ISBN:
9781741761580
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource (337 pages)
Parallel Title:
Print version Carson, Bronwyn Social Determinants of Indigenous Health
DDC:
305.89915
Keywords:
Social conditions
Abstract:
A systematic overview of the impact of social and political factors on the health of Australia's Indigenous population. Australia's Aboriginal and Islander groups suffer 'Fourth World' standards of health: this book explains the causes for such poor health outcomes and approaches behind health programs which have been successful
Abstract:
Cover -- Part Title -- Title Page -- Contents -- Figures, tables and boxes -- Contributors -- Acknowledgments -- Note on photographs -- Introduction -- References -- 1 Defining what we mean -- The biomedical model of health: Its successes and limits -- The origins of contemporary social models of health -- The role of the individual: Lifestyle and risk -- Social Determinants -- Causality and the social gradient of health -- Explanations for the social gradient in health -- Social determinants and indigenous health -- Summary -- Discussion questions -- References -- 2 Understanding the processes -- Theories of society, evidence and epidemiological models -- Models, relationships and social epidemiology -- Social epidemiology and biological models -- Applying social health models to indigenous health -- Conclusion -- Summary -- Discussion questions -- Acknowledgments -- References -- 3 History -- Illness and invasion, sin and sorcery: The first hundred years -- Protection, exploitation and activism: Indigenous health -- 'We demand that this genocide should cease': Health and human rights, 1950â70 -- Conclusion -- Summary -- Discussion Questions -- References -- 4 Racism -- Theoretical considerations -- Empirical studies of self-reported racism and health -- Anti-racism and indigenous Australians -- Summary -- Discussion questions -- Acknowledgments -- References -- 5 Poverty and social class -- Social cases -- Social class and health -- Casual pathways -- Conclusion -- Summary -- Discussion questions -- References -- 6 Social capital -- Social capital: What is it? -- Key social capital thinkers -- Bonding, bridging and linking social capital -- Outcomes of social capital -- Anomie: The absence of social capital -- Racism, economic inequity and its impact on social capital -- Measuring social capital
Abstract:
Does social capital offer any directions for improving indigenous health status? -- Conclusion -- Summary -- Discussion questions -- References -- 7 Education -- The associations between educational attainment and indigenous health outcomes in Australia: Background -- Indigenous education and health outcomes in Australia: A statistical overview -- Associations between educational attainment and indigenous health outcomes: The Australian research -- Conclusion -- Summary -- Discussion questions -- References -- 8 Employment and welfare -- Employment -- Some neo-classical views of employment -- Wider considerations -- The CDEP -- Understanding the indigenous perspective on workfulness -- Welfare -- Indigenous people and the Australian welfare system -- Indigenous direct welfare and health -- The broader dimensions of indigenous welfare -- Racialised 'welfare' rhetoric and indigenous health -- Political dimensions: Indigenous welfare dependency -- Critiquing the political dimension of indigenous welfare from a health perspective -- Conclusion -- Summary -- Discussion questions -- Acknowledgment -- References -- 9 Country -- Indigenous definitions of place -- Contemporary indigenous places: An historical perspective -- Country needs its people -- Healthy country, healthy people -- Place and health -- Place and the social determinants of indigenous health -- Conclusion -- Summary -- Discussion questions -- Author's note -- References -- 10 Housing -- A brief historical perspective -- Housing conditions and their contribution to the ill-health of indigenous Australians -- Governance and management of indigenous housing programs -- Initiatives to improve housing conditions in remote indigenous communities -- Housing and health research -- A continuous quality improvement, ecological, evidence-based approach -- Summary -- Discussion questions
Abstract:
Acknowledgment -- References -- 11 Policy processes -- The social dynamics of indigenous health policy -- A federated health system -- The constitutional context of indigenous health policy -- Early Commonwealth powers in health -- The evolving role of the Commonwealth in health and indigenous affairs -- After the 1967 referendum -- Developing a national indigenous health program -- Indigenous health framework agreements -- National strategic framework for indigenous health -- Conclusion -- Summary -- Discussion questions -- Acknowledgments -- References -- 12 Human rights -- The human right to health -- Health and human rights -- Conclusion -- Summary -- Discussion questions -- Acknowledgments -- References -- 13 Interventions and sustainable programs -- The challenges of a community-based intervention: The Looma Healthy Lifestyle project -- A national overview: Injury prevention and safety promotion -- Measuring the impact of interventions: The Council for Aboriginal Alchol Program Services -- Conclusion -- Summary -- Discussion question -- Acknowledgment -- References
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