Diploma of Nursing: Immunisation Strategy Report, Queensland

This report presents a health promotion strategy focused on immunisation, specifically targeting Aboriginal children in Queensland, Australia. The report begins with an introduction to immunisation, highlighting its importance in preventing infectious diseases and identifying vulnerable groups. It then outlines the National Immunisation Program (NIP) as the chosen policy, emphasizing its role in protecting children from critical viral and bacterial diseases. The primary aspects of the strategy include spreading awareness, educating the public, and implementing effective campaigns, while acknowledging the challenges of awareness and accessibility in remote areas. The report justifies the choice of the Aboriginal population due to their lower immunization rates and selects Queensland as the program's location. References from the Australian Government Department of Health and other sources support the information provided.

IMMUNISATION

INTRODUCTION
 Immunization is the process by which an individual is immune to
certain infectious diseases (Hall et al., 2018).
 There are a number of groups who are vulnerable to these
diseases and thus, immunization is necessary for them.

POLICIES
 National Immunisation Program or NIP is the chosen policy
 This will help to protect the children from, critical infectious viral
and bacterial diseases such as meningococcal, pneumococcal
and Haemophilus influenzae type b (Australian Government
Department of Health, 2019)

PRIMARY ASPECT OF THE
POLICIES
 The main aspects of the policies are spreading awareness,
educating people and the implementation of the strategy
 The main obstacle in this strategy is the lack of awareness
among the lower and middle income societies and the lack of
availability of immunization campaigns in the remote areas
(Betterhealth.vic.gov.au., 2019).

CHOSEN GROUP AND LOCATION
 As it has been mentioned in the Australian Government
Department of Health (2019), the rate of immunization among
the Aborioginal children in Australia is very low and thus they are
the chosen population for immunization
 The chosen location for health promotional program is
Queensland , North Australia as this location includes a large
proportion of Australian aboriginal population.

REFERENCES
 Australian Government Department of Health. (2019). Immunisation.
Retrieved 17 August 2019, from
https://www.health.gov.au/health-topics/immunisation
 Australian Government Department of Health. (2019). National Immunisation
Program Schedule. Retrieved 17 August 2019, from
https://www.health.gov.au/health-topics/immunisation/immunisation-
throughout-life/national-immunisation-program-schedule
 Betterhealth.vic.gov.au. (2019). Why immunisation is important. Retrieved 17
August 2019, from
https://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/health/healthyliving/Why-immunisation-
is-important
 Hall, M. T., Simms, K. T., Lew, J. B., Smith, M. A., Saville, M., & Canfell, K.
(2018). Projected future impact of HPV vaccination and primary HPV
screening on cervical cancer rates from 2017–2035: example from
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