Promoting Aboriginal Health
The Family Wellbeing Empowerment Approach
Authors: Whiteside, M., Tsey, K., Cadet-James, Y., McCalman, J.
Free Preview- Illuminates a neglected aspect of Aboriginal health
- Provides evidence for the concept of empowerment for Aboriginal Australians through the lens of the Family Wellbeing empowerment program
- Shows what can be achieved when communities embrace change
- Sounds a clarion call for continued resourcing of empowerment programs
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- About this book
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"Those of us who have worked on the frontline of Aboriginal health for any length of time know that beneath the surface reality of Aboriginal people's poor health outcomes sits a deeper truth. It is about the importance of social and emotional wellbeing, and how this flows from a sense of control over one's own life. Where this is lacking, as it is in so many Aboriginal families and communities, there is instead indifference and despair and a descent into poor lifestyle choices and self-destructive behaviours. Our medical professionals do a great job of prescribing medicines and devising treatment programs but, to fix the root causes of ill-health, we need something more. As Aboriginal people we need to have a sense of agency in our lives, that we are not stray leaves blowing about in the wind. In a word, we need empowerment".
Dr. Pat Anderson, Chairperson, the Lowitja Institute, Australia's National Institute for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Research.
- Table of contents (8 chapters)
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The Family Wellbeing Empowerment Program
Pages 1-5
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The Research Approach
Pages 7-11
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An Aboriginal Family Wellbeing Model of Empowerment
Pages 13-17
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Beliefs and Attitudes
Pages 19-24
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Skills and Knowledge
Pages 25-30
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Table of contents (8 chapters)
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Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- Promoting