What are some of the historical issues that have affected the way Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders interact with other Australians?
These include ‘massacres’ that were in retaliation to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander resistance (such as the Pinjarra Massacre), successful raids by Aboriginal and Torres Strait people on white settlers (such as the Faithfull Massacre) and ongoing local wars, such as the Yolngu wars and the Bunuba resistance.
What are the 3 greatest health issues facing indigenous Australians?
Specifically, the leading causes of total disease burden experienced by Indigenous Australians were: mental and substance use disorders (19%) injuries (including suicide) (15%) cardiovascular diseases (12%)
What issues are faced by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders?
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are more likely than other Australians to experience various forms of disadvantage, including higher unemployment rates, poverty, isolation, trauma, discrimination, exposure to violence, trouble with the law and alcohol and substance abuse.
What health problems are experienced by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders that are different from the rest of the Australian population?
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are three times more likely to have vision impairment or go blind than other Australians (National Eye Health Survey Report, 2017)….These are:
- uncorrected refractive error.
- cataract.
- trachoma.
- and diabetic retinopathy.
What historical events impacted the Aboriginal community?
Significant dates and events for Aboriginal peoples
- Survival Day – January 26.
- Apology Day – February 13.
- 1967 Referendum – May 27.
- National Reconciliation Week – May 27 – June 03.
- Mabo Day – June 03.
- NAIDOC Week – first full week of July.
- UN International Day of World’s Indigenous Peoples – 09 August.
What are four issues that aboriginals face when engaging with health and community services?
Aboriginal people can face many challenges when accessing mainstream services. These include unwelcoming hospital settings, lack of transport, mistrust of mainstream health care, a sense of alienation, and inflexible treatment options.
What are 10 of the factors that contribute to Indigenous ill health or to the common diseases experienced by Indigenous people and how do these factors contribute?
Contributing Factors To Indigenous Health
- Nutrition. The nutritional status of Indigenous people is influenced by socio-economic disadvantage, and geographical, environmental, and social factors [5].
- Physical activity.
- Bodyweight.
- Immunisation.
- Breastfeeding.
- Tobacco use.
- Alcohol use.
- Illicit drug use.
What are 10 of the factors that contribute to indigenous ill health or to the common diseases experienced by indigenous people and how do these factors contribute?
What are 5 factors that contribute to high incidence of ill health and disease experienced by Aboriginal and or Torres Strait Islander people today?
The prevalence of major behavioural and biomedical health risk factors is generally higher for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians than for other Australians. Behavioural risks include smoking, poor nutrition, physical inactivity and excessive alcohol consumption.
What are four different health problems experienced by indigenous peoples?
Indigenous peoples experience disproportionately high levels of maternal and infant mortality, malnutrition, cardiovascular illnesses, HIV/AIDS and other infectious diseases such as malaria and tuberculosis.
How did colonisation affect Aboriginal health?
Colonisation severely disrupted Aboriginal society and economy—epidemic disease caused an immediate loss of life, and the occupation of land by settlers and the restriction of Aboriginal people to ‘reserves’ disrupted their ability to support themselves.
