NDIS, Ecological Model, and Health: A Study of Socioeconomic Impacts

This report examines the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) and its alignment with the Dahlgren and Whitehead Ecological Model, which emphasizes health promotion through various levels of policies. The report discusses the socioeconomic status of individuals with disabilities, highlighting the impact of low socioeconomic status on their health outcomes, including educational levels and financial security. It analyzes a current (2019) policy related to NDIS funding, which offers direct services and support, and allows individuals to choose their support agencies. The report explores the implications of this policy on socioeconomic status and health, emphasizing the development of a consistent approach and the promotion of innovative support systems. The conclusion underscores the importance of the Ecological Model in understanding the relationship between socioeconomic status and health, particularly for individuals with disabilities, and provides a comprehensive overview of the topic.

Dahlgren & Whitehead’s Ecological Model

INTRODUCTION
• The National Disability Insurance Scheme is a national scheme
that aims at supporting the persons with disability.
• The Dahlgren and Whitehead Ecological Model focuses on
promoting and protecting health through its four different levels
of policies.
• Reduction of health hazards for those born with disabilities.

OUTLINE OF THE TOPIC
• The socioeconomic status, health and
people with disabilities proves that people
with low socioeconomic status have poor
health outcomes.
• SES focuses on the educational levels, the
individuals financial security and their
social classes and status.
• SES has a great impact on the people living
with disability counting that most of them
are poor and undereducated.

DISCUSSION OF A CURRENT (2019) RELEVANT
POLICY OR PROGRAM
• Funding offered by NDIS
• Persons with disability will have direct services and support for their plans.
• Persons with disability will have freedom to choose the agencies that will
provide their support.
• It will work together to provide the knowledge needed for smooth
transitioning.

DISCUSSION OF THE CURRENT POLICY/PROGRAM AND
IMPLICATIONS FOR SES AND HEALTH
• Facilitated the development of a consistent approach that is
nationally accepted.
• Promoting better and innovative ideas that offer great support to
the people with disabilities.
• Fosters at ensuring a continuity in support of the people who are
legible for the services.

CONCLUSION
• The Dahlgren and Whitehead Ecological Model play a key
role in describing the social-ecological theory that is
related to health.
• Socioeconomic status of the people living with a
disability is seen to have an overall functioning on the
individual and especially their physical and mental
health.