Nursing Assignment on Diabetes and Indigenous Population

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NURSING ASSIGNMENT
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NURSING ASSIGNMENT
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Question 1:
According to AIHW (2019), diabetes is one of the fastest-growing illnesses in Australia.
The indigenous population of Australia is considered have higher risk of getting infected with
type 2 diabetes as equated to other non-indigenous population. Hence, from the data it can be
stated that there is a breach amongst the aboriginal people and the non-indigenous inhabitants of
Australia. The two dissimilar explanations for the health inequity amongst the indigenous and
non-indigenous population are poor diet and absence of primary healthcare service.
The unemployment rate in the aboriginal individual is high than that of the non-
indigenous population, due to which they have to rely more on hunting and fishing and hence are
more exposed to food which comprises high calorie, carbohydrate and fat, which leads to obesity
and obesity, is the risk factor of diabetes. Other difference is the lack of primary healthcare
service, due to which they are not able to get appropriate healthcare thereby increasing the
prevalence rate of diabetes (Crowshoe et al. 2019).
Question 2:
To decrease the adverse impact of type 2 diabetes in indigenous population, primary
healthcare intrusion is required. One of the primary healthcare interventions for the Australian
aboriginal population that can be used to close the gap is the availability of the primary
healthcare services. In the case of Australian indigenous population, health care facilities are not
available readily, due to which they are less aware of the risks factor, prevention and treatment of
diabetes (Haynes et al. 2016). Primary healthcare services made available to the indigenous
population by the implementation of the community healthcare facilities