Equity, Diversity And Supportive Environment As The

Principles Of Social Justice

Social justice is the principle of being fairly treated with the distribution between wealth,
opportunities and privileges in society. The idea of inclusivity of diversity and being supportive of
all different people and their circumstance. There are three different principles of social justice.
This is to ensure all people are provided sufficient resources and to empower them to improve
or have better health.

Equity is the first principle where the concept is of everybody having a fair allocation of
resources and are on the same level in health. Individuals and populations have to be
measured fairly as they have to ensure all people in the society have the access to the exact
same opportunities to achieve optimal health. To be distributed the same in health, this can be
done by allocating different resources and rights, including power, and to be equally shared
among society and the population. For example this can be shown in a third world country.
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Many third world countries do not have the same privileges and resources that the rest of the
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world do have like Australia. Australia has access to many basic needs such as shelter, food
and water. Due to this extreme disadvantage many people in these third world countries are
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suffering from very poor health, living in poverty with not having access to the basic needs.
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Another example of equity is Medicare. Medicare was introduced to provide everyone with
access to specific health care providers. Medicare gets its money from from tax and more tax is
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taken from those with higher monetary status in order to fund Medicare. This provides health
care for those with less money. This means that everybody needs to be allocated the same
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amount of resources for health outcomes to reach optimal potential. People who are deprived of
these things may need to be treated differently to achieve equity.
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Diversity is the second social principle which explains that everybody is different and every
individual has a variety of differences between society. Through these different factors age,
gender, sexuality, socioeconomic status, geographic location and levels of educational
achievement makes us all different. These factors make things fair and just, so that the
inequalities and injustices in relation to health makes us all inclusive. Australia is a very diverse
country with a lot of people from overseas, this makes up the population of this country. An
example of this is that many different platforms are made in to different languages, including
movies, information leaflets at hospitals, books and teaching resources . Because of this, we
are adapting to the diversity of Australians and accommodating to everybody’s needs. This can
educate people about their health. This also puts everybody on the same level of learning, even
though they may not speak English. Another example of diversity is ATSI ( Aboriginal and
Torres Strait Islanders) humans who communicate in several languages. They have records of
being socially burdened and are the sufferers of racial discrimination after being mistreated .
They live in varied regions, with a large population in rural regions. The Closing the Gap health
advertising campaign purposefully utilised the movement region, strengthening network action.
It is most effective through the schooling of ATSI humans to supply health services that inroads
were made to restoring relationships among ATSI humans and the broader society. Diversity
shows that society can be equal no matter the circumstances, as everybody is different.

Supportive environments is the last social principle . Supportive environments refers to the
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 environments where people work, play and live where they feel protected from threats to their
health. These environments contributed to an individual’s level of health and their ability to be
able to make changes to improved their health. Approaches that can increase someone’s heath
need to address the social, cultural, physical and economic factors existing in people’s lives in
order to create environments that are supportive of health. For example, a person who works as
a paramedic and does night shifts every night, has no time for family and friends and may affect
their social health. Due to them working all night, in the day they’re barely awake meaning they
have no time for physical activity. This is effecting her health. The environment which a
paramedic works in is creating barriers as he or she can’t play with their kids which is effecting
her mental health. The work environment is effecting her physical heath as she cannot do
physical activity. Changes in the work practises, could vary as her work could put a gym facility
so all employees could workout in their breaks which would increase their health. Another
example of a supportive environment is the inclusion of nearby parks and reserves on the town
making plans, giving locations for people to get outside and encourage participation in physical
activity. Being outdoors, also advantages our social fitness, as people gather at parks together
which makes it more motivating. Supportive environments in any community is very important
as it contributes highly to your health.
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The principles of social justice all show the inclusiveness of support, diversity and showing
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equality to everyone no matter of their circumstances. These factors all increase your level of
health to gain optimal health.
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