Environmental determinants shaping the health issue

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Scenario:

Abraham is a Syrian refugee who has relocated to Orange, NSW with his wife and two young children. He used to work as a dentist in his home country, however, since arriving in Australia 3 years ago, he has only been able to secure unskilled manual labour work. Abraham was recently diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder. He is having difficulties adjusting to the new lifestyle, misses his community, and finds his work uninteresting. He also finds it hard to care for himself and his family because he is not paid if he takes time off work.

Questions:

1. What is the health issue from the case study? What are the associated population health measures (e.g. prevalence, incidence, quality of life, life expectancy)?

2. What are the biological, behavioural, social, and environmental determinants shaping the health issue from the scenario?

3. What health or social services are available to manage the health issue in the location of the scenario? Consider where these services are placed in the hierarchy of the Australian health care system (e.g. public/private and federal/state/local, Australian health landscape)?

4. Do the available services address the identified social and environmental determinants of health ?

5. What recommendations could be made that address these social and environmental determinants to provide effective patient-centred health services?

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