The Australian Healthcare System within a Global Context

The Australian Healthcare System within a Global Context

The Australian Healthcare System within a Global Context

Context
Healthcare has major resource implications in terms of human, time and financial resources, and is increasingly influenced by environmental and overall sustainability concerns. Healthcare systems, priorities and politics vary globally, impacting on the management of preventative and interventional healthcare.
In this essay, you will examine local and global health issues and the healthcare systems and resources in place to manage those issues. This includes consideration of the political, sustainability and financial influences on the design, development and delivery of those health care systems and
programs. Finally, you will consider the potential impact of the chosen health issue on Australia’s healthcare system and identify an innovative initiative that contributes to reducing or avoiding this issue.
Instructions
1. Communicable (infectious) diseases
HIV/AIDS
reappearance or resurgence of ‘old’ diseases (e.g., HTLV-1 virus or TB or measles)
2. Non-communicable diseases  diabetes cardiovascular disease and stroke  perinatal morbidity and mortality (mother and infant)
3. Resource/management issues  inadequate supply of resources (e.g., vaccines) antibiotic resistance

4. Environmental issues natural disasters (e.g., flood or tsunami or fire or earthquake)
5. Trauma violence as cause of death and injury (e.g., domestic or political/war)

• Research the topic you have chosen. Find studies/research/journal articles/government and international health agency reports relating to the topic. These peer-reviewed articles will help you support your line of reasoning.
• Address the following questions in your essay.
Discuss the characteristics of the health issue selected.
How is this issue managed within Australia?
Compare Australia’s approach to how it is managed globally, in one (1) country where it is a major issue.
What political and financial influences affect how this issue is managed in Australia and in one other country? (this can be the same country as above or you can choose another country). Consider using gross domestic product (GDP) and per 100,00 population for comparison.
Identify which international agencies are involved and briefly describe their role?
Identify and describe a local (state/ province) community initiative that has been developed in response to this health issue. Include the nurse’s actual or potential role in the initiative.

• Write your essay, drawing from external resources and from the subjects learning resources.
Guide to essay structure
This is an analytic essay in which you are asked to investigate, discuss, and analyze the topic. To do this clearly, you are required to break the topic into its different elements and discuss these in separate paragraphs or sections. Plan your essay so that is readable, clear and logically sequenced,
and with a distinct introduction, body and conclusion.
Introduction
– Introduce and provide background information on the topic (the health issue you have selected).
– Overall assessment of the topic (thesis).
– Overview of elements to be discussed (structure).

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Characteristics of the health issue selected

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