Health Promotion Plan: Type 2 Diabetes (Indigenous Australians)

This report details a health promotion plan targeting Type 2 diabetes among overweight individuals aged 45 to 65, with a focus on the Indigenous Australian population. The plan addresses the significance of health promotion in managing and preventing Type 2 diabetes, emphasizing the chronic nature of the disease and its impact on this specific demographic. It outlines the target group's characteristics, the importance of health promotion, and the aims of the plan. The report further discusses health promotion management perspectives, stakeholders involved, a health campaign message, and proposed promotional activities. Evaluation methods for assessing the plan's success are also included, culminating in a conclusion that highlights the need for collaborative efforts in managing the disease. The report emphasizes the role of awareness, lifestyle modifications, and community-based interventions in improving the health outcomes of the targeted population.

Health Promotional Plan

Table of Contents
Topic: Type 2 diabetes (aged group 45 to 65 over-weight).............................................................1
Introduction .....................................................................................................................................1
Health Promotional Plan..................................................................................................................1
Description of specific target group and community...................................................................1
Importance of health promotion ..................................................................................................2
Aims behind health promotion.....................................................................................................3
Health Promotion Management Perspectives..............................................................................3
Stakeholders for the health promotion.........................................................................................3
Health Campaigning Message.....................................................................................................4
Health Promotion Activity...........................................................................................................4
Evaluation on success of health promotion.................................................................................5
Conclusion.......................................................................................................................................5
References........................................................................................................................................6

Topic: Type 2 diabetes (aged group 45 to 65 over-weight)
Introduction
Health promotion mainly aims to empower and acknowledge people about severity of
certain chronic diseases, that might develop due to avoidance of its risk behaviours. It includes
tobacco and alcohol consumption, lack of physical activity, poor eating habits and more (Taylor
and et. al., 2017). One of such chronic condition that highly affect people over age 45 to 65 and
are suffering from over-weight issues, is diabetes which is characterised via high levels of
glucose within blood. A study is conducted thereby, in present report on Type 2 Diabetes (aged
group 45 to 65 over weight), by targeting the Indigenous Australians. With detailed analysis of
risks pertaining on this targeted group, a health promotion plan is made with clear description
about importance of same, including way to prevent people from severity of its causes. In
addition to this, health campaigning message, promotional activity and evaluation on its success
is also being discussed.
Health Promotional Plan
Description of specific target group and community
Type 2 diabetes is one of the chronic health issue that largely associated with changeable
risk factors of people lifestyle. But it might be developed due to inheritance of genes and family
related factors of risks (Schierhout and et. al., 2016). Symptoms of this disease occurs when
body of an individual becomes resistant to insulin, which is being produced via pancreas or
amount produced refers to inadequately meet body’s needs. It has been analysed that when
people diagnosed with type 2 diabetes first time, then glucose levels in blood could be
maintained easily at normal levels by modifying the lifestyle and through oral glucose process of
lowering medication. But for older age of people, using such medication seems to be more
complex because controlling intensive glucose might impact on their kidneys. Along with this,
risk of interaction is also high with medicines they use for managing other health problems. In
particular, Type 2 diabetes has reached epidemic proportions at global level and in Australia. It
poses a challenge for health systems of public, that arise greatest burden and tends to fall on
groups who lie under socially disadvantaged areas, such as Indigenous peoples, who experience
disproportionately the high levels of diabetes (Burrow and Ride, 2016). As per National Health
Priority and Health issue survey, people of this community are three times more likely to have
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diabetes than non-Indigenous Australians. Along with this, children or youths having family
history of diabetes, are eight times more likely on risks to develop type 2 diabetes. This leads to
increasing mortality rates of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people correspondingly high
(Gwynn and et. al., 2019).
Therefore, targeting indigenous people age between 45 to 65 years especially who have
family history of diabetes in Australia, it has been identified that near about 1 million of people
in this country have been diagnosed with diabetes (Diabetes: the silent pandemic and its impact
on Australia, 2012). Hereby, prevalence of type 2 diabetes, particularly rises with age and
occurrence of its symptoms usually higher in men as compared with women. In addition, number
of adolescents are affected by type 2 diabetes that reduces their quality of life as well.
