NUR3101 Primary Health Care in a Global Context: Obesity Prevention and Management

PRIMARY HEALTH CARE AND
GLOBAL CONTEXT

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................1
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................1
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................2

INTRODUCTION
The health literacy is defined as the concept which is related with the personal health literacy
which is related with the degree in which individual which have ability in order to find,
understand and use the information and service in order to inform health related decision and
make action which is appropriate for other and themselves. For example, the personal health
literacy majorly includes some of the understanding which is related with the instruction which is
about the direction and consent form which is reliable and help to navigate the complex
healthcare system. The report usually consists of primary issue or contemporary context that is
issue of obesity which is face by number of people in the local and global level. In addition to
this, the prevention and management is necessary which is discussed with the population with the
aspect of health literacy. The health literacy may have related with cause of obesity and raise
awareness among the general population which may show the impact by reducing issue of
obesity and take a barrier to restrict rising cases.
MAIN BODY
Global health concern
The global health concern is defined as any disease or illness which may cause the
complication with the population health. In addition, the obesity is the major issue in the
Australian people which may create the major public health and economic problem as per the
global significance. In Australia, people used to face the high risk of issue which is associated
with the obesity. Therefore, the overweight and obesity is the health issue in the Australia, it
provides the outcome form the sustained energy imbalance when the energy are used to intake
from the eating and drinking which is greater than energy which is expended through the
physical activity. Overall, the Australia ranked 19 on the context of 30 percent of rate of obesity.
Sustainable development goals
The major goals which is established for the obesity prevention in the adults. Therefore,
the maintenance of the weight during the adult years provide the aspect which is related with the
avoiding of gradual incremental weight gain. Manage the body mass index which is show the
higher then it must be controlled by using the appropriate physical exercise. The obesity is at the
heart in order to achieve the SDG target in the Non-communicable disease. In this, the
sustainable goal used to focus on the 2030, that must be reduce by one third of the premature
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