Primary Health Care: Diabetes and National PHC Strategic Framework

Primary Health
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Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
MAIN BODY..................................................................................................................................3
1. Select one current key strategy in the National PHC Strategic Framework and relate this to
one public health issue in Australia.............................................................................................3
2. Discuss how equity and social justice, the social determinants of health, are addressed in
your chosen strategy....................................................................................................................3
3. Research and interpret the associated epidemiological factors relevant to the health issue....4
4. Evaluate your chosen strategy’s alignment to the WHO 5 key Principles of Primary Health
Care..............................................................................................................................................4
5. Reflect on the relevance of the chosen PHC strategy to nursing practice, considering roles
and responsibilities......................................................................................................................5
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................5
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................6

INTRODUCTION
Primary health care has been considered as necessary health care which has to be
professionally sound and must be based on standard methods and practised technology. Such
universal and well accepted health care practices are centred for taking care and ensuring safety
of the families, individuals and communities (World Health Organization, 2018). In context to
the report, Diabetes has been considered as a current issue in Australia and further it will be
related to National Public Health Care (PHC) Strategic Framework. The social determinants of
diabetes and epidemiological factors will also be evaluated. Roles and responsibilities of nursing
practices in respect to PHC strategy and WHO principles will also be analysed on diabetes.
MAIN BODY
1. Select one current key strategy in the National PHC Strategic Framework and relate this to one
public health issue in Australia
The key strategy of the National PHC Strategic Framework have been considered is
building consumer based incorporated primary health care system have been taken into account.
Under the strategic framework, the health status and prior needs of the individuals contained by
various populations were identified. The peoples who were diagnosed from the diabetes will be
supported by the health care and intervention programs will be developed to centre on prevention
of diabetes and promote the well being of the patients (Gureje & et.al., 2015).
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people living in remote areas of Australia must be
provided with the professional and additional health care and which measures helps in improving
the condition of the person suffering from chosen issue. Interventions programs for the group of
people who are at the risk of occurring diabetes should be planned by modifying their life style,
screening and testing the health status for primary and secondary prevention plans.
2. Discuss how equity and social justice, the social determinants of health, are addressed in your
chosen strategy
The strategy which has been selected from the framework demands to improve and
maintain the equity of access to the social and health services equally to all group and
communities of the people. The practice includes rendering health promotion and consists of the