Assessment 2: Diagnostic Writing Skills Task
Why are some Australians not able to access good quality health care?
A large proportion of our population have taken the basic healthcare system that is offered in Australia for granted, without thinking about communities in the rural areas that have continually struggled with the difficulties of having access to good quality healthcare.
Individuals who are from these rural areas are often from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, which cause their families and friends to struggle to meet basic needs. They are often disadvantaged in the areas of education and employment, which means access to general services such as health professionals, hospitals, and dental facilities... Etc. is limited.
During the ‘Minimising Health inequalities’ video, Robbi Chaplin, CEO of Inner South Community Health Service stated, “What determine people’s health. It’s people’s access to resources’. As communities and Indigenous communities living in these areas have little or no access to recourses, there are indeed some health organisations that have developed programs to minimise the impact of these inequalities.
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They believe that the most important group of people who suffer the most from a lack of health equalities are children, young people and their families. This ‘stand-alone’ health service seeks to improve health and eventually health status through a variety of different activities. General practitioners, nurses, and psychologists are provided. Dr Ken Armstrong, a senior community paediatrician states that their focus is mainly based on the younger age group, focusing on the developmental psychological needs of children. An Autism Program undertaken at BCH looks to work with children with developmental delays. Also focusing on alcohol and drugs, BCH provides rehabilitation