What % of the Aus population is Aboriginal?
Less than (<) 2%
What are the three criteria to be met when determining Aboriginality?
- Descent
- Identify
- Accepted as such by the community
What is the National Health Leadership Forum?
Contains 14 professional Associations
What has happened to investment in Aboriginal health?
Has increased
- demonstrating a commitment to improve Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people’s health
What is the vision for the National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Health Plan 2013-2023?
Vision for every child to grow up strong & healthy & associate with their culture
What is the difference between the indigenous and non-indigenous populations?
Indigenous - very young population (Median =21, 1/3 under 15)
Non-indigenous - more equal distributed age levels, dominated by age care
What is important to remember in the ‘Current Health and Well-being of Aboriginal People?’
Individual well-being & social, emotional & culture of community
What is a holistic approach?
A systems approach to health, treating the whole patient
What do clinical interventions need to account for?
Social determinants of health
What are the most important issues that remain effecting the aboriginal population?
- CVD
- MH (mental health)
Why focus on Aboriginals & Torres Straight Islander people?
Many reasons
- social, historical, political practice
What are some strategies in place to aid the Aboriginal community?
- social determinants
- mental health & early childhood
- social & emotional well-being
What are the 4 pillars?
- Rights based Approach to health
- An investment in Australia’s first peoples
- Partnership
- Accountability
What are some examples of Public Health Initiatives?
- community safety (eg roads)
- Getting kids to school (eg child protection)
- Sexual & Reproductive health (MOST IMPORTANT)
What is community based education methodologies?
Design features:
- creative & inclusive approaches to seek and support the positive endorsement of the safer sex message
- Encourages people to be responsible and active stakeholders in this process
- Focus on personal environment and risky social interactions
- Problem>solution>strategies>support>change
How was the community based education methodologies applied/effective in the aboriginal population?
- through the paintings
- Stressing the impact on the next generations -> 7 generational effect (principles, values, ethics)
What are some examples of some sites which Aboriginal health is delivered?
- community controlled health organisations
- mainstream PHC organisations
- In Aboriginal health branches
- Environmental & Eco service systems
- In families and community
- Through media
