not affected by the social and cultural practice. According to Davey, J, et. al., (2015), There
are some anthropologists and the sociologists who all explained the dominance of the
assumptions based on the social and cultural values and how they affect the biomedical
tradition. The debate on the traditional and the biomedical treatment has taken place but still,
the value of the biomedical is high. The reason can be many but the main reason can be fast
results of them as the solution of the problem.
But beyond all the value and the competence of the cultural treatments is now common in
medical literature. According to Kairuz (2015), Doctors are now into the discussion of health
professional understanding with use of the cultural practice and the social values. Things are
discussed whether such treatments are quality treatments or not.The other use of the cultural
treatments gives the understanding of the treatment practice not based on the biomedical
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system. This can be the important practice to be implemented because this can give more
understanding of giving treatments. In Asian countries, such values are in practice strongly
and that is something which is now being accepted in many countries. In Asian and Hispanic
countries the Hot-Cold system is in the practice. This talks about many ideas for treating the
illness of the people.
According to Dodson, et. al., (2015), the social aspects are those in which the welfare of the
society majors and values, especially for those who all are suffering from poverty. Such
people must be benefited with such value on priorities. As far as health is a concern the
efforts made by the government in Australia are moving to the positive results. The health
profile of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who are into farming communities in
Australia has got the impressive results in terms of the health improvement facilities and
treatments. Over 1.2 million people are live in the Aboriginal. Hunter New England and
Central Coast PHN have the report of the health condition.
According to Batterham, R, et. al., (2016), the age structure in term of younger age people is
higher than other religion in Aboriginal. People are more effectively participating in the
social welfare and there this is improving the amount of capital which is required in to be
gain. Child and Maternal health are being treated on priorities. The amount of 51.7% is
invested in the child and maternal health care in Australia which is higher than religion. For
the low birth weight babies, the 11 % amount of the capital is invested which is again higher
than other.
The above figure proves the impressive efforts of the nation but that is not enough to make an
impression on health values. Women in Australia above 65 years show less interest health
issue and treatments and according to the government report, women in this age group are the
highest users of medical treatment. This indicated poor health in the nation after even all
efforts made by the government. According to de Wit, et. al., (2018), This is happening
because these women have the problem understanding verbal and the written advice about the
health form the health sources. This is also a challenge which has been faced by the
government and found hard to overcome. According to According to Rowlands, et. al.,
(2015) this is happening in the areas where a number of people living are very less. While in
a large amount of population 17.4 % people are well adequate about their health values. This
percentage of the people is based on people who in the age of 65-74. The main challenge is
faced in CALD backgrounds which is culturally and linguistically diverse background. Such
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people are also to be taken care towards their health issues. Below is the report based on the
values, shows interest range of the people of their health according to the age.
(Source: Department of the Health, 2014)
According to Duncan, G, et. al., (2016), The proper study also takes the situation to some
priority areas like mental is considered an important value to be implemented in this effort.
Apart from it cancer, diabetes is such issue which is on priority. Chronic disease has taken
place in the society in women after the women health policy has been introduced. This
indicates that effort is not enough and therefore this is important to come up with the unique
idea of spreading the knowledge about the values of health care. This can lead society to the
best of its knowledge in order to improve the value of the healthcare. If this is not going to
happen effectively this is going to be the biggest challenge for the society. We never know
what can be the challenge for the society and how it is going to come but that is for sure that
if the health literacy would not be increased in society nation is going to suffer a lot.
According to Beauchamp et. al., (2015), a collective effort in the society can make the
difference but this is important to use the right kind resource and that at right time. In can we
could do this collectively with right source of the information can make a huge difference.
This would be important in case CALD area would be covered by the people who are
comfortable with their languages and have good knowledge about how they live what they
eat how they behave and what is their source of the living. All such thing is important
because this can help in understanding what can be the right idea of providing them
information about the facts of health care.
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Academic Honesty Policy
The above report is purely based on the fresh content and the data for that content is used is
referenced by the different articles and generals. This is ensuring that the data is not copied
and this is the first time introduced data which is relevant to what is asked and what is to be
explained. The report is meeting all the criteria of the polices made for the academic honesty.
This is data is a leading report about the facts which are asked. This is also ensured that the
data is not copied by any other site or any other student’s work. This data is pure and original
and made with total honesty. There is not resubmission of the work which can ensure any
cheat in the report. The reference for the data is all given below. Each information about the
subject is purely based on the research and in case of the any image used from any website,
the image is been referenced there and there. The image is only used in order to provide the
evidence of what has been explained in the report all over. The overall report is done by all
efforts and in the report all the guideline are strictly followed. There is nothing as such which
can make a difference in following the guidelines with honesty and the clarity. Basically all
the norm and polices are majored with honesty which makes the data of the report original.
For the research of the report the help of the different article and the generals is taken and
therefore the list of the references is given below at the end. This is something which was
important to be used but this is ensured that the data is not purely based on facts and not
copied.
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Conclusion
The report is concluding with the facts which are talking about the condition of the health
status in the country. The health literacy is very important in the country. This is because the
condition of the health values takes the nation to the best to approach to be followed. This is
not enough to provide the better hospitalization only but this also important to make a change
in the society effectively so that right value with the right information can take place
effectively. This is also important to make a change in the condition which can level the
society in the understanding of health issues and the right kind of treatment which effective
efforts. This is something which can be led by proper management and with the help of the
effective resources and human powers. The traditional condition in health treatments
presently is suffering from the resource it should have. The deep understanding of the reason
behind the difference of scientific medicine and the traditional condition can help to
implement the conclusion.
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