How healthy are Australians?
Content Point Three
Analyse groups experiencing inequities in health, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples and one other group (socioeconomically disadvantaged people, rural and remote, culturally and linguistically diverse populations, people with disability or older people)
Including:
- what does the data tell us?
- how do the determinants interact to affect the health of population groups?
- what are some of the causes that underpin the inequities in health?
- what actions can be implemented to improve the health status of these groups?
NESA Glossary of Key Words:
Analyse - Identify components and the relationship between them; Draw out and relate implications.
What - Provide characteristics and features.
How - Relate cause and effect, make the relationships between things evident.
Socioeconomically disadvantaged people - What does the data tell us?
How healthy are Australians?
Content Point Three
Analyse groups experiencing inequities in health, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples and one other group (socioeconomically disadvantaged people, rural and remote, culturally and linguistically diverse populations, people with disability or older people)
Including:
- what does the data tell us?
- how do the determinants interact to affect the health of population groups?
- what are some of the causes that underpin the inequities in health?
- what actions can be implemented to improve the health status of these groups?
NESA Glossary of Key Words:
Analyse - Identify components and the relationship between them; Draw out and relate implications.
What - Provide characteristics and features.
How - Relate cause and effect, make the relationships between things evident.
Socioeconomically disadvantaged people - Determinants and Cause of Inequity
How healthy are Australians?
Content Point One
Analyse groups experiencing inequities in health, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples and one other group (socioeconomically disadvantaged people, rural and remote, culturally and linguistically diverse populations, people with disability or older people)
Including:
- what does the data tell us?
- how do the determinants interact to affect the health of population groups?
- what are some of the causes that underpin the inequities in health?
- what actions can be implemented to improve the health status of these groups?
NESA Glossary of Key Words:
Analyse - Identify components and the relationship between them; Draw out and relate implications.
What - Provide characteristics and features.
How - Relate cause and effect, make the relationships between things evident.
Rural and remote populations - What does the data tell us?
How healthy are Australians?
Content Point Three
Analyse groups experiencing inequities in health, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples and one other group (socioeconomically disadvantaged people, rural and remote, culturally and linguistically diverse populations, people with disability or older people)
Including:
- what does the data tell us?
- how do the determinants interact to affect the health of population groups?
- what are some of the causes that underpin the inequities in health?
- what actions can be implemented to improve the health status of these groups?
NESA Glossary of Key Words:
Analyse - Identify components and the relationship between them; Draw out and relate implications.
What - Provide characteristics and features.
How - Relate cause and effect, make the relationships between things evident.
Rural and remote populations - Determinants and Cause of Inequity
How healthy are Australians?
Content Point One
Analyse groups experiencing inequities in health, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples and one other group (socioeconomically disadvantaged people, rural and remote, culturally and linguistically diverse populations, people with disability or older people)
Including:
- what does the data tell us?
- how do the determinants interact to affect the health of population groups?
- what are some of the causes that underpin the inequities in health?
- what actions can be implemented to improve the health status of these groups?
NESA Glossary of Key Words:
Analyse - Identify components and the relationship between them; Draw out and relate implications.
What - Provide characteristics and features.
How - Relate cause and effect, make the relationships between things evident.
Culturally and linguistically diverse populations - What does the data tell us?
How healthy are Australians?
Content Point Three
Analyse groups experiencing inequities in health, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples and one other group (socioeconomically disadvantaged people, rural and remote, culturally and linguistically diverse populations, people with disability or older people)
Including:
- what does the data tell us?
- how do the determinants interact to affect the health of population groups?
- what are some of the causes that underpin the inequities in health?
- what actions can be implemented to improve the health status of these groups?
NESA Glossary of Key Words:
Analyse - Identify components and the relationship between them; Draw out and relate implications.
What - Provide characteristics and features.
How - Relate cause and effect, make the relationships between things evident.
Culturally and linguistically diverse populations - Determinants and Cause of Inequity
How healthy are Australians?
Content Point Three
Analyse groups experiencing inequities in health, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples and one other group (socioeconomically disadvantaged people, rural and remote, culturally and linguistically diverse populations, people with disability or older people)
Including:
- what does the data tell us?
- how do the determinants interact to affect the health of population groups?
- what are some of the causes that underpin the inequities in health?
- what actions can be implemented to improve the health status of these groups?
NESA Glossary of Key Words:
Analyse - Identify components and the relationship between them; Draw out and relate implications.
