Primary Healthcare and Global Context: An Obesity Report for Australia

This report provides an in-depth analysis of the obesity crisis in Australia, examining its impact on primary healthcare within a global context. It begins by defining health literacy and global health concerns, highlighting obesity as a major public health and economic issue in Australia, where a significant portion of the population faces high risks. The report then explores sustainable development goals related to obesity prevention, emphasizing the importance of maintaining a healthy weight and reducing premature deaths from non-communicable diseases. It identifies the rising cases of obesity as a major concern for primary healthcare in Australia, presenting epidemiological data that reveals the prevalence of overweight and obesity among adults. The report further details the signs, symptoms, risk factors, treatment, and prevention plans for obesity, including dietary recommendations and lifestyle changes. It also addresses issues of equity and social justice, particularly concerning health inequalities faced by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander populations. The report concludes by emphasizing the need for proper interventions and strategies to manage obesity and promote good health, referencing various studies and reports on the topic.

PRIMARY HEALTH CARE
AND GLOBAL CONTEXT

Table of content
 Introduction
 Global health concern
 Sustainable development goals.
 Global health concern to primary healthcare within the country identified
 Epidemiological data
 Overview of signs and symptoms, risk factors, treatment and prevention
 Prevention plan
 Issues relating to equity and social justice
 Conclusion
 References

Introduction
 The health literacy is defined as the concept which is related with the
personal health literacy which is related with the degree in which
individual which have ability in order to find, understand and use the
information and service in order to inform health related decision and
make action which is appropriate for other and themselves.
 For example, the personal health literacy majorly includes some of the
understanding which is related with the instruction which is about the
direction and consent form which is reliable and help to navigate the
complex healthcare system.

Global health concern
 The global health concern is defined as any disease or illness which may cause the
complication with the population health. In addition, the obesity is the major issue in
the Australian people which may create the major public health and economic problem
as per the global significance.
 In Australia, people used to face the high risk of issue which is associated with the
obesity. Therefore, the overweight and obesity is the health issue in the Australia, it
provides the outcome form the sustained energy imbalance when the energy are used
to intake from the eating and drinking which is greater than energy which is expended
through the physical activity.
 Overall, the Australia ranked 19 on the context of 30 percent of rate of obesity.

Sustainable development goals
 The major goals which is established for the obesity prevention in the adults. Therefore, the
maintenance of the weight during the adult years provide the aspect which is related with the
avoiding of gradual incremental weight gain.
 Manage the body mass index which is show the higher then it must be controlled by using the
appropriate physical exercise.
 The obesity is at the heart in order to achieve the SDG target in the Non-communicable disease. In
this, the sustainable goal used to focus on the 2030, that must be reduce by one third of the
premature death from the Non-communicable disease that is based on the aspect of prevention and
treatment which help to promote the wellbeing and mental health.

Global health concern to primary healthcare
within the country identified
 The rising cases may cause the issue which is related with the global health
concern for the primary healthcare which is associated within Australia.
 Therefore, the obesity may show the high rate of prevalence that evaluated up
to the 30 percent and after that they can create burden of disease which may
impact the healthcare which raise concern with the sector.
 In addition, the Australia face the obesity as the burden of disease which may
affect the primary healthcare. They require proper intervention and strategies to
reduce the rising cases and this is done by using of appropriate health aspect.

Epidemiological data
 According to the IBIS world forecast, they provide the aspect of level of obesity which is analysed in Australia in order to
made the risk by the 1.8 percent point to show the number by reaching the 71 percent in the 2020-21.
 The enhance per capita of fat that may show the excess utilisation provide the pressure for the population which rising issue
of obesity level over the year.
 In 2017-18, there was an estimation which is evaluated where 2 in 3 approx. 67 percent of Australian ages 18 and over
facing the high rate of obesity and overweight.
 Therefore, the 36 percent of the overweight but not obsess and the 31 percent of the people are usually obese and the 31
percent were clearly obese. In addition, it is also analysed that the around 12.5 million of adult is also have in risk of
obesity and overweight.

Overview of signs and symptoms, risk factors,
treatment and prevention
 Obesity is usually occurring when the individual person body show the mass index which is greater then 25 BMI. The major
sign and symptoms which include to the obesity are
 Excess of body fat.
 Shortness of breath.
 Sweating more than usual.
 Snoring.
 Trouble sleeping.
 Skin issue from moisture accumulating in the fold of skins.
 Unable to perform the simple physical task which is easily perform before the weight gain.

Prevention plan
 Some of the prevention plan which is related with the obesity
are:
 Consume less fat and focus on healthy diet.
 Consume less processed and sugary foods.
 Eat more serving related vegetable and fruits.

Issues relating to equity and social justice
 There is other issue which is related with the chosen country is health
inequalities which is faced by people of Aboriginals and Torres Strait
islander.
 Therefore, they also focus on the various aspect which is related with the
social justice which is negotiable when the people of aboriginal are used
to stated.

Conclusion
 As per the above discussion, it is well analyzed that the people used
to face various issue which is related with the obesity. In addition to
this, Australian people have high prevalence which is associated
with the context of obesity and overweight.
 The proper intervention and strategies are used to take in order to
make the change of lifestyle and manage the condition which
promote good health.

References
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 Machado, P.P., Steele, E.M., Levy, R.B., da Costa Louzada, M.L., Rangan, A., Woods, J., Gill, T.,
Scrinis, G. and Monteiro, C.A., 2020. Ultra-processed food consumption and obesity in the Australian
adult population. Nutrition & diabetes, 10(1), pp.1-11.
 Sacks, G. and Robinson, E., 2019. Policies for tackling obesity and creating healthier food
environments: 2019 progress update Australian governments.