Assignment on Tackling Premature Mortality

TACKLING PREMATURE MORTALITY
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Table of Contents
Introduction................................................................................................................................3
Reflection on dealing with premature mortality........................................................................3
Conclusion..................................................................................................................................9
Reference list............................................................................................................................10
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Introduction
Premature mortality is a measure of the unfulfilled life expectancy of a person. This is
because the deaths of young people can be prevented, which can help to reduce the premature
rate of mortality. There are different causes of premature death that include high blood
pressure, drinking, drug addiction, and pollution. However, prevention steps like proper diet
and exercise can help to reduce the risk of premature deaths. The government can devise
different measures like providing education, preventing communicable diseases and
organizing health camps at remote places. Loss of middle-aged family members has proved
to be devastating for a family in terms of economic reasons. Moreover, loss of childhood and
education, the poor mental health of family members are often recorded for premature deaths.
In this essay, critical reflection has been done on the ways of dealing with premature
mortality. Different international and national evidence about tackling premature mortality
are used while discussing the topic.
Reflection on dealing with premature mortality
There are many factors that can cause premature mortality and managing these factors wisely
can help to tackle premature mortality. These causes include high blood pressure, smoking,
physical inactivity, heavy drinking, high level of cholesterol and obesity. As opined by
Stringhini et al. (2017), improving health service can help to prevent incidents of premature
mortality. Governments of different countries have taken several initiatives to encourage
people to improve their health quality to prevent events of premature deaths. These initiatives
have made remarkable progress and in the year 2014, the life expectancy of the globe has
increased to 70. However, Price et al. (2016) have contradicted that there are still various
health issues that are causing death at relatively early ages. More than 192 national
governments and the United Nations are working on this matter to reduce the rate of
premature death. Many proposals are there including prevention of malaria, preventing infant
death and vaccination. Ward et al. (2017) have argued that everyone must focus on
strengthening the health system of countries. If everyone gets equal opportunities to access
health services, premature deaths can be avoided by the people of this planet.
It can be seen that low-income countries are facing a maximum number of events of
premature deaths. In 2015, more than 9 million people from developing countries including
Haiti, Uganda, Bangladesh, India, and others. It is expected that the rate of premature
mortality may fall from 28 million to 24 million each year by the end of 2030
(Economictimes.indiatimes.com, 2015). It has become essential for the government of
countries to take initiatives to make people aware of the harmful effect of having an
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imbalanced diet, consumption of alcohol, drugs and lack of physical activities. Public Health
England (PHE) has taken initiative in 2015 to report on the impact of alcohol consumption on
health. This approach has helped to make maximum people aware of the harmful effects of
alcohol and reduce the rate of premature deaths from liver diseases (Ias.org.uk, 2018).
Reducing alcohol consumption may improve the quality of life of the target population and
they can live longer lives. PHE has successfully introduced alcohol care teams in hospital
settings to provide services and care to the community. In England, specialists alcohol
treatment is available and alcohol risk assessment implementation has begun from 2013
within the health check of NHS. The government of this country is continuously supporting
the agenda of reducing premature deaths from liver disease by providing funds.
In Australia, the government of this country is aware of the possible causes of early deaths
and they are suggesting people maintain certain disciplines to stay healthy and live longer. As
mentioned by Pryor et al. (2017), smokers must quit smoking to avoid cardiovascular deaths
and people with higher blood pressure needs to lose bodyweight by doing enough physical
activities. Australians eat fresh vegetables and fruits to stay fit and healthy. A healthy
dietary system of Australian people has strengthened the immune system and it can reduce
the rate of premature mortality in Australia. On the other hand, Xie et al.(2016) have
mentioned that changing the lifestyle must be done under the observation of a doctor as it is a
risky procedure. As per the Australian government, non-smokers, regular exercise and limited
alcohol consumption can help a person to avoid premature death. Hence, in another way, it
can be stated that improving health can result in increasing the living age of individuals.
Dieticians Association of Australia is always available to help people to have healthy eating
habits for reducing the rate of premature deaths. Additionally, local community health centers
of Australia are collaborating with the government to help in this manner.
Obesity is another cause of premature deaths as it gives birth to several health issues
including high blood pressure, abnormal heart rate, and many others. Governments are taking
initiatives to make people aware of the harmful effects of obesity on life expectancy. As
stated by John et al. (2018), Livelighter is an innovative campaign that has been started in
2012 in Australia. This campaign aims to make people aware of a healthy lifestyle. It has
included key messages portrayed by previous campaigns including Find 30, Go for 2&5 and
others. This campaign aims to help people to improve their lifestyle in terms of food
consumption and physical activities. On the other hand, Walter et al. (2017) have mentioned
that the UK spent millions on their anti-obesity campaign and this approach is helping this
country to reduce the rate of premature deaths. Reportedly, in 2008, the government of this
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