Furthermore, people belong to indigenous community of Australia are three times more likely for
having type 2 diabetes despite of non-indigenous ones (Canuto and et. al., 2017). Moreover,
number of indigenous living in remote areas are at higher risk of diabetes, with complications
like 10-fold greater risk of kidney failure; up to 8-fold risk of high blood pressure etc. Therefore,
it is essential for health promotors to focus on severity of this problem and run programs to bring
awareness among adults especially, of indigenous community for prevention of same and
enhancing their quality of life.
Importance of health promotion
Diabetes refers to a disorder that mainly caused by inability of a body for controlling the
amount of sugar in blood. In this case, if it is left untreated, then it can severely damage the
organs. Diabetes (E10-E14) is one of the chronic diseases of the world, that underlying cause for
several registered deaths in Australia every year. For this purpose, health promotion activities are
essential for prevention and management of this chronic issue (Canuto and et. al., 2017). It is
also vital for the current and future health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, by
undertaking evidence based health promotion measures, clinical services and public health
interventions like bring awareness among this community, lifestyle modifications and more. It is
further important that programs for this community are delivered sensitively, tailored their
community needs, as well as not perceived as forcing upon communities (Australian Indigenous
Health Reviews. 2016). This would help in improving the health status of individuals, their
families, communities and nation as whole by reducing inequalities and gap among aboriginal
and non-aboriginal people (Burrow and Ride, 2016). Through health promotion, awareness about
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early prevention to people of age 45 to 65 overweight and having family history of diabetes Type
2, will help in enhancing the quality of their life. It reduces premature deaths, when this targeted
group. By focusing on health promotion, prevention help in reducing the costs (both financial
and human) which individuals, families, medical facilities, communities, government and the
nation spend on medical treatment.
Aims behind health promotion
The main aim of the health promotion plan is to spread a word about the importance of
taking the measures through which Diabetes Type 2 can be controlled within the indigenous
population prevailing within the bounds of Australia (Canuto and et. al., 2017). As diabetes has
been acknowledged to be the main reason behind the large number of deaths in Australia, health
promotional plan and associated activities are essential to be effectively laid down. The health
promotion aims to ensure that the present as well as future health conditions of Aboriginal and
Torres Strait Islander people are sound. Health promotion lays down the measures, interventions
and clinical services that can be duly leveraged to make sure that the aboriginal population of
Australia can stay healthy (Taylor and et. al., 2017). The health promotion will create awareness
regarding early prevention of diabetes within the people belonging to age bracket of 45-65 years
being overweight and having a history of their family being stricken with Diabetes Type 2. This
will provide assistance in inflating the quality of life they carry out along with their living
standards.
Health Promotion Management Perspectives
Health promotion management is crucial to inflate the quality of life that people undergo.
In this relation, the major perspective of health promotion management is identified to be
maintenance of the healthy state of indigenous population prevailing within the bounds of
Australia (Gwynn and et. al., 2019). Another perspective which is linked to the current health
promotion plan based on Diabetes Type 2 for over weight indigenous males belonging to the age
group of 45 to 65 years of age and having a family history of diabetes illness, is to reduce the
number of premature deaths which take place as a result of this chronic disease. Yet another
perspective associated with health promotion is to reduce the cost that the patients, their family
members, government and medical institutions have to incur upon maintaining their quality of
life through provision of quality medical services (Gwynn and et. al., 2019).
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Stakeholders for the health promotion
The key stakeholders for the health promotion plan for Diabetes 2 targeting indigenous
males who are overweight belonging to age group of 45 to 65 years of age having a family
history of diabetes are acknowledged to be falling into 3 main groups (Schierhout and et. al.,
2016). These groups are duly identified to be as follows:-
 The personnel engaged within program operations inclusive of program staff, funding
partners, coalition members, and management.
 The personnel who are effected by the occurrence of the program such as clients,
advocacy teams, community member, etc.
 The individuals who are identified as the intended user of the evaluation findings
inclusive of personnel in a decision making position for program like associates, funding
partners, coalition member, masses, tax payers, etc.
