Social Determinants of Health: A Comparative Case Study in Australia

This case study examines the social determinants of health affecting Indigenous and Irish Australians, highlighting disparities in socioeconomic status, upbringing, and social isolation. It contrasts the advantages of Irish Australians in education, employment, and healthcare access with the challenges faced by Indigenous Australians due to limited resources and remote living. The study also explores the impact of cultural upbringing and dietary habits on health outcomes in both communities. Ultimately, it recommends government policies, culturally sensitive healthcare, and education to address these disparities and improve overall well-being. Desklib provides access to similar solved assignments and past papers for students.

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A Case Study on Indigenous and Irish Austrians on Social Determinants of Health.
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Introduction
There are very many factors that affect the health condition of various citizens, especially in
Australia, Sun et al 2018. Among the factors that are so outstanding include the social
determinants aspects of health. These determinants form the basis of critical health issues that
affect the society. There must be some effective, broad and extensive measures that must be put
in place to look into the complexities. The social class categorization among the various cultural
groups in Australia makes the whole difference between the health statuses among the people. In
two distinct ethnic groups, the Irish and the Asian Australians, Cocks, Thomson, Thoresen,
Parsons & Rosenwax (2018) if there were a proper and homogenous availability of the so-called
Excellency in life there would be few cases of health challenges.
Problem
A marked difference exists compared to other cultural communities because of the level
of privilege to the amenities and well to do services in life. For example, if any of these
communities were well educated and perhaps their members working it is estimated they would
have a more access to the health services, Coffey, Ralph & Krause (2018). Wealth challenges in
these two communities lock them to enjoy what others have from other counter diverse
communities. The social identification of any person has a telling influence on his or her health.
The economic and social factors define which type of life and majorly health the person will lead
at each particular period of time. It is estimated in the real world that despaired social-economic
characteristics of any given individual places him at the peril of bad health. This is contributed
by the want and lack of access to the facilities that require funds and identity. If one has not gone
to any literary institution to acquire the required education, the presence of the information
desired to meet the demands of those under critical condition segregates him or her. The

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confidence to interact with the experts especially from the primitive communities is affected
because of the education levels. Their lack of essential resources that are needed to access proper
health from well-established hospitals places them in great defeat. This also is translated to their
deplorable homes which encourage their poor health. The poor unconducive environments act as
breeding grounds for various maladies that are key in marauding the health of the members of
that society.
It is the sole responsibility of the ministry of education to real unearth of the social
challenges and factors that for years has been affecting the two communities. The Irish and Asian
Australians had in the past generations since their inception faced serious problems. The
government must realize the true nature of the social and economic variations that affect ghee
health of these dependable people. There should be well-articulated strategies that will help the
government to know all the social determinants that are directly connected with the welfare of
the societies in terms of bodily wellness. These incentives should be able to focus on the number
of factors, how have they really impacted the communities and how can they be solved. As a
matter of fact, these factors present undoubtedly risks that place the concerned members in very
serious conditions. Once their health has been affected, the productivity in the general view of
the nation is affected; the resources that would have otherwise been used to tackle other
developmental projects are sacrificed to suffice the escalating demands of such incidences. This
necessity the health sector to come up with proper policies that can be trusted to help in these
societies.
There are various initiatives that can be fronted to help salvage the situations especially
among these indigenous communities which have been affected so far by the wave of the social
factors. Encouraging them to assume the most adaptable and healthy lifestyle behaviour. The

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sector should also mind ensuring that at least most of the members of those communities have
enough and fair access to the right education which makes them wise to be able to choose life
which will promote the best health. The medical facilities which majorly are readily available to
the non-native communities can also be availed to these indigenous communities so that they
may have the share as others. The health sector should also be mindful of ensuring that, the
economic welfare of the members of the society has been catered for as there exists a great gap
in comparison with other related communities. These powerful interventions are geared towards
minimizing the prevailing notion that some because of their social identity are able to be more
disadvantaged compared to others elsewhere. There is noted that the academic excellence has
been increasing in these particular communities which for knee or two reasons give the evidence
of the better report in terms of health compared to other preceding times. Although this has been
marked, there is a wide difference in terms of the possibility of risks including the health and
other surrounding related cases compared to other non-indigenous communities.
The scope of the discourse
In this particular paper, the author intends to discuss more of what was featured in the
introduction part in specifically two contrasting cultural groups in Australia. One is indigenous
and the other is a non-indigenous. These shall be namely Indigenous and Irish Australians. The
heart of the work is to compare the social determinants of health aspects in these two
communities, draw a conclusion and make needed recommendations. The following parts shall
form the structure of the discourse; the analysis which shall discuss the major risks in the
different groups, the basic strategies to be used to tackle the identified problems and finally draw
a conclusion of the matters.

