2 Unit Personal Development, Health & Physical Education
Preliminary Assessment Task 2016
Describe the nature and extent of the health inequities suffered by ATSI’s (8marks) (300 words)
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples quality/extent of their health and life are detrimentally affected due to their generalised lack of knowledge and skills, genetics, attitudes and values, opportunity and education/location. Their are also other factors such as their socio-economical (employment, education, income) Sociocultural (family, peers, media, religion, culture) and Environmental (geographic location, access to health services, technology) status’ and factors which both accumulate to ATSI’s experiencing the largest gap in health outcomes in Australia. They currently have a life expectancy 10 years lower than others Australian. ATSI’s rates of end-stage kidney disease is 7 times that of an non-indigenous Australians in 2007-2010, they had 3.3 times the rate for diabetes/high sugar levels in comparison to non ATSI’s. ATSI’s also have an increase of respiratory conditions and almost twice as many hospitalisations for mental and behavioural disorders (at a rate of x3), Obesity rates and the likelihood of cancer 1.5 times that of non-indigenous, and also had higher youth suicide rates between 2001-2010 for both males and females between the shocking ages of 15-19 5.9 times more for females and 4.4 times for males. Smoking rates for ATSI’s from 2012 - 2013 was 41% compared to 15% for non indigenous citizens which stems mainly from the family and peers of the 41% of ATSI’s who do smoke which is due to a very low health literacy IQ. Another scary statistic is the mortality rate rate for for indigenous infants was 1.7 times the non-indigenous (6.2 per 1000 live births compared with 3.7 per 1000 live births). We can clearly draw from all these shocking statistics that all ATSI’s still significantly need a higher health literacy IQ in order for them to …show more content…
Different sub headings fall under these three different factors which all have a significant outcomes on ATSI’s health as a …show more content…
Smoking daily is a clear example of the social gradient of health often referred to as someone’s Health Literacy. The higher the socioeconomic status (SES) group the less likely a person is to smoke (as well as a good education which stems from a solid and stable income). In 2011-12, the daily smoking rate was 23% in the lowest SES group and 10% in the highest. People living in areas of lowest SES are also more likely to place themselves at risk of lifetime harm from drinking alcohol (22%) than those in high SES areas (17%) (again also branching off with family and culture under Sociocultural factors where parents may not instil daily physical activity within their children lives, instead drink and smoke regularly which is statistically proven to increase the likely hood of their kids to take up such habits at a young age where we see a cycle of kids looking up to their parents and following the actions of them regardless if they are dangerous and or not good for their health as they do not know any better). Another example is physical inactivity, with people who live in SES groups less likely to be physically active. The proportion of people who undertook sufficient physical activity was 34% in the lowest SES group compared with 52% in the highest. Woman and children living in areas of lower SES are more likely to be
Preliminary Assessment Task 2016
Describe the nature and extent of the health inequities suffered by ATSI’s (8marks) (300 words)
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples quality/extent of their health and life are detrimentally affected due to their generalised lack of knowledge and skills, genetics, attitudes and values, opportunity and education/location. Their are also other factors such as their socio-economical (employment, education, income) Sociocultural (family, peers, media, religion, culture) and Environmental (geographic location, access to health services, technology) status’ and factors which both accumulate to ATSI’s experiencing the largest gap in health outcomes in Australia. They currently have a life expectancy 10 years lower than others Australian. ATSI’s rates of end-stage kidney disease is 7 times that of an non-indigenous Australians in 2007-2010, they had 3.3 times the rate for diabetes/high sugar levels in comparison to non ATSI’s. ATSI’s also have an increase of respiratory conditions and almost twice as many hospitalisations for mental and behavioural disorders (at a rate of x3), Obesity rates and the likelihood of cancer 1.5 times that of non-indigenous, and also had higher youth suicide rates between 2001-2010 for both males and females between the shocking ages of 15-19 5.9 times more for females and 4.4 times for males. Smoking rates for ATSI’s from 2012 - 2013 was 41% compared to 15% for non indigenous citizens which stems mainly from the family and peers of the 41% of ATSI’s who do smoke which is due to a very low health literacy IQ. Another scary statistic is the mortality rate rate for for indigenous infants was 1.7 times the non-indigenous (6.2 per 1000 live births compared with 3.7 per 1000 live births). We can clearly draw from all these shocking statistics that all ATSI’s still significantly need a higher health literacy IQ in order for them to …show more content…
Different sub headings fall under these three different factors which all have a significant outcomes on ATSI’s health as a …show more content…
Smoking daily is a clear example of the social gradient of health often referred to as someone’s Health Literacy. The higher the socioeconomic status (SES) group the less likely a person is to smoke (as well as a good education which stems from a solid and stable income). In 2011-12, the daily smoking rate was 23% in the lowest SES group and 10% in the highest. People living in areas of lowest SES are also more likely to place themselves at risk of lifetime harm from drinking alcohol (22%) than those in high SES areas (17%) (again also branching off with family and culture under Sociocultural factors where parents may not instil daily physical activity within their children lives, instead drink and smoke regularly which is statistically proven to increase the likely hood of their kids to take up such habits at a young age where we see a cycle of kids looking up to their parents and following the actions of them regardless if they are dangerous and or not good for their health as they do not know any better). Another example is physical inactivity, with people who live in SES groups less likely to be physically active. The proportion of people who undertook sufficient physical activity was 34% in the lowest SES group compared with 52% in the highest. Woman and children living in areas of lower SES are more likely to be