Rural and Remote Health Assessment: Suicide in Australia

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RURAL AND REMOTE HEALTH ASSESSMENT OVERVIEW - ASSESSMENT 1
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The term health issues are defined as the physical damage to the body which is being caused by
the violence or any of the accident. It involves the poor physical condition such as the conditions
of illness, disease or the other problem of medical. The institute of health & welfare in Australia
helps in developing the statistics as well as the relevant data that is to be used in enhancing the
effective discussion, along with the effective policy decisions on the health, housing assistance,
and the community services. The complete essay involves the critical analysis of the chosen area
which is “Suicide". The effective health organizations are also being identified in the country of
Australia to address the health disparities for all the Australia people.
The suicide is the act which is done intentionally which causes one's death. These are the
impulsive acts which are caused due to the multiple factors of a higher level of stress, anxiety,
financial situations, difficult relationships, bullying & many others. Different people apply
different methods of suicide such as the hanging, firearms & the pesticide poisoning. It has been
researched & identified that the Australian people living in rural or remote communities are the
priority population which prevents suicide (Alston, 2012). The main reason behind this is the
rates of suicides have been increased with the remoteness, by the data of 2017 provided by the
statistics of the Australian Bureau. The data has been increased from 10.7 per 100,000 Australian
people in the major cities of Australia to 16.6 per 100,000 Australian people living in remote
areas/ communities. Therefore, the lives of Australian people living in remote areas are affected
greatly, as the numbers of suicides get increased (Kiem & Austin, 2013).
According to the statistical data provided by the AIHW, 2017, 66 % of the suicidal deaths were
being calculated. According to the Australian’s health data, the leading cause of death is Suicide
among the people, varying the age limit between 15 to 24 years. The self-inflicted injuries are the
main cause of the death along with the suicide for the males, whereas, for the females, the
anxiety disorders are the major cause of health issue for all the females, in the country of
Australia (Kenny, et.al. 2013). It has been identified that suicide is the second leading reason/
cause of the death among the youngsters along with the major driver of inequity among the
indigenous population in Australia. The substantial rate is being found for the suicides between
the indigenous as well as the non-indigenous Australian populations. The suicide rate in the
country of Australia involves the number of 25 suicides per 100,000 people for the indigenous
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Australians in the comparison of 12 suicides per 100,000 people for the non-indigenous
Australians. The data also revealed that the number of 74 indigenous deaths by the cause of
suicide was recorded per 100,000 between the years 2005 and 2014.
The complex issues, as well as the negative factors, have greatly affected the mental health as
well as the wellbeing of the indigenous people which have resulted in the increased rate for all
the suicides. In the view of the experienced professors, the health care providers, as well as the
government of the country, should identify, formulate & implement the effective strategies to
reduce the higher rate of suicides among the Australian people (Cheung, et.al. 2012). The issues
or the causes behind the suicides should be identified which are directly affecting the indigenous
population. It has also been suggested that the government of Australia should involve in the
various things for preventing suicide along with involving the indigenous people for determining
& implementing effective solutions. The social factors should also be identified which are
leading towards the issues of health.
There are different health organizations in the country of Australia which help the Australian
people to identify all the issues which are leading towards the health diseases & help the caused
people with the help of the effective implementation of the standard policies as well as the
unique strategies. Some of them include the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in
Healthcare (ACSQHC), Australian Council of Social Services (ACOSS), Australian Medical
Association (AMA), Consumer Health Forum of Australia (CHF), Health Workforce Australia
(HWA) & many more. These undertakings develop & implement effective strategies for
providing detailed strategic reforms to the people of rural & remote areas (Milner, et.al. 2014).
The Rural Health Workforce Strategy involves the conducting of effective & attractive programs
for generating awareness related to the health diseases among the Australian people, especially in
rural communities. All these health organizations help different people differently. They provide
effective services to the people according to the needs of those people, who are affected by the
factors of inequality & poverty. The health care system is also corrected & identified by them by
the existing problems in the sector of health care (Milner, et.al. 2014).
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Hence, it has been concluded/ summarized that a new National Rural and Remote Health
Strategy should be developed for strictly applying the evaluated strategies or the effective plan in
the rural & remote areas. This strategy should also involve the standard solutions for enhancing
the positive differences in the lives of different families, individuals as well as the rural
communities in Australia (Cheung, et.al. 2012). The essay involves a detailed description of the
statistical data for the number of suicides among both the indigenous as well as the non-
indigenous population of Australia. Multiple causes & other issues related to the health have also
been identified which are increasing the number of suicides, especially for the youngsters.
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References
 Alston, M. (2012). Rural male suicide in Australia. Social science & medicine, 74(4),
515-522.
 Kiem, A. S., & Austin, E. K. (2013). Drought and the future of rural communities:
opportunities and challenges for climate change adaptation in regional Victoria,
Australia. Global Environmental Change, 23(5), 1307-1316.
 Kenny, A., Hyett, N., Sawtell, J., Dickson-Swift, V., Farmer, J., & O’Meara, P. (2013).
Community participation in rural health: a scoping review. BMC Health Services
Research, 13(1), 64.
 Cheung, Y. T. D., Spittal, M. J., Pirkis, J., & Yip, P. S. F. (2012). Spatial analysis of
suicide mortality in Australia: an investigation of metropolitan-rural-remote differentials
of suicide risk across states/territories. Social science & medicine, 75(8), 1460-1468.
 Milner, A., Page, K., Spencer-Thomas, S., & Lamotagne, A. D. (2014). Workplace
suicide prevention: a systematic review of published and unpublished activities. Health
promotion international, 30(1), 29-37.
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