To prepare for this assessment, choose one public health issue chronic heart condition in fiji for which it is obvious that a systems thinking approach has not been, or is not being, applied. Then in...

Running Head: PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUE        1
PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUE        11
PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUE CHRONIC HEART CONDITION
Executive Summary
The chronic health condition, which has not been able to implement system thinking in Fiji, is IHD or Ischemic Heart Disease. It has been observed that ischemic heart condition has resulted in increased mortality among the population of Fiji. In this condition, the individual suffers from plaque formation in the arterial walls leading to chest pain and angina. Some of the obstacles that have posed against the implementation of system thinking are the lack of adequate funding in collaborating with state and governmental agencies. Further, there is a lack of education and medical infrastructure in distributing knowledge related to the control of IHD condition in the population. The study evaluates the obstacles that have resulted in increased mortality rates in Fiji due to IHD and the steps for implementation of system thinking have been explored.

Table of Contents
Executive Summary    2
Introduction    4
Selected Public Health Issue    4
Roles of Stakeholders in the Health System Addressing the Issue    5
Obstacles Preventing the Application of System Thinking Approach for Resolving the Issue    5
Suggestions for Applying System Thinking Approach for Resolving the Issue    6
Conclusion    6
Recommendations    7
References    8
Introduction
System thinking aims in connecting every aspect so that its outcome can be connected in conducting research and ca
ying out interpretations in the health practice. It is a holistic approach that helps in focusing on the inte
elated factors so that system behavior can be created in reinforcing and balancing processes.
The system approach helps in addressing the population health challenges and measures the health of the population based on different inte
elated factors (Ministry of Health & Medical Services, 2019). These factors include racial, physical, economic and social factors. On understanding these determining factors, health improvement programs can be created as a part of problem-solvers.
Selected Public Health Issue
The largest number of hospital admission and mortality in Fiji has been due to heart disease. Among the different heart disease, ischemic heart disease is one of the conditions that does not have a system thinking approach in the management of the heart condition. An ischemic heart condition, which is also known as Coronary Heart condition, leads to heart disease-causing restriction in the blood flow to heart, resulting in a heart attack (Extranet, 2020).
In addition, IHD also leads to building up of plaque within the inner wall of the heart and coronary artery. The plaque causes hardening and thickening of the mem
ane resulting in the obstruction in the blood flow. Some of the symptoms that were suffered by the patient include chest pain or angina, especially when the individual tries to exercise...