By attending the cultural training and education, the health care practitioners (non-aboriginals) will be aware of how important it is to keep up with new approaches and communicate with Aboriginals and Torres Strait Islanders. “A raft of names has been used to describe care to Aboriginals and Torres Strait Islanders women and families including: cultural safety; cultural responsiveness; cultural capacity; cultural competence; cultural capability; cultural security; cultural respect; and cross-cultural efficacy” (Department of Health and Aging (2012), pg.7). These trainings can also help to build trust between health care practitioners and Indigenous people. This can then lead to improved health care, living standards such as comfort and safety within Indigenous community. In a conclusion, if healths care practitioners can show more understanding of Indigenous culture.
Furthermore, imperative to the wellbeing of the whole community is the relationship between land and people. Dodson and Ellwood in ‘Giant Jigsaw Puzzle’ (1988) explain that for the land to be healthy, it has to be cared for by its people, and for the people to be healthy, they need to be connected, protected and guided by the land. This essay will explore the statement “the country needs its people. Healthy country means healthy people” in relation to the social and emotional wellbeing of Indigenous
Absenteeism was found to be 14 percent higher is obese employees compared with normal-weight employees in the working population. These costs have an economic impact on the Australian economy through productivity losses resulting in lower output. Medical conditions associated with obesity lead to social costs for individuals and families in the economy. This is created through reduced quality of life and shorter life
How to provide cultural safety care for people with mental illness Cultural safety- is the experience of the recipient of care provided allowing the patient to feel safe in health care interactions and be involved in changes to health services. It focuses on the capacity of the health system to improve health and wellbeing by integrating culture into the delivery of health services. The terms and word used to describe mental illness depends on individual beliefs. How to provide culturally safe care for people with mental illness (Aboriginal) b) Know what is normal, and what is not, in the Person’s culture * When assisting someone outside your own culture or community, it is very important that you take into consideration the spiritual or cultural context of the person’s behaviours. * Be aware that it is common for the experiences of Aboriginal people
Australians is currently estimated to be 11.5 years for men and 9.7 years for women. 80% of the mortality gap can be attributed to chronic diseases. From ages 35-54, the ratio of Indigenous to non-Indigenous death rates is highest for diabetes, diseases of the liver, chronic lower respiratory disease and ischaemic heart disease. This may make experiences of grief and loss especially
Childhood obesity is increasing at rates of epidemic proportion across the globe and is becoming a significant health problem. The current obesity rates in Australian children are among the highest in the developed world. ‘In 2007–08, one-quarter of all Australian children, or around 600,000 children aged 5–17 years, were overweight or obese, up four percentage points from 1995 (21%). According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABOS) (2009). ‘Research indicates an annual increase of this figure of 1-1.5%, a trend that suggests half of all young Australians will be overweight by the year 2025’ (Tipping the scales: Intervention and management of childhood obesity 2007).
General Purpose: To Inform Specific Purpose: To define the listeners the seriousness of obesity in children and adults I.Did you know 1/3 of children in America between the ages of 2 and 19 are overweight or obese. II.What is Obesity? A) is an abnormal accumulation of body fat, usually 20% or more over an individual's ideal body weight. B) obesity is associated with increased risk of illness, disability, and death. (www.thefreedictionary.com) Body: I.
Differing concepts of health and healing between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people, culturally appropriate sexual health services and issues around trauma and trans-generational grief and loss are also factors which impact on their health. Health professionals require a proper understanding of the multiple facets of Aboriginal health and wellbeing, such as psychological, physical, emotional, cultural, social and spiritual in order for them to provide worthwhile and positive services which will enhance the health and wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Sexual health is a basic right and “Aboriginal people’s aspirations for health and wellbeing in relation to sexual health are reflected in the following principles: * Enjoyment and control of consensual (and potentially) reproductive behaviour in accordance with cultural values, kinship practices and individual
Indigenous Health Assignment Obesity is described as having a Body Mass Index of 30 or more. (1) It has become a dire issue in Australia, having the highest prevalence of obesity globally, (2) and affects both Indigenous and non-Indigenous populations. Accounting for 2.5% of the population, Australian Indigenous people are those that are accepted in community as having Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander background. (3) As with many aspects of Indigenous health however, there is a characteristic difference of incidences between the two population groups, with numerous underlying causes of obesity specific for the Indigenous people. Acting as a risk factor for several chronic diseases, obesity is of particular concern for society’s health,
There are significant disparities in the health status of Aboriginal and Torres Strait islanders and other Australians. Especially to the elderly Aboriginal people, health is strongly associated with age; old people experience higher rates of disability, chronic illness and reported ill-health (Australian Statistician, 2006). Type 2 diabetes is one of the major public health issues affects the elderly Aboriginal people and the risk of developing diabetes relates complications resulting in a significant burden of disease in terms of mortality, hospitalizations and a range of financial and human costs. Today Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait islanders constitute 2.6% of Australians population and suffer more ill health than any other Australian