Programs and Practices in Health Promotion

RUNNING HEAD: PROGRAMS AND PRACTICES IN HEALTH PROMOTION
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Mortality Rates amongst
Indigenous men in Australia in
specific to heart diseases

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Contents
Introduction......................................................................................................................................3
Goals and Objectives.......................................................................................................................3
Identification of Risk and Preservative factors................................................................................5
Obesity.........................................................................................................................................5
Diabetes Mellitus.........................................................................................................................5
High Cholesterol levels................................................................................................................5
Hypertension................................................................................................................................5
Alcohol........................................................................................................................................6
Nutrition.......................................................................................................................................6
Physical inactivity........................................................................................................................6
Program planning components........................................................................................................6
Development of education method..................................................................................................7
Implementation of program.............................................................................................................8
Conclusion.......................................................................................................................................9

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Introduction
As recently, I am hired as a “Health Promotion Officer at a Community Health Service in
Australia”. In regards to my job profile, I am developing few underwritten list of priorities that I
want to work in coming years. This report basically highlights the introduction to problems,
goals, risk and preservative factors, program planning components, evaluation of developed
methods, implementation of program in Mortality rates amongst Indigenous men in Australia in
specific to heart disease. As compared to non-aboriginal Australians, aboriginal Australians
suffers from maximum proportions of heart related disorders. As per 2014-15 data, prevalence of
heart diseases was around twofold has high amongst males with 5% than females with 2%
(AIHW , 2018). Furthermore, as per 2017 data, heart diseases were the major cause for the 12%
of entire death among “Aboriginal and Torres Strait islander individuals” (Heart Foundation,
2019). The poor health of indigenous Population among males is related with malnutrition, poor
hygiene, poverty, environmental conditions, and poor disease prevention services and
overcrowding. Clinical risk factors associated with heart diseases in aboriginal men are blood
pressure, smoking, overweight, obesity, waist circumference, sedentary behavior, and inadequate
diet (ProfMichaelGracey, 2009).
Goals and Objectives
For the improvement of excellence of lifetime and the reduction in indisposition and
transience rate Cardiac Rehabilitation (CR) is working under the terms of WHO so that
individuals can put their personal efforts, resume or presume optimum operational in the
municipal. However, CR in Australia remains at low. Furthermore, detailed barricades exist for

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people of Torres Strait islander, comprising national understanding and precautions inside the
“Australian Health Care System” (S Woodruffe, 2015). Therefore, goals and objectives for the
achievement of planning include:
 Accomplishment of a patients aims constant with inferior hazard outline like
enhancement in nourishment, workout capacity, termination of smoking, and medicines
consumptions as per prescription
 Presence at a decided count of exercise or instruction conferences in streak with the
enduring objectives and availability of services.
 Presence at an arranged count of “phone/web/video-conference” founded discussions
with importance on the enduring objectives and obtainability of services.
 All patients should receive fragmentary CR related imposts for requirements and
objectives.
 All patients should obtain a liberation valuation on the accomplishment of CR and
following up routine as suitable. Description of accomplishment should be entirely
pronounced by the CR services. CR Services should safeguard communication with the
long-suffering GP and cardiologist.
 Family members should also be included in the accomplishment of CR services as the
family members and relatives also have associated risk factors.
 Attainment of goals in communication health or scientific consequences.
 Augmented consciousness in chest pain acknowledgment and organization.
 In the bulk of persons, the main objective is to reoccurrence to premorbid occupation or
character, activities of everyday existing and individual detections. Support and education
must be delivered on recommencement of bodily action, continuation of effort or