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1. Indigenous Health.
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health issues is an imperative and a very vital health aspect which ought to be analyzed and
scrutinized by the Australian Media to help in curbing some of the underlying health issues
that have extensively affected the indigenous people and the impact has also been passed to
the young children. Australia is one of the most developed Nations globally but it is very
ironical that social discrimination in terms of health status is at an alarming rate. The
indigenous children and in most cases the infants are severely suffering from respiratory
complications which has accelerated the mortality rate to a very high rate of utmost 10
times. There is therefore, a need to address the issue publicly in Australia so as to bring
equality in the Nation and thus change the perception the non-indigenous people have
against the indigenous inhabitants. The respiratory that greatly affects the indigenous
group in Australia also creates an impetus for the media to address the issues mainly
through literature so that the Australia inhabitants can realize how serious the issue is and
treat their counterparts with equal respect. This topic will also enlighten the Australian
indigenous people that anyone is susceptible and prone to infections regardless of race,
social status or the knowledge level. The information on the respiratory infections will also
help in bridging the gaps that do exist in the management and prevention of this escalating
phenomenon. Thus, the long-term term infection ought to be publicly addressed and given a
first priority to save the indigenous generation and bring a communal association the two
Australian Inhabitants (Gibbins, 1996). Methodology used The indigenous people have
suffered a great deal of challenges in all aspects of life. The challenges may range from
education perspective, employment opportunities, housing issues and also the level of
incarceration used. Basing on these impetus issues that have extensively affected the
indigenous inhabitants the Media ought to undertake resources that will incorporate and
scrutinize all the factors so as to enhance a good living standard of the Australian
inhabitants. The media selection was chosen in regard to it is reliability in getting the
required information. The media chosen ought to be depended on in collecting the
information required. To have a good deal of work the resource chosen should portray both
reliability and stability. The media chosen should be able to withstand all the conditions
that may sprout on the way. Availability The media selected in addressing the issue should
always avail itself to capture any information required. This will in turn provide the
relevant information that will be helpful in addressing the issues affecting the Australia
inhabitants. Cost-effective The Media used should be economically and financially sensitive.

2. The resources used in this case should respect the cost benefit analysis. This means that the
cost incurred should not in any way outweigh the benefits acquired. This will in turn pave
way for better capturing of the information which after crucial analysis will defined a better
life for the indigenous people. Relevance The Media selection resources used ought to be
relevant to the type of information that is being collected. For instance, a photograph would
be a better resource in collecting the information showing the type of houses that the
indigenous people live in comparison to their counterparts. The resource used should then
be compatible to the type of the information to be collected. Education Level The level of
education matters a lot in comparison to the resources to be used in collecting the data
required. A pre-visit ought to be performed before the actual data in order to determine the
kind of people are to be interviewed. This will also give a guide on the method to use in
getting the information from them. Accessibility The resource media to be used was
selected in relation to how often the resource can be retrieved in case any information is
urgently required. Coverage The resource Media used should be able to cover all the area
required in getting the information that would aid analyzing the underlying problem
Australia. It should be able to cover a wider geographical area that is being affected by the
respiratory epidemic. Analyses of the Media resources selected Broadcasting On the
availabity factor, broadcasting was a better media selection considering that this may be the
cheapest that almost all the inhabitants could afford. Also the resource may be use different
diverse languages in transmitting the information to all the inhabitants. This would a better
resource as it may even allow conversations between the health professional and the
infected lot. Camera /photograph This resource could be better mostly when emphasizing
an issue that is not well understood by people. In this case, beside the professional
literature provided in addressing the issue some pictures or photograph will give a better
analysis of the issue discussed.For instance, graphs may be used in analyzing the
employment rate between the indigenous and the non-indigenous and this may be analyzed
may for period of one year. For my case I decided to give my report by using articles
published on the Newspapers (South & Roberton, 2007). On the analysis on the availabity of
the media, media publications could be a better resource chosen and this not only could it
be available to the people at a wide coverage but also it could incorporate a lot of
information that could be used in creating awareness to the Australian inhabitants. I
decided to investigate on the general health of the earliest inhabitants of Australia in
comparison to the indigenous people and I decided to report my findings using the Media
publications, which may either include Magazines and the Newspapers. Findings In this case
I decided to analyze the pneumonia rate of indigenous children in relation to the respiratory
infection. From the media investigations and through use of an article more emphasis it was
found that the rate of pneumonia in the Australia indigenous children in relation to their
health has accelerated at an alarming rate in the whole world (Ousilahti et al, 1996). The
article also affirms that those children that have been hospitalized out of the health
complications have reached at rate of 78.4 % per 1000 people that were diagnosed of the
respiratory infection. The article also accounted for the other related problems whose
centre of origin is the respiratory infection. It was noted that the aboriginal are better off
compared to others. The main purpose of this information was to essentially focus on the

3. accelerating rate of respiratory infections in young indigenous infections. By comparing the
non indigenous Australians with the indigenous Australians I found that, the indigenous
Australians are more susceptible to suffer from cardiovascular disease, which in this case
accounted for a 15% as opposed to them being prone to Diabetes and in this case it
accounted for 11% which is twice likelihood of suffering from renal failure. It was found
that certain ailments has not received any media attention is the Dementia disease and this
is because mostly those that are affected are from the indigenous people who do not receive
any care (Menzies et al., 2008). Relevant evidence from professional practice literature On
the evidence that is based on the clinical practice guideline aimed at preventing a ventilator
“associated Pneumonia. It has been affirmed that patients that are critically ill and are in the
intensive care unit are prone to infections which are associated with an accelerated
morbidity, mortality, and health care costs. The overall infection ranges from 40% to 50%
while as the Respiratory tract infections may account for 30% to 60% (Edmond, et al, 2001)
Comparison of material from the media and the professional literature The comparison of
material from the media and the professional literature may bring challenges that may
further extend some problems in the community. The materials from the Media are
randomly chosen and this is done when a prevailing condition occurs. The figures provided
are not proven as opposed to the professional literature. Mostly the media materials are
there to curb a short term materials that are a concern to a large population (Willis& Elmer,
2007). Conclusion There has been a significant sensation in trying to reduce the mortality
rate from the LRI among the indigenous children .The effects have been at an alarming rate
in comparison to children from other developing countries. This will in turn have a diverse
impact in future, but from my own analysis and from the methods that I applied in curbing
the epidemic the end results have proven positive. In essence if such methods are to be used
in Australia harmony will be created all through without discrimination from either the
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