Running head: WELL-BEING AND PREVENTION IN HEALTHWell-being and prevention in healthAssessment task no.:Date:Name:ID no.:Email ID:Subject TITLECode:Number of wordsSubjectEndorsed by: DateApproved by: Date
1WELL-BEING AND PREVENTION IN HEALTH
2WELL-BEING AND PREVENTION IN HEALTHAustralia is one of the colonized country that is struggling to eliminate disparities inhealth outcome between the indigenous and non-indigenous population. Indigenous peoplecontinue to have worse health outcome and low-life expectancy than non-indigenous populationand they are over-represented as poor and disadvantaged group in Australia (Durey &Thompson, 2012). In response to the rising disparities in health outcome of indigenous people,the Close the Gap Campaign was initiated in 2006 to provide Aboriginal and Torres StraitIslander people same opportunity for healthy and happy life by 2030. The main aim of thecampaign was to close the gap in life expectancy, educational achievement and employmentopportunities between indigenous and non-indigenous group (Australian Human RightsCommission, 2018). Australia’s indigenous and non-indigenous health bodies and NGOs enteredinto partnership to promote health equality between the two group and implemented manyinitiative to improve health of indigenous people. Despite the implementation of Closing the Gapinitiative, Australia is still not on track to fulfill the goal of equal health outcome and lifeexpectancy for both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people (indigenous) and non-indigenous population by 2030. Mixed record on success has been obtained based on recentreview of Close the gap report (Commonwealth of Australia, 2017). In response to this issue, themain purpose of this essay is to critically reflect on holistic health for the indigenous group andevaluate strategies implemented in the past 50 years to improve health of indigenous population. With regard to health inequalities globally, the inequality in health between Aboriginaland Torres Strait Islander people and the non-indigenous population is the most cited in researchwork and current reports. Life expectancy is an important parameter to predict general health of apopulation and the data obtained for life expectancy in 2012-2012 shows that life expectancy ofindigenous male population is 10.6 years lower than non-indigenous group and the life
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