Using the Jakarta Declaration as a basis, discuss the health inequities that are being experienced by the Aboriginal people in the remote Northern Territory of Borroloola. & Using the Ottawa Charter as a basis, how could the problems experienced by thes

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ASSESSMENT TASK 1 – HEALTH PROMOTION

Using the Jakarta Declaration as a basis, discuss the health inequities that are being experienced by the Aboriginal people in the remote Northern Territory of Borroloola.

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Using the Ottawa Charter as a basis, how could the problems experienced by these people be properly addressed, both now and in the future.

The aboriginal community of the isolated town Borroloola is one of many indigenous groups who suffer a considerable amount of health inequities. For the people of this town, the inequities they face are things such as: a life expectancy of 17-20 years less than non-indigenous peoples, infant mortality rates more than three times higher than non-indigenous people, higher rates of binge drinking, smoking at twice the rate of other Australians and they suffer higher levels of obesity.

When applied to the Jakarta Declaration of 1997, which was formed at the fourth international conference on health promotion, it is obvious that Borroloola’s Aboriginal population are not able to achieve optimal health as there is a failure on the government’s behalf to meet the principles of this declaration.

Under Promote Social Responsibility for Health, there is a lack of policies for practices to improve the health of the Aboriginals of Borroloola. This is evident in the lack of policy and enforcement of liquor laws which results in the over selling & consumption of alcohol which contributes to cardiovascular disease and diabetes.

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Also there is a concern that Borroloola is lacking organisations that partake in or assist in health promotion. This is a failure to address the area of Secure Infrastructure for Health. If health is to be improved, then health promotion must become an objective for say, the town’s local health clinic.

Another problem is that the government is not doing enough to contribute to the health of Borroloola as it fails to Increase Investments for Health. It is demonstrated through the case study that there is poor allocation of resources for housing, education, medical personnel and lack of basics such ...

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