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Australia's Health

Australia's health is biennial health report that is presented by Australian Institute of health and welfare. The 12th health report regarding the health of Australia was presented in the year 2010. World Health Organization has described health as a state of appropriate physical, psychological, and social well-being of an individual. The purpose of the report is to highlight the health related issues and interventions for the Australians. Australian government is completely aware of health issues and taking appropriate actions for those issues. The report has complied its findings and outcomes with the help of surveys and researches. This is considered as the accuracy of the information described in the report (Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, 2010).

The report initially focused on the changing population of the Australia. The report also discussed perception of health, long term conditions, causes, and burden of the disease. Then, the article described certain recommendations for prevention of chronic and long term conditions that include kidney diseases, diabetes, and cancer. The article also described health status in different groups and populations. Moreover, the article also explained the health services and the performance of Australian government. All of the information that is used by this report is authenticated and reliable (Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, 2010).

It is very interesting to read this report because it is directly related to the facts and figure of the Australia. I completely agree with the report because it has derived out information with the help of surveys and research. Australia's health report has deliver significant piece of information to the readers regarding health, factors, and actions against health issues.Rising Poverty is Bad for Our Health

Saunders and Davidson (2007) wrote an article that focused on the problem of poverty and its effects over health. The main thesis of this ...