Reasons for considering the chosen population as vulnerable

Obesity in Aboriginal Adults
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Table of Contents
Introduction......................................................................................................................................2
Reasons for considering the chosen population as vulnerable........................................................2
Health disparity impact the population............................................................................................7
Identification of the target audience................................................................................................9
Recommendations..........................................................................................................................10
Conclusion.....................................................................................................................................11
References......................................................................................................................................12

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Introduction
Aboriginal adults in Australia is the chosen population for this paper. The primary objective of
the report is to evaluate the health disparity that impacts the selected population. Besides this, it
will discuss the health inequalities, inequities and outcomes that show the reason for considering
the population as vulnerable. A target audience will also be identified to make policy decisions
or allocate resources for aboriginal adults. Moreover, few recommendations will be provided to
enhance the health outcomes of the population.
Reasons for considering the chosen population as vulnerable
Social determinants of health
Social determinants of health are the complex situations in which the individuals born and live
that influence their health (Adler, Glymour & Fielding, 2016). The SDOH includes the following
that impacts aboriginal adults:
Social environment – It consist of factors like income, gender and social status. The factors
adversely affect the physical as well as mental health of the population in various ways, which
include increased risk of infectious disease, lack of control over living conditions, use of alcohol
or insufficient diet. Moreover, aboriginal adults experience racism as well as discrimination that
contributes to chronic stress and reduce access to health care. Aboriginal adults receive low
income as compared to the non-aboriginal adults that led to health inequalities.

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Physical environment – It refers to the area where the individuals live. The aboriginal adults face
critical challenges due to living in remote areas. The living or housing conditions is not as good
as compared to non-aboriginal adults. The factors in the physical environment involve supply
and treatment of water, dust control, sewage disposal, adequate maintenance of overcrowding,
and access to healthy food impact the health of the aboriginal adults (Marmot & Bell, 2016).
Various types of health issues affect the population as a result of overcrowding, contaminated
food and poor access to safety.
Individual behavior – It is found that the indigenous adults who are employed shows healthy
behavior while the adults have low employment status shows unhealthy behavior. Population
with low income are more likely to smoke and use alcohol. It is seen that the aboriginal adults
consume alcohol 2.3 times than the non-aboriginal adults in Australia (Garg, Boynton-Jarrett &
Dworkin, 2016).
Health services – Access to health care is considered as the significant determinants of health for
aboriginal adults. The aboriginal adults experience poor health due to minimum access to health
care. Moreover, the population does not have any health insurance and cannot access to quality
health services that affect their health. The non-aboriginal population enjoy the health services
that prevent diseases in comparison to the aboriginal population.