Primary Healthcare in a Global Context Analysis 2022

Running Head: PRIMARY HEALTHCARE IN A GLOBAL CONTEXT
Primary Healthcare in a Global Context
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Primary Healthcare in a Global Context
Introduction
Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) by now front a huge risk to global health and social
and economic development. NCDs as a public health issue in Australia have become more
prevalent mainly among the Indigenous Australians (Aboriginals and Torres Strait Islanders). In
2014, NCDs, NCDs embodied the primary causes of worldwide deaths, as well as disability.
Inequality has persisted towards access to mental health services amongst the Indigenous people
in Australia (Gibson et al., 2015). The National PHC Strategic Framework has consistently
addressed the challenge of NCDs among the Indigenous people and has emphasized the need to
develop the necessary strategies to address this public health issue in Australia. Providing
equitable access to primary health care (PHC) is an ongoing challenge, even with Medicare and
funding of community-controlled in addition to government-managed healthcare services
(O’Sullivan, 2012).
Strategy
Strong Community Participation
The strong Indigenous participation in the primary healthcare service is an appropriate
strategy in dealing with the current health disparity between the Indigenous Australians and other
Australians. The Indigenous Australians encounter inferior health outcomes along with shorter
life expectancy than non-Indigenous populations. NCDs pose a huge threat to the Indigenous
people in Australia that result in inequality in access to preventive healthcare. Hence, community
participation is an important strategy in reducing inequality because of the problem of NCDs.

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Strong community participation will be essential for addressing inequality due to non-
communicable diseases among Indigenous Australians. There is a need for effective policies to
promote and encourage community participation in issues of health, such as NCDs. Stressing the
significance of community participation needs and enhances optimum community along with
individual self-reliance and participation. PHC through the national framework has stressed the
significance of community participation in reducing the inequality due to NCDs among the
Indigenous Australians (Vos, Barker, Begg, Stanley & Lopez, 2009). The strategy stresses the
need to promote the connections between health services and communities and promote health
literacy. The World Health Organization (WHO) recognizes the role of the community in taking
part in health efforts, especially in tackling NCDs. The WHO five principles include community
participation that will boost accessibility that will result in health promotion and will attract
diverse partnerships and use of technologies to meet the health needs of Indigenous persons
(Russell, 2010).
The social determinants theory acknowledges that population health along with inequity
is ascertained by diverse interrelated social factors. Thus, the relative socioeconomic
disadvantage faced by the Indigenous Australians than non-Indigenous populace puts them at a
superior threat of exposure to NCDs as they do not have resources to participate in health issues.
Important determinants of Indigenous health inequity in Australia comprise to lack of equal
access to primary healthcare in addition to the inferior standard of health infrastructure in
Indigenous communities (health, food, education, hygiene among others) as compared to non-
Indigenous Australia. Education is another social determinant that has been cited to control to
low participation of Indigenous Australians in health matters. Social class is another factor that