Advanced Care Planning Sociology

Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (VACCHO) acts as the representative of all the Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organizations in Victoria (Australia) where it provides guidance on the Aboriginal Health policies. Furthermore, the organization supports local initiatives, but it does not contain any health services. The organization is involved in numerous programs that aimed at promoting member organizations in providing excellent healthcare which may include sexual health, chronic care, maternity and mental health. This article gives an overview of the policies that are made and have an impact on the Aboriginal people’s health and also the impact it has on other people’s health (Fletcher, 2011). Furthermore,

The indigenous population has a lower average age of 21 years, in comparison to 36 years, which is directly correlative to the higher death rates, which are 1.9 times the general population. The contrast in the differed health status of Indigenous Australians compared with non-indigenous Australians can be comprehended by the considerably lower life expectancy, in 2010-12 the ATSI life expectancy was estimated to be 10.6 years lower compared to the non-indigenous population for males (69.1 with 79.7) and 9.5 years for females (73.7 with 83.1). Similarly, the ATSI population experiences higher rates of hospitalisation, suicide and most other major illnesses and disease (particularly CVD and

circumstances can be taken into account when planning care that will empower individuals. I will use a variety of examples from health and social care. I will also extend these examples by assessing the potential difficulties in taking individual circumstances into account when planning care that will empower an individual, and make suggestions for improvement.

The health of Aboriginal people in Canada is both a tragedy and a crisis (Aboriginal Affairs and North Development Canada, 2010). Aboriginals have a higher rate of death among aboriginal babies, twice the national average, higher rate of Infectious diseases example gastrointestinal infections to tuberculosis, and chronic and degenerative diseases such as cancer and heart disease are affecting more aboriginal people than they once did (AANDC, 2010). Availability of important medical facility is not enough to accommodate the growing medical needs of Aboriginals. A socioeconomic and cultural issue also hinders the access of aboriginals to access health care in the community.

Local Aboriginal community control in health is important as this classifies the Aboriginal entire health. Thus, it allows Aboriginal communities to find out their own relationships, protocols and procedures. NACCHO represents local Aboriginal community control at a national level. By making sure that Aboriginal people have a greater right of entry to valuable health care within Australia. A coordinated holistic response is provided by NACCHO from the community sector. Therefore, it is promoting for culturally respectful and approaches to needs requirement. This shows the improvement in health and wellbeing through ACCHSs with better outcome.

With its colonisation history, Aboriginal people has been the discrepant population on biological, socioeconomic, psychological, geographical and political aspects. These are believed to be the barriers accounting for a poor health outcomes and a low life expectancy comparing to the dominant Australian population. In narrowing the gap of inequality, cultural competency is, therefore, essential to provide Indigenous population a holistic patient-centred care by maintaining cultural safety and sensitivity.

In relation to Aboriginal health, this will require nurses to develop greater awareness of culture and the influences that affect it including racism, colonialism, historical circumstances, and the current political climate in which we live. Nurses working with aboriginal communities need to understand the history, socio-political climate and culture within the specific community (Foster, 2012). Nurses must emphasize the need for solutions that will strengthen cultural identity, identify and promote both existing and traditional sources of strength within First Nations communities, incorporate traditional healing methods, and rely on local control and self-direction by First Nations communities (Mareno & Hart, 2014). In addition to placing a high priority on cultural awareness, nurses should also understand the concept of respect in aboriginal terms and apply respect in all their encounters. Self-awareness of their own beliefs and assumptions are important in order for nurses to have an effective relationship with the community (Foster, 2012). It is important for nurses to reflect on their own cultural knowledge, awareness, skills, and comfort in encounters with a diverse population of

While working with a client from an Indigenous background, it imperative that a practitioner be culturally competent in order to ensure that the client’s culture is acknowledged and incorporated into the system of care provided (Cross, Bazron, Dennis, & Isaacs, 1989, p.1, in Herring et al., 2013). It also ensures that the practitioner is able to adapt his service to meet culturally specific needs of the client as culture plays a key role in the lives of Indigenous people.

Nurses have a perfect role in influencing, and in the distinctive position to encourage health for the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people (Brascoupe, 2009). Thus, culturally safe care is a vital component in improving the health of the Indigenous population (Durey & Thompson, 2012). Likewise, the existence of an Aboriginal health worker (AHW) in partnership with non-Indigenous health providers especially in the primary health care settings carries matching skills to improve the health care and wellbeing of the Indigenous Australians (Abott, Gordon & Davison, 2008). The AHW are the main health professionals, valued and equal members of the health care team, they have an incomparable clinical skills in health promotion, education and leadership roles which has a great involvement in closing the gap between the non-indigenous and Indigenous Australian (Abott, Gordon & Davison, 2008). The strategy of employing Indigenous health professionals and health workers to encourage culturally safe care delivery works in addressing cultural competence, acceptability and appropriateness (Ware, 2013). Therefore, acceptable health care services works from cultural safety and respect, and allowing clients to maintain their cultural practices (Ware,

It is well established that Indigenous Australian’s have a lower state of health and wellbeing than non-Indigenous people (Paradies, Harries, and Anderson, 2008). Aboriginal people have a diverse culture with a rich and compelling history and the impact of colonisation, legislation and the stolen generation has created significant hardships for Indigenous Australians, putting them as the most disadvantaged group (Paradies, Harries, and Anderson, 2008). It is known that their life expectancy is seventeen years less than other Australians.

They would invent, new structures to deal with each communities’ individual needs. The goal is to empower the community. The Indigenous community from what I understand views their bodies as their land so it should under their control. They want more than just accessibility, they are working toward creating a system free from stigma and violence, that as culturally safe practices that are private within the community. Which might have inspired their philosophy is their bodies their choice no matter their gender identities, they speak for our indigenous community member, representing their different sexualities and different gender expressions. The authors address the impact of colonialism on has had on the culture, on impact is still being felt. The authors wish to reinstate the elders as educators in a culturally safe health care practices. They speak about have ng more options and resources. The strategies are to re-educate the community and allies, create more grass root organization within the community for the people by the people. to kill the notion that they need outside

Cross Et Al’s culturally competent care system states what appear to be obvious suggestions after attending many classes within this program. In feeling this way I believe that I need to work on; “Acknowledges and accepts that cultural differences exist and have an impact on service delivery”, because I may assume that a culture difference is obvious and not emphasize it enough to allow my client to be comfortable and benefit from the time we pend together.

Ageing is a fact of life. If you’re fortunate, your mum and dad will live for a long time and enjoy a good quality of life with little assistance. However, you can’t rely on it being that way. There may come a time when your parents will require assistance and care beyond what you’re able to provide them without getting outside help. Aged Care Planning is a vital part of ensuring their health and well-being.

The economic model, however, assumes that factors such as price and income covariate with a set of other socio-demographic and need factors, producing the demand for health care, usually represented by health care utilization. Important in the economic model is the assumption that individuals produce a commodity called ‘health’ by combining their time and other inputs purchased from the market (e.g., one of the inputs could be medical/health care), and as such, the demand for health care is derived from a more basic demand for health (Grossman 1972).

Due to a change in the plan of care, I am submitting this report early to include new information.