Health Unit 4: SAC 3

Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

• 17 goals

• end poverty

• protect the planet

• ensure by 2030 all people enjoy peace and prosperity

• United Nations

Importance of SDGs

They are working to address the current global issues of:

• end extreme poverty & hunger

• address diease & promote hwb

• empower women & girls

• climate change

• fight inequalities amoung countries

• peacful, inclusive societies

• protect human rights

About improving health, reducing health differences and achieving equity in health for all people world wide.

SDG 3- Good Health and Wellbeing

• achive good hwb for all people at every stage of life

SDG 3- Actions (what gov needs to do)

• achive universal health care- affordable access to essential med/ vaccienes

• sexual/ reproductive services- invest in healthcare services & workers

• prevent/ treat substance abuse

• research/ development vac & med- communicable & non com diseases

• early warning, risk reduction & management of risks

• tobacco control

SDG 3- Outcomes (what will be achieved)

• will reduced maternal mortality

• will end preventable deaths (newborns, under 5)

• will end AIDS, TB, Malaria, Hep, Water borne, all communicable dis epidemics

• reduce non-communicable diseases + promote mental hwb

• reduce deaths and injuries from road traffic accidents

• reduce deaths and illness from hazardous chemicals & pollution

SDG 3- Key Feautures: Maternal mortality

Maternal mortality- death of mother during ot within 6 weeks of delivery (per 100,000 women giving birth)

Causes:

• Obstructed labour

• Severe bleeding

• High blood pressure

• Infection

• Unsafe abortion complications

Actions:

• access to sexual/ reproductive srevices- moniter thier health and baby’s health, info on controception, spaced birthing, family planning, skilled med pro

• universal health coverage- support for possible comorbidities, seek general med assistance

• reduce child preg- reduce risk of obstructed labour, maternal dealth, improve edu, laws agaisnt child marraige

SDG 3- Key Feautures: End preventable deaths (newborns & children under 5)

neonatal period (first 28 days- 5)

Causes (newborn):

• preterm birth complications

• infections

• birth trauma

preventable- access to healthcare services

Causes (under5):

• diarrhoea

• malaria

• malnutrition

preventable- universal healthcare coverage (sanitation, med, vaccination, food)

Actions:

• increased sexual/ repro healthcare- preg women access care and have skilled birth attendents reduce neonatal deaths

• universal healthcare coverage- recive healthcare such as medication and vaccinations to prevent communicable dis

• improved access to food- access nutritious food to prevent malnutrition

SDG 3- Key Feautures: End communicable disease epidemics

AIDS/ HIV

Causes:

transmitted through bodily fluids- blood ect.

Actions:

• fund reserch & development for vaccine- cure HIV infection

• access to sexual/ reproductive healthcare services- proventitive measures to prevent infections

• affordable access to quality healthcare- get dignosis & treatment to reduce the spread

SDG 3- Key Feautures: End communicable disease epidemics

Malaria

Causes:

transmitted through bites of infected female mosquitoes

Actions:

• achieve universal healthcare coverage- recive diagnosis & treatment

• strengthen risk reduction- insectiside treated bed nets

• affordable access to quality healthcare- access to vaccines provide immunisation

SDG 3- Key Feautures: End communicable disease epidemics

Teberculosis

Causes:

bacterial infection effecting the lungs

Actions:

• acheive universal healthcare coverage- recive diagnosis & treatment

• affordable access to quality healthcare (trained workers)- healthcare workers with knowledge on how to diagnose & treat

• fund reserch & development for vaccine- TB treatment options

SDG 3- Key Feautures: End communicable disease epidemics

Neglected Tropical Disease

Causes:

caused by a range of viruses and bacteria

Actions:

• achieve universal healthcare coverage- recive diagnosis & treatment

• fund reserch & development for vaccine- receive treatment

• strengthen risk reduction- vector control

SDG 3- Key Feautures: End communicable disease epidemics

Hepitits

Causes:

A, E= water and food

B, C= bodily fluids

Actions:

• achieve universal healthcare coverage- recive diagnosis & treatment

• fund reserch & development for vaccine- receive immunisation against disease

• strengthen risk reduction- access to clean water and sanitation

SDG 3- Key Feautures: End non-communicable disease epidemics

Common Diseases

• Cancer

• CVD

• Respiratory disease

• Diabetes

Actions:

• achieve universal healthcare coverage- help prevent diagnosis, treat & address risk factors

