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

This report discusses the prevention and management of obesity in primary health care, focusing on the global health concern, sustainable development goals, epidemiological data, signs and symptoms, risk factors, treatment, prevention plan, and issues relating to equity and social justice. The report highlights the importance of health literacy in reducing the prevalence of obesity and overweight in Australia.

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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death from the Non-communicable disease that is based on the aspect of prevention and
treatment which help to promote the wellbeing and mental health. the importance of sustainable
development goals which may carry the aspect which is related with the approach which provide
relativity that show the focus to reduce the complication. Therefore, obesity must be reducing by
using the health literacy which include exploration of idea and education of healthy lifestyle and
good health which must focus on the minimisation of obesity and overweight.
Global health concern to primary healthcare within the country identified
The rising cases may cause the issue which is related with the global health concern for the
primary healthcare which is associated within Australia. Therefore, the obesity may show the
high rate of prevalence that evaluated up to the 30 percent and after that they can create burden
of disease which may impact the healthcare which raise concern with the sector. In addition, the
Australia face the obesity as the burden of disease which may affect the primary healthcare. They
require proper intervention and strategies to reduce the rising cases and this is done by using of
appropriate health aspect.
Epidemiological data
According to the IBIS world forecast, they provide the aspect of level of obesity which is
analysed in Australia in order to made the risk by the 1.8 percent point to show the number by
reaching the 71 percent in the 2020-21. The enhance per capita of fat that may show the excess
utilisation provide the pressure for the population which rising issue of obesity level over the
year. In 2017-18, there was an estimation which is evaluated where 2 in 3 approx. 67 percent of
Australian ages 18 and over facing the high rate of obesity and overweight. Therefore, the 36
percent of the overweight but not obsess and the 31 percent of the people are usually obese and
the 31 percent were clearly obese. In addition, it is also analysed that the around 12.5 million of
adult is also have in risk of obesity and overweight.
Overview of signs and symptoms, risk factors, treatment and prevention
Obesity is usually occurring when the individual person body show the mass index which is
greater then 25 BMI. The major sign and symptoms which include to the obesity are
 Excess of body fat.
 Shortness of breath.
 Sweating more than usual.
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 Snoring.
 Trouble sleeping.
 Skin issue from moisture accumulating in the fold of skins.
 Unable to perform the simple physical task which is easily perform before the weight
gain.
In addition to this, the associated risk factor which may associated with the obesity are
cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and other issue which is related with the health. hypertension is
the most common illness which is analysed among the people with obesity. Therefore, the
treatment which is provided during the obesity is based on medication Bupropion-naltrexone
(Contrave) Liraglutide (Saxenda) Orlistat (Alli, Xenical) which is useful for the treatment of
obesity.
Prevention plan
Some of the prevention plan which is related with the obesity are:
 Consume less fat and focus on healthy diet.
 Consume less processed and sugary foods.
 Eat more serving related vegetable and fruits.
Issues relating to equity and social justice
There is other issue which is related with the chosen country is health inequalities which is faced
by people of Aboriginals and Torres Strait islander. Therefore, they also focus on the various
aspect which is related with the social justice which is negotiable when the people of aboriginal
are used to stated.
CONCLUSION
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REFERENCES
Books and Journals
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