Healthcare Policy and Strategies for Coronary Heart Disease

This report examines the healthcare policy implemented for coronary heart disease (CHD), particularly focusing on the Australian context. It highlights the prevalence of CHD, affecting over 18.3% of the population, and emphasizes the importance of addressing lifestyle factors such as diet, exercise, and substance abuse to prevent the disease. The report analyzes the National Women's Health Policy 2010 as a key example, which targets the prevention of CHD and other critical illnesses, focusing on women's health needs and aiming to eliminate healthcare inequalities. The policy addresses the epidemiological aspects of CHD, emphasizing the need for holistic care and suggesting that similar policies could be implemented more broadly to achieve comprehensive prevention. The report references the Department of Health Australia and the Australian Women's Health Network, providing a comprehensive overview of the subject.

Running head: HEALTHCARE ASSIGNMENT
HEALTHCARE POLICY FOR CORONARY HEART DISEASE
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Coronary heart disease (CHD) is a critical healthcare condition that is affecting more
than 18.3% population in Australia s mentioned by the Department of Health Australia
(2019). There are several policies and strategies developed by the governmental authorities so
that all the complication related to CHD could be eliminated.
The healthcare policy that should be implemented by the healthcare facilities in this
aspect should be able to target the primary reasons due to which people develop risk of
coronary heart disease. This include their sedentary lifestyle, lack of healthy diet and
nutrition, higher rate of lipid accumulation due to consumption of junk food and alcohol
abuse (Australian Women’s Health Network, 2019). Hence, by targeting these
epidemiological factor it could prevent the occurrence of CHD among the population.
One such policy is National Women’s Health Policy 2010 that was developed for the
prevention of critical health conditions including CHD for women is Australia. The primary
feature of this policy is addressing the immediate as well as the future healthcare challenges
of CHD and other critical illness with the description of the fundamental ways that affect the
health of women in the society (Australian Women’s Health Network, 2019). Hence, it
addresses the critical healthcare condition CHD with aims and goals to eliminate the
healthcare inequality. As the epidemiology of CHD is associated with lifestyle, nutrition and
their substance abuse, hence this policy focuses on meeting the needs of women and then
helps them with holistic care (Australian Women’s Health Network, 2019). Hence, the
epidemiological aspect of CHD is targeted through this healthcare policy and this should be
implemented for the entire population so that a cumulative prevention against the critical
health condition could be achieved.

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References
Australian Women’s Health Network. (2019). Australian Women’s Health Network |
Women’s Health Policy 2010. Retrieved from: http://awhn.org.au/policies/
Department of Health Australia. (2019). Department of Health | Cardiovascular disease.
Retrieved from
http://www.health.gov.au/internet/main/publishing.nsf/Content/chronic-cardio