Health Determinants of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders are considered to be as the indigenous
group of people (McKenzie, Dell and Fornssler, 2016). They are considered to be as
one of the disadvantaged people in relation with the socio economic outcomes and long
term health when compared with the non- indigenous group of people. The disparity
associated with the health outcomes is mainly linked with the various set of complex
array associated with the economic, environmental, cultural, social and geographical
factors which in turn largely influence the wellbeing and health of the indigenous people
of Australia. This study will focus on four key determinants of the health factors such as
education, employment and income, racism and racial discrimination and health
behaviours and lifestyle.
Education
Poor education among indigenous group of people is considered to be one of the
most crucial factor which in turn largely influence the health of the Aboriginal and Torres
Strait Islanders people. High degree of education to the people in turn is considered to
be as one of the most prominent factor which in turn helps in improving the health
outcomes of the people (Baker and et.al. 2018). The key issues associated with the
indigenous groups of people within Australia is mainly associated with the suspension
from the school, low literacy rate, low numeracy rate, etc. which in turn largely influence
the education among the indigenous people of Australia. Education tends to play one of
the significant role which helps in empowering the indigenous people in order to
participate in various health related issues. The key reason behind poor education
among the indigenous group of Australians is linked with lack of resources and respect.
This invention early results in critical education gap. Education system of Australia in
turn does not respect Aboriginal and Torres group of people. Individuals who tends to
have access to the lack of education in turn has high degree of difficulty in life with
poorer and worse health conditions when compared with the non-indigenous group of
Australia (Azzopardi and et.al. 2018). The key effects associated with the lack of
education among the indigenous group of people is mainly linked with poor health,
shorter lifespan, exploitation, gender equality, unemployment and lack of voice.
Moreover, indigenous people of Australia tends to have low degree of access to
the appropriate education material and also lack of fair set of information. Indigenous
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people do not tends to fully enjoy all the key rights to education. Cultural and ethical
discrimination in turn is considered to be as one of the most prominent factor which in
turn largely results in low degree of access to the education. Indigenous girls tend to
face high degree of difficulty associated with the gender discrimination, sexual abuse,
school based violence and unfriendly school environment which in turn largely influence
the health and well-being of the Aboriginal Australian people (Indigenous Australians:
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, 2020). The indigenous people in turn tends
to have high their own set of language and skills which in turn eventually leads to highly
affect the indigenous people. Irrelevant education is given to the Aboriginal people as
they in turn are more likely to taught survival skills which in turn are considered to be
very appropriate for the Aboriginal people. Lack of education eventually leads to lack of
employment which in turn have low degree of access to the health services. The jobs
and salaries which in turn has been offered to the indigenous people does not tend to
match their educational achievements.
Employment and income
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in turn tends to have much lower set
of employment rates when compared to the non- indigenous people of Australia. One of
the key reason behind unemployment among Aboriginal people is mainly because of
lack of education, lack of skills, limited market opportunities, low degree of training,
lower job retention, high degree of discrimination, poor health conditions, etc. in turn are
considered to be as one of the key reasons which eventually leads to lower access to
the health services among Aboriginal people. Aboriginal people in turn tends to have
low degree of access to the employment which in turn also results in low degree of
income levels (Fisher, and et.al. 2016). Lower income levels among the indigenous
people in turn also results in low degree of access to the health care facilities. This
leads to high degree of illness and disease among the individual. Aboriginal people in
turn are considered to be very important because it helps in improving high degree of
culturally and quality human and health services for the indigenous group of community.
High degree of employment eventually leads to higher income levels among the
Australian people. This eventually results in high degree of access to the job ready
applicants and employment incentives which helps in better care and wellbeing to the
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