• implement WHO framework of tobacco control- increased tabacco taxes, health warnings, public edu of health risks

SDG 3- Key Feautures: Promote mental hwb

Causes:

• lead to mental disorders such as depression and anxiety

• can contribute to substance abuse, damaged relationships, poverty, homelessness

Actions:

• achieve universal healthcare coverage- help prevent, diagnosis & treat conditions

• strengthen prevention & treatment of substance abuse- help prevent, & treat substance abuse

SDG 3- Key Feautures: Injuries and deaths from road traffic injuries

Cuases:

• Unsafe vehicles

• Poor quality roads

• Lack of laws

• Poor driver behaviour

Actions:

• strengthen risk reduction management- invest in quality road infustructure, quality vehicles are sold, education of road safety, road restrictions are implemented

SDG 3- Key Feautures: Reduce illness and death from hazardous chemicals and pollution

Causes:

• traffic fumes

• poor housing

• inadequate water and sanitation

Actions:

• strengthen risk reduction management- reduce fossile fule burning, access electricity, improve public transport

SDG 1: No Poverty

aims to end poverty in all forms everywhere by ensuring equal access to resources, opportunities & social protection for all people

Key Features:

Eradicate extreme povery- living on less then $2.15 per day

Link from SDG1 → SDG3

• more likely to have income to afford basic needs (clean water) → reduce transmittion of bacteria in dirty water → reducing cholera → combating waterborne diseases

Implement social protection systems- gov programs designed to reduce poverty

Link from SDG1 → SDG3

• if implemented → recive gov assistance to meet basic needs (healthcare) → can help preg women receive treatment → reduce risk of death → reducing maternal mortality

Promoting hwb

Link from SDG3 → SDG1

• if hwb is promoted → less people have anxiety and depression → more likely to attend work and earn a income → eradicate extreme povery

SDG 2: Zero Hunger

aims to end hunger, achieve food security, improve nutriotion, promote sustainable agriculture

Key Feautures:

End hunger and ensure access to safe nutritious food for all- all people having access to ongoing source of food

Link from SDG2 → SDG3

• provide immune system to function effectively → help children fight off infectious diseases → reduces mortality for children under 5

End all forms of malnutriotion- doesn’t provide sufficient nutrients to grow and function

Link from SDG2 → SDG3

• likely to be consuming nutrients required to strengthen immune system → fight off TB → ending epidemics of TB

End epidemics of communicable disease

Link from SDG3 → SDG2

• end TB → people more likely to attend work → afford food → end all forms of malnutrition

SDG 4: Quality Education

aims to ensure inclusive, equitable, quality edu for all

Key Feautures:

Boys and girls have access to free primary and secondary edu

Link from SDG4 → SDG3

• aware of risky behavouris such as tabacco → reduce tabacco consumption → reduce non communicable diseases such as CVD

Youth achive lit and numeracy

Link from SDG4 → SDG3

• understand/ read sexual health promotion posters → reduce spread of STI’s → reduce spread of HIV → end HIV epidemic

Link from SDG3 → SDG4

• investment in healthcare/ workets → youth have technical vocational skills required for employment for healthcare sector

SDG 5: Gender Equality

achive equality, empower women and girls by eliminating discrimination

End all forms of discrimination against women and girls

SDG5 → SDG3

• ending all forms of discrimination → equal citizens in society → promote self esteem & reduce anxiety about employment opportunities → promoting mental hwb

Eliminating all forms of violence against women and girls

SDG5 → SDG3

• less likely to experience sexual exploitation → reduce spread of STI’s (HIV) → end AIDS epidemic

SDG3 → SDG5

• ensure access to sexual and reproductive healthcare services → women and girls experience less distrimination in relation to these health services

SDG 6: Clean water and saniation

ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation

achive universal access to safe affordable drinking water

SDG6 → SDG3

• less people consuming dirty water obtaining pathogines → less waterborne disease (Typhoid) → combat water borne diseases

SDG3 → SDG6

• working to reduce hazourdous chemicals in soil and waterways→ conrtibutes to universal access to safe affordable drinking water

SDG 12: Responsible consumption and production

sustainable use of natural resources, promoting efficient production

Reduce global food waste

SDG12 → SDG3

• more likely to have food to meet their bodies requirements → prevent conditions like malnutrition in children → reducing under 5 mortality rates

SDG3 → SDG12

• end com disease epidemics → experience good hwb → prioritis other things eg reducing waste

