Horizon Community Assessment

Horizon Community Assessment
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Horizon community
Horizon community is located in the South East Coast of South Australia. The community has
an estimate of 30,000 residents. This community sits in a well established regional center
which offers the residences and tours with ambient facilities and tertiary level hospitals and
complementary health care facilities in health care. It has a wide range of services in health
care such as radiology, pharmacy, pathology, and physiotherapy services. The community
values the overall multicultural diversity among its population and its heritage. The community
has educational resources centers with a Junior and primary school campus located in the area.
The horizon community has an attraction for local tourists due to its location and center of
tourist attraction sites such as the newly expanded Horizon Mall which offers an array of social
amenities. The community further has a variety of recreational facilities such as fishing, hiking,
sailing, biking among many others.
Health issues facing the community
The rural communities are facing various challenges with regard to health access and
acquisition. Climate change has continued and increased per the rennet years and has emerged
to be an additional stressor on health systems. Extreme heat can have dire consequences on the
overall substantial morbidity and mortality among the population affecting adverse health
status. The impact of extreme heat affects health services affects to the community. Extreme
heat duration often affects the discharge delay and affects the overall recovery process of
patients (Williams et al., 2013).
Another fundamental health issue affecting the Horizon community entails rise of falls and
harm injuries among elderly persons. Horizon community has a large proportion of the offer
people and thus them encounters an estimate of 42 reported fall among the older persons in
public hospitals and get injuries after the falls (ABS, 2014a).
Further, the community is faced with drug and alcohol abuse trends. There are a high
proportion of persons who experience health issues relatedg drug and alcohol abuse among the
Horizon community (AIHW, 2014a).
Social determinants of health
Residential environment