Responsible Alcohol Consumption and Health: Indigenous Australians

This presentation delves into the critical issue of responsible alcohol consumption, with a specific focus on the indigenous populations of Australia. It highlights the disproportionately high rates of alcohol consumption among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples compared to non-indigenous individuals, citing statistical data to emphasize the severity of the problem. The presentation utilizes the Red Lotus Health and Wellbeing Model to analyze the various factors influencing health outcomes, including biological and socioeconomic statuses, environmental determinants, and the need for appropriate healthcare systems and educational facilities. The study also discusses the challenges encountered during implementation, such as language barriers and cultural insensitivity, and emphasizes the need for culturally competent interventions. The conclusion stresses the importance of modifying strategies based on encountered challenges, providing enhanced healthcare opportunities, and promoting responsible alcohol usage to reduce mortality rates and improve overall health outcomes within the indigenous communities. The presentation concludes with a comprehensive list of references.

Responsible use of
Alcohol

Introduction
it has been found that the
degree of consumption of
alcohol to a tremendous level
higher among aboriginal as well
as Torres islander compared to
that of the non-indigenous
individuals
According to survey more than
57.3 percent of the indigenous
population is prone to over
consumption of alcohol
In this presentation a detailed
analysis of the responsible
alcoholic consumption of both
indigenous as well as non-
indigenous people of Australia
has been discussed (5).

The Red lotus and wellbeing model
The red lotus health and wellbeing model is used in
the modern health promotional practice in order to
provide guidance on the stage of health promotional
and wellbeing activities from the requirement
assessment to evolution.

The Red lotus and wellbeing model
The Red Lotus plant is
selected as a symbol of
health promotion
model.
 Its qualities as well as
structure are
characterized in order
to enhance of modern
health promotion.
The plant system
graphically represents
the key components of
the Red Lotus Health
Promotion Model (12).

Pod: people
This component of the
red lotus plant represents
the community which is
associated with the issue.
The indigenous
Australia’s are now
estimated to represent
3.3 percent of the total
population of Australia.
 More than 649,171
individuals have identified
themselves to be from
the Aboriginal community.

Stamen: Biological status, socio-economic status, behaviors
The stamen
represents the
characteristics of the
individuals that
interact with the
environmental
conditions to
determine health
outcomes
the aboriginal
community lacks
economic stability
(15)

Petal layer 1: Environmental determinants of health
This petal layers is
comprised of five
petals that stand for
the social, economic,
political, built and
natural environments
(10)
Lack of all these
facilities has led to lack
of job opportunities
and depression
resulting in over
consumption of alcohol
(20).

Petal layer 2: This layer is
consisting of 3 layers
It can be clearly
understood that
the first
requirement of
the indigenous
people includes
appropriate
healthcare system
so that the
disease caused
due too alcohol
consumption can
be prevented (9).

Petal layer 3: Planning and Petal
layer 4: Implementation
in order to develop
their literacy rate,
educational
facilities should be
provided to them.
While implementing
the step, the chief
barrier that was
faced includes the
lack of language
competencies (6).

Petal layer 5 and Leave
Thus people need to
be made aware of
responsible alcohol
usage
Lack of cultural and
language competency
volunteers were
educated about the
cultural practices and
norms of the
indigenous people and
its association with the
consumption of
alcohol.

Conclusion
From the above discussion it can be
concluded that the steps taken to
eradicate irresponsible alcohol
consumption should be modified with
respect to the issues encountered in the
implementation step.
Not only that, better healthcare
opportunities needs to be provided to the
individuals so that the medical issues
associated with the mentioned issue can
be eradicated and their mortality rate can
be decreased.

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