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HHB1204 - Australian Health and Social Care Systems

   

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Running head: AUSTRALIAN HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE SYSTEM 1Australian Health and Social Care SystemStudent’s NameUniversity Affiliation

AUSTRALIAN HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE SYSTEM 2Australian Health and Social Care System1.IntroductionAustralia is diverse and requires different techniques to designing and offering health care. The existing approaches for offering health care have several challenges. In an urban area, the primary challenge is to make sure that there is coordinated care across the intricate web of providers and services. The main challenge in rural areas it to harmonise scare services to offer sufficient coverage for the population. Among the minority and immigrant groups, the challenge is to organise special programs to meet their needs [ CITATION Dav09 \l 1033 ]. The subpopulation that has been chosen for this scholarly paper is African migrants living in Victoria, Australia. There are about 210,000 Africans in Australia, and 25.4 percent of this population lives in Victoria [ CITATION Ren09 \l 1033 ]. The high number of Africans living in Victoria is attributed tothe mass migration of Africans to Australia. African migrants experience different health problems that have a potential of impacting their health. 2.Specific health and wellbeing status of the subgroupAfricans living in Victoria face various health issues. The primary health issue that Africans living in Victoria experience is childhood obesity. The prevalence of childhood obesity among is increasing steadily [ CITATION Cyr16 \l 1033 ]. Obesity among the African migrants in Victoria is attributed to changes in family dynamics. One study found that immigrant mothers from East Africa have higher chances of low birth weight, perinatal mortality, and preterm births. The study found that perinatal mortality was also prevalent for females born in Eritrea, Ethiopia, and Sudan. For instance, perinatal mortality for Sudan females was about 20 per 1000 births while that of the Ethiopian women was 24 per 1000 births [ CITATION Bel16 \l 1033 ]. Another health issue among the Africans in Victoria, Australia is the exposure to HIV. Empirical

AUSTRALIAN HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE SYSTEM 3evidence suggests that Africans are mainly exposed to HIV through heterosexual sex [ CITATION Lem13 \l 1033 ]. African men who have sex with men in also have higher risks of contracting HIV. 3.Barriers that the Africans might experience when accessing health servicesAfricans experience several barriers when accessing health services in Victoria. Competing priorities is the first barrier to accessing health services. The post-migration settlement phase is always challenging for immigrants, which impact the access to health. Language is another barrier. A significant percentage of the Africans are not fluent English speakers and might have challenges explaining their problems. Cultural diversity is also a substantial barrier [ CITATION Cyr17 \l 1033 ]. Some Africans may not fit in the Australian culture. Low health literacy further impend the Africans from accessing care services. They lack access to educative materials and educative forums that would inform them the importance of seeking appropriate interventions. Affordability is another element that causes this subpopulation to experience poor outcomes. This subpopulation is economically disadvantaged and the costs linked to health services are high. 4.One barrier and aspects that remove the barrierCultural diversity is a key barrier to accessing health care for the African sub-group. The two strategies that address this barrier are cultural competence training and community-based health promotion programs. Cultural competence training: This strategy has been adopted because of its effectiveness. Studies have found that cultural competence improves the delivery of health services to ethnic minorities [ CITATION Tru14 \l 1033 ]. The primary intention of cultural competence training is to eliminate health disparities between aboriginals and non-aboriginals.

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