What - Provide characteristics and features.
How - Relate cause and effect, make the relationships between things evident.
People with disability - What does the data tell us?
How healthy are Australians?
Content Point Three
Analyse groups experiencing inequities in health, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples and one other group (socioeconomically disadvantaged people, rural and remote, culturally and linguistically diverse populations, people with disability or older people)
Including:
- what does the data tell us?
- how do the determinants interact to affect the health of population groups?
- what are some of the causes that underpin the inequities in health?
- what actions can be implemented to improve the health status of these groups?
NESA Glossary of Key Words:
Analyse - Identify components and the relationship between them; Draw out and relate implications.
What - Provide characteristics and features.
How - Relate cause and effect, make the relationships between things evident.
People with disability - Determinants and Cause of Inequity
How healthy are Australians?
Content Point One
Analyse groups experiencing inequities in health, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples and one other group (socioeconomically disadvantaged people, rural and remote, culturally and linguistically diverse populations, people with disability or older people)
Including:
- what does the data tell us?
- how do the determinants interact to affect the health of population groups?
- what are some of the causes that underpin the inequities in health?
- what actions can be implemented to improve the health status of these groups?
NESA Glossary of Key Words:
Analyse - Identify components and the relationship between them; Draw out and relate implications.
What - Provide characteristics and features.
How - Relate cause and effect, make the relationships between things evident.
Older people - What does the data tell us?
How healthy are Australians?
Content Point Three
Analyse groups experiencing inequities in health, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples and one other group (socioeconomically disadvantaged people, rural and remote, culturally and linguistically diverse populations, people with disability or older people)
Including:
- what does the data tell us?
- how do the determinants interact to affect the health of population groups?
- what are some of the causes that underpin the inequities in health?
- what actions can be implemented to improve the health status of these groups?
NESA Glossary of Key Words:
Analyse - Identify components and the relationship between them; Draw out and relate implications.
What - Provide characteristics and features.
How - Relate cause and effect, make the relationships between things evident.
Older people - Determinants and Cause of Inequity
How healthy are Australians?
Content Point Three
Analyse groups experiencing inequities in health, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples and one other group (socioeconomically disadvantaged people, rural and remote, culturally and linguistically diverse populations, people with disability or older people)
Including:
- what does the data tell us?
- how do the determinants interact to affect the health of population groups?
- what are some of the causes that underpin the inequities in health?
- what actions can be implemented to improve the health status of these groups?
NESA Glossary of Key Words:
Analyse - Identify components and the relationship between them; Draw out and relate implications.
What - Provide characteristics and features.
How - Relate cause and effect, make the relationships between things evident.
What actions can be implemented to improve the health status of these groups?
Learning Activities
1. Using the following links, students examine the major health issues faced by the chosen group and create a ‘One Pager’ to summarise the key content.
- Australia's Health Tracker by Socioeconomic Status – 2021
- Rural and remote health - Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
- Culturally and linguistically diverse Australians Overview
- Health of people with disability - Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
- Older Australians, Health – status and functioning
2. Students participate in ‘In Your Shoes’ activity that encourages students to immerse themselves in the experiences and viewpoints of others. By adopting the perspectives of different characters, groups, or students can develop a more nuanced understanding of motivations, contexts and emotions that drive behaviours and decisions.
Consider the following questions:
- What are the key social determinants impacting health for this group?
(e.g. income, education, access to healthcare)
- How do these determinants lead to health disparities for this group?
- What are the consequences of these disparities on the overall health and wellbeing of the group?
3. Research a news article/story that demonstrates the inequities experienced by the chosen group and analyse the associated impacts. Examples:
- Socioeconomically disadvantaged people: To reduce inequality in Australian schools, make them less socially segregated - ABC News
- Rural and remote: ‘The tyranny of distance’: rural health inequities persist
- People with disability: Removing barriers to participation for people with disability | Pursuit by the University of Melbourne
- Older people: Aged care isn’t working, but we can create neighbourhoods to support healthy ageing in place
- Culturally and linguistically diverse populations: Reaching culturally and linguistically diverse communities in Australia, one health talk at a time
Revision Questions
1. Outline the causes of inequities for the one group other than Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.
2. Analyse how the determinants interact to influence one group other than Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.
3. Describe a strategy that aims to improve the health status of one group other than Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.
4. Compare health actions used to improve the health status of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples and one other group.
5. Using examples, justify the need for strategies to address health inequities.
Sample Answers
Sample answers coming soon.