WHO

World Helath Organization

• heath brand of the UN

• connects nations, partners and people

• promote health

WHO Overarching Goals

Promote- healthier populations

Provide- universal health coverage

Protect- health emergencies

Promote Health

Objectives (to achieve this goal they must)

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1. Respond to climate change, an escalating health threat

   • adapt to climate change & weather patterns

   • reduce exposure to climate health risks

2. Adress health determinants (factors that influence a persons health) & root causes of ill health

   • adress causes of poor health

   • strengthen prevention

Provide Health

Objectives (to achieve this goal they must)

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1. Advance the primary healthcare approach & essential health system capacities for universal coverage

   • investment in facilities & staffing

2. Improve health service coverage and financial protection to address inquality & gender inequalities

   • remove barriers to healthcare for marginalized groups

   • systems to reduce out of pocket costs (Medicare, NDIS)

Protect Health

Objectives (to achieve this goal they must)

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1. Prevent mitigate and prepare for risks to health from all hazards

   • identify & address health risks

   • reduce impact of health emergencies

2. Rapidly detect and suatin an effective response to all health emergencies

   • moniter & respond to health emergencies

   • effective distribution of supplies & staff

Triple Billion Targets

Promote- 6 bil will enjoy healthier lives

Provide- 5 bil benifits from healthcare

Protect- 7 bil will be protected from emergencies

Humanitarian Assistance

• emergency aid

• rapid assistance given to people experencing crisis

Bilateral aid

support provided by one gov to gov of another country

• build relationship between countries

• benifts both countries involved

• small or large scale & one or multiple communities

• expertise of one country to benefit other

• edu, job creation, infrastructure or healthcare

Link to HD and health

• build safe drinking water infustrcuture → reduced waterborne disease (cholera → efficent functining of body system → physical hwb

• women setting up small businesses → increased income → decent standard of living (food water) → live to full potential → improved HD

Multilateral aid

provided by large global orginisation (WHO) combine support from multiple governments to provide large scale support

• reduce poverty

• achive equity

• large scale projects (world hunger, climate change)

• achiving global goals

• preventing diesaese transmition, global warming, climate change

Link to HD and health

• World Food program delivers food where needed most → preventing malnutrition in children → reducing newborn and under 5 mortality

• Asian Development Bank helps fund infustraucture → allows more global trade → job creation → enhance capabilities & practicipate in community → improved HD

Non Government Aid (NGO)

support provided by non gov organisations

• extened period of time/ revisit

• communities

• independent not gov based

• may receive funding/ support from goverments

• flexible & responsive

• involves experts

• edu, employment

• World Vision, Red Cross

Link to HD and health

• building infustraucture in local communities for clean water → reduce consumption of unsafe water → reduce incidence of waterborne disease (cholera)

• build maternal centers so women can access care while pregnant → well enough to participate in community & develop to full potential → improved HD

Aus Aid Program (DFAT)

DFAT: Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

• peaceful, stable, prosperous support to Indo-Pacific regions

• reduce poverty

• committed to working to achieving the SDGs

DFAT partnerships

• Bilateral partners

• Multilateral partners (big scale projects & global problems)

• NGO partners (world vision)

• Business/ private sector patners

• Local community patners

• Other gov department partners (fed police)

Partners help to:

• expand their geographical reach

• incorperate experts and specialist knowledge

• increase efficiency

• innovative ideas & tech

Features of effective aid programs

• best type of aid to meet needs- so that people embrace & accept the aid

• sustainable- the program can have a end date and leaves the communities to be self sufficient and not rely on aid

• effective use of resources- produce maximum outcomes without waste

• ease of access- all people should be able to access (language, location, cost ect.)

• affordable- low cost or free so as many people as possible can access and benefit from them

• culturally appropriate- local people should be involved in the implementation of programs so that it meets their cultural needs to increase participation

Social Action

people working togbether to bring about change

• Volunteer to be part of organisation or program

• Raise money for a cause with others

• Join protests to raise awareness for a cause

Individual Action

people can do on their own to bring change

• Speak up if u see discrimination

• Reduce, reuse recyle

• Shop locally

• Share social media posts to spread awareness

Take action beacuse…

• help those in poverty

• adress global issues

• eliminate discrimination

• ensure all voices are represented

Human Development

D: develop to fullest potential

L: lead productive and creative lives

E: expand their choices & enhance capabilities

A: acess to knowledge, healthcare and a decent standard of living

P: participate in the community and decisions affecting their lives

2 examples from DLEAP in every HD question