Health Campaigning Message
The message of the health campaign for Diabetes Type 2 targeting the indigenous males
who are overweight belonging to age group of 45 to 65 years of age having a family history of
diabetes is laid down as follows:-
“Together We Can Succeed”
This message has been laid down for the Diabetes health promotion plan in order to
demonstrate the importance of being together and working in a collaborative manner to make
sure that the target group carries out a quality life (Taylor and et. al., 2017). The message
emphasizes upon the importance of unity for elevating the societal ill of Diabetes from the
indigenous population pertinent to the territory of Australia. Thus, the health promotion plan will
lay down measures and interventions that can be undertaken by the Aboriginal and Torres Strait
Islander people of Australia to reduce their encounter with Diabetes.
Health Promotion Activity
To create awareness about the health promotion plan, several activities will be conducted
as arrangement of marketing and promotional plans and usage of digital media. This will provide
due assistance in creating a word about this program in the wide base of audience and thereby
consequently deriving support from the target audience (Canuto and et. al., 2017). The direct
outcome of these promotional activities would be noticed in terms of success of health promotion
plan. Along with this, Community based health interventions can be run for addressing obesity
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based concerns, where approach of programs mainly concerns on reaching diverse groups of
aboriginal population, especially of age 45 and above. Council policies and practices will be
strengthened firsts for providing quality and accessibility of services as well as healthcare
programs for targeted group of population. Such programs include awareness of targeted people
towards inactive lifestyles like eating habits of junk food, importance of regular check-up if they
have family history of type 2 diabetes and more.
Evaluation on success of health promotion
It is important to evaluate the success of health promotion in a bid to gather evidences
through which efficacy of program can be ensured and ways for improvement of practice can be
identified (Burrow and Ride, 2016). The current health promotion plan prepared for Diabetes
Type 2 will be effective as collaborative working is being ensured to derive positive outcomes in
terms of maintenance of their health standards of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander males
who are overweight belonging to age group of 45 to 65 years of age having a family history of
diabetes. For evaluating the health programs organised as per Community based interventions,
aboriginal workers will be asked about awareness of same, towards prevalence rates of obesity
and over-weight related issues. Regular feedback will be taken from associated workers whether
program has successfully implemented on local areas indigenous people of targeted group. In
addition to this, to evaluate success of health promotion activities will also be measured in terms
of accessibility for targeted people, so that better actions can be taken on time to bring more
success and meet objectives.
Conclusion
On the basis of above discussion, it can be inferred that health promotion seeks to
acquaint individuals with knowledge about the severity of some chronic diseases which may take
place owing to the avoidance by people of the risky factors and behaviour. Such chronic
situations may consist of alcohol consumption, intake of tobacco, adverse eating habits, and so
on. It has been identified that the most chronic situation which places impact over the individuals
belonging to the age group of 45 to 65 years who encounter over weight problems, is
acknowledged to be diabetes. This is a health state which implies higher levels of glucose
content in the human blood. Type 2 Diabetes is extensively prevalent within the indigenous
population of Australia. In order to gain a control over this condition, it becomes important to
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prepare a health promotion plan which provides assistance in laying down the ways through
which such kind of chronic condition can be effectively dealt with. To create awareness about
this plan, promotional activities and health campaign messages are spread within the masses.
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References
Books and Journals
Burrow, S., & Ride, K. (2016). Review of diabetes among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
people.
Canuto, K., & et. al. (2017). Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health promotion programs for
the prevention and management of chronic diseases: a scoping review protocol. JBI
database of systematic reviews and implementation reports, 15(1), 10-14.
Gwynn, J. & et. al. (2019). Effect of nutrition interventions on diet-related and health outcomes
of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians: a systematic review. BMJ
open, 9(4), e025291.
Schierhout, G., & et. al. (2016). Improvement in delivery of type 2 diabetes services differs by
mode of care: a retrospective longitudinal analysis in the Aboriginal and Torres Strait
Islander Primary Health Care setting. BMC health services research, 16(1), 560.
Taylor, S., & et. al. (2017). Depression and diabetes in the remote Torres Strait Islands. Health
Promotion Journal of Australia, 28(1), 59-66.
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