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Paper on Health of Indigenous and Non-indigenous Australians

   

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2NURSING The prominent inequalities between all health outcomes of indigenous and non-indigenous Australians in the country have been time and again documented in a detailedmanner. In here, indigenous population denotes the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanderpeoples of Australia. Speaking at the very fundamental level, very important statistical dataindicate that indigenous Australians suffer higher disability, morbidity and mortality acrossdifferent conditions and at all stages of life span (Kelaher et al., 2014). The main healthcomplications that this population experience includes diabetes, renal disease, intentionalinjury, cardiovascular disease, a higher rate of hospitalisation and mental health problems.The burden of illness leads to the increased economic burden for health care sector as well associal burden across the different communities. Life expectancy is the summary measure ofmortality and it indicates the indicator for social equity (Murray et al., 2015). The presentpaper aims to outline the strategies that are noteworthy for holding the potential to bringimprovement in the burden of illness and life expectancy for Aboriginal and Torres StraitIslander people in Australia. The paper is based on evidences extracted from a wide range ofliterature that indicate some beneficial measures that when implemented would likely reducethe social and economic burden of poor health outcomes of this population acrosscommunities. Data collected over the past few decades point out that the Aboriginal and TorresStrait Islander Australians suffer poor heath outcomes as compared to their counterparts. Anumber of challenges are faced by this population when commucniating their health needsand accessing health care facilities. Differences have been pointed out in the culture,perceptions, social beliefs and attitudes between the two set of the population that havecontributed to this gap between the health conditions of the two populations. The Australiangovernment is showing heightened commitment to bring improvement in the health andwellbeing of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians by bridging the gaps

3NURSING prevalent between the heath outcomes of this population with the wider population. There isan urgent need of implementing valuable strategies, resting upon evidence from literature andresearch, that would bring about a positive change in this context (Brittet al., 2013). The vision that is to be followed for successful implementation of novice andevidence-based strategies has to focus on the prevalence of prejudice and racism between thetwo population. The aim has to be on the reduction of inequality and racism so that theindigenous population receive appropriate healthcare services without any major challenges.The services provided are to be affordable, high quality, effective and appropriate thataddress the comprehensive needs of the population. The principles of the strategies would beresting upon health equality and human rights approach, partnership, community control andengagement and accountability (Barclay et al., 2014). As highlighted by Couzos and Thiele(2016) if the Indigenous population are to be made free from the burden of illness and if theirlife expectancy are to be enhanced, the most crucial step would be to acknowledge theculture, traditions and values that they uphold. The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanderpopulation have the right to live a safe and healthy life wherein they are empowered andsupported continually. Further, it is important that they establish a healthy and strongconnection to the other parts of the country. Embracing the culture of this population wouldstrengthen the bond between the two populations and the indigenous population would bemotivated and encouraged to access adequate health care services that are safe and culturallysensitive. The population is to be actively engaged in decision making process regarding theirown healthcare. Support is to be given to the population by education, housing, employmentand diverse programs having the focus on elimination of causes of health inequality (Singeret al., 2015). Uplifting emotional and social wellbeing of the Aboriginals and Torres Islanderpopulation would also serve as a key approach for promoting preventive and clinical care.

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