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Analysis of Health Related Risks in Two groups
There are several predisposing conditions which react on the two communities differently
depending on various underlying factors. Their origin, the lifestyle and general behaviour of their
outworking. In this section, the author intends to compare and contrast various risks that are
majorly social and how they affect individual groups as pointed out in the introduction.
Social and Economic ability
This aspect lies at the very foundation of identifying the compass towards the general
welfare of the members of the society, Stringhini et al 2018. It is believed by even many
researchers that one of the issues that contribute to risky outcomes in diverse communities is the
ability to be better placed in a social and economic elevation. The Irish Australians have been so
much exposed to a better education system compared to the Indigenous ones. Because of that
advantage, the former has a good access to well-paying job opportunities which enable them to
satisfy their wants keenly, live in a more secure environment and also acquire the most
outstanding health services, Nuru-Jeter et al 2018. This is not the case with the members from
the indigenous group who have not had the privilege of education and as a result of that, they
have meagre resources which force them to live in the bad environment and deny them the right
to the best medication, Ha, Spencer, Thomson, Scott & Do (2018). These places them at a great
risk of other health and behavioural orientations.
The Upbringing
This is another critical aspect to discover when dealing with the determinants of good
health. The initial stages of any child's life dictate to a great extent what shall become of him in
the latter days of his or her life, Wood et al 2018. Proper lifestyle, manners and diet in the
childhood shapes an individual who can be responsible, health and integral, Lee et al 2018. From

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the two communities, the parents from the Indigenous group have been noted to have taken keen
measures in bringing their children through the right channels of lives. In terms of character
building which lies at the very core of all social ramifications. This category has a good history
of instilling the right behaviour in their children which produces citizens who avoid, drug abuse
and substances which are risk factors of antisocial behaviour like smoking, immorality, Anstey
& Chen (2018). This is in great contrast to the Irish where there has been little care for the
children because of the commitments of the parents and luxurious life. In terms of diet, Bower ,
Maxwell, Hickling, D'antoine, & O'leary (2016) these two communities share a platform in that,
in Ingenious environment, there are scarce resources which make it compulsory that the children
do not get all the required nutrients hence predisposing them to health issues while in the Irish
group, the availability of widely processed and junk foods, especially in children, promotes a
tendency of weakening the body and it acts a risk factor towards much untold medical crises like
obesity and diabetes , Aldridge et al 2018. Through this factor, there are various differences and
commonalities in the groups alike.
Social Isolation
There are very many factors that candidly promotes this determinant which has a
powerful effect on the general welfare of members of a certain group of people, Northwood,
Ploeg, Markle‐Reid & Sherifali (2018). It happens when a certain group cannot be able to cope
up with some surrounding constants. In both of these two cultural groupings, each of them is
faced with a different challenge. The Irish Australians Are not natives of the nation, as a result of
their origin, they may feel out of place which makes them develop some stress and disability
challenges because of discrimination, Haslam et al 2018. These social differences affect their
welfare at the end of it all. While on the other hand, indigenous Australians most occupy the

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remote areas of the country. This disconnects them completely from social amenities like
education, employment and essentially places a great gulf of social classes. Hence they are
exposed to risky health conditions.
Conclusion
Over the discussion that has taken place, the social determinants factors in Australia
presents the greatest threat towards the general welfare of the members of the society. In the
major two identified groups, the Irish and the Indigenous group's serious factors of concern are a
clear demonstrating disparity in various levels. a clear difference between the Irish and
Indigenous appeared in terms of social economical dimensions like education, employment,
good access to the health sector and conducive environments with Irish doing well while in terms
of rarely children in the right way confidence and stability were accredited to the Indigenous
group , Smith et al 2018. There were common grounds which were co-shared by the two in terms
of the early diet they give their children which are basically influenced by their social factors. It
is essential to minimize the varying gaps that exist between any sample groups in this same
manner in Australia, fisher, Battams, Mcdermott, Baum & Macdougall (2018).
Recommendations
In the face of diverse social and cultural complications, the author recommends the
following strategies to be used to help the situation.
The government should be able to come up with clear policies that identify the potential
indigenous challenges and amicable ways to solve their challenges. The health facilities should
be introduced to meet various cultures on their ground, Donkin, Goldblatt, Allen, Nathanson &
Marmot (2018). This will minimize marginalization and discrimination.

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Proper education of the members of the society of their rights and potentials will
encourage them to be more aware of what is expected of them. Health workers should invent
new programs designed to address key factors that are known to expose the members of society
to health risks.
The burden of this paper was on social determinants, there should be active closing up of
differences between the social differences that exist between the indigenous and non-indigenous
communities in Australia to safeguard the productivity and encourage unity and development
agendas, Lee et al 2018.

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