Diabetes and its effect among Aboriginals and Torres Strait Islander people

Essay Topic:Diabetes affects Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander populations far more than non-Indigenous populations across all age groups, although Type 1 diabetes is relatively uncommon in the Indigenous population. Diabetes tends to occur at earlier ages among Indigenous adults, with higher rates again for people living in remote areas. It can lead to life threatening health complications and is known to adversely affect pregnant women and their babies

Task 2 – 2: Written critical analysis: As individuals, students are required to research and prepare a written critical analysis based on the essay topic:

-Critically analyse and discuss the impact and any relevancy on today’s health of the Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population

Describe and discuss what approaches (old and new) have, or are currently being adopted to address or promote the issue from a health promotion perspective; what has worked and what hasn’t and why?

Identify any benefits or challenges related to the issue to the wider Australian population;

Using a strengths based approach, discuss and describe the role of the nurse in meeting the current and future needs of the Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait population;

From a health promotion perspective, discuss and describe the role of nurse in meeting the current and future needs of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population;