Inquiry Q2 Flashcards
ATSI living conditions
Commonly living in conditions on par with that in third world countries. They lack basic facilities and clean water supply, proper sanitation and electricity. The are also more likely to live in crowded conditions
ATSI: Poverty Cycle
Some of the poorest people in the country due to the poverty cycle: education –> employment –> income –> access to facilities and services
ATSI: Socioeconomic
More likely to be unemployed
Unemployed for longer periods of time
Rarely go onto post secondary education
Less likely to have educational qualification
Leave school much earlier
1/3 ATSI living in the lowest SES quintile
43% ATSI weekly income < $500
ATSI: Sociocultural
Increased exposure to violence
Increased rates of domestic violence 3 x more likely
Higher rates of hospitalisation for injury
More likely to consume dangerous levels of alcohol
3 x more likely to smoke
Dispossession–> mental health issues
ATSI: Environmental
Less access to health and recreation facilities
more likely to need yet less likely to use transport and other facilities
Higher proportion of Rural population are ATSI
Poor living conditions
More likely to live in social housing
More likely to live in overcrowded conditions
2 x less likely to own a house
3 x more likely to live in overcrowded conditions
ATSI Statistics
1.3 x the rate of mental health issues
2 x suicide rates
5 x suicide rates for ages 15-19
Higher incarceration rates (make up 2% of population but constitute 27% of the national prison population)
1/3 ATSI living in the lowest SES quintile
43% ATSI weekly income < $500
2 x less likely to own a house
3 x more likely to live in overcrowded conditions
Higher rates of obesity (76.8% of all atsi people 18+ were either overweight or obese)
Lower life expectancy ( about 8 yrs)
Higher mortality + morbidity rates
Close the Gap
Government initiative that aims to reduce disadvantage among ATSI people with respect to life expectancy, child mortality. Access to early childhood education, educational achievement and employment outcomes. It is a formal commitment made by all Australian governments to achieve ATSI health equity within a generation
Life expectancy gap is recuing but the target to close the gap by 2031 is not on track
Mortality rate gap reduced by 14%
Child mortality rate reducing by 35% and gap narrowed by 32%
Potentially avoidable death reducing with rates decreasing 32%
Deadly Choices
Organize and facilitate programs that empower ATSI people to make healthy choices for themselves and their families eg. Stop smoking, eat good, exercise daily
Encourages people to access their local community controlled health service and complete and annual health check.
Runs Indigenous senor games
Visits schools to encourage physical activity and abstain from risk taking behaviors
Online help and info
Impact of Media: ATSI
- ‘In my blood it runs’ - positive, ABC
- ‘Voice to parliament’ - negative, AUS government
- Has the power to raise awareness –> advocacy from the public –> change social attitudes + public policy
Geographically Remote: Socioeconomic
Lower income and employment rates
Higher rates of occupational physical risk
Droughts and Floods can ruin crops and kill livestock and affect income
Lower rates of high school or equivalent completion
Lower rates of secondary education completion
influecned by weather and uncontrollable events
80% are blue collar workers
More vulnerable to workplace injury
Travel longer distances to work
Difficulty buying safety equipment
Agricultural workers using pesticides expose themselves to respiratory diseases + cancer
Lack of primary industries
Decreasing standard of education
Economic wealth tied to assists such as crops, livestock, machinery therefore is highly influenced by weather and uncontrollable events
GR: Environmental
Poorer access to and use of primary health services
Challenges accessing health care
Geographical isolation –> loneliness
Large travel distance can deter people from accessing services
Lack of available social support
Drought can ruin crops and kill livestock
Floods can ruin crops and kill livestock
Floods can block roads
Burns from fires affect 8 x the people living in remote areas
Fires are more serious and difficult to put out
Less access to Gps
Less access to health promotion initiatives
Lack of basic infrastructure
Lack of clean water and sanitation and proper food supply
Les access to transport, telecommunications and hospitals
GR: Sociocultural
Higher rates of risk taking behaviors such as drinking and smoking
Less preventive measures such as immunization or sunscreen use
See doctors less
Greater exposure to violence –> more access to guns
Higher rates of drinking (23%) non remote (16%)
Smoking rates 26.5% compared to cities 14.5%
GR: Statistics
Higher rates of drinking (23%) non remote (16%)
2yrs lower life expectancy
2.5 x more likely to die of smoking related cause
Smoking rates 26.5% compared to cities 14.5%
Fatal crashes mare up 48% of all in Aus when only 33% of Australians live in GR areas
Higher morbidity and mortality rates
Poorer health outcomes
Higher rates of hospitalizations
Higher injury rates
Royal Flying Doctors Service
Provides primary healthcare and 24 hour emergency service to people in an area of 7.7 million square km.
Provide telehealth
Deliver medical supplies to GR areas
Provide dental care
Improve access to health technology such as ventilators and vascular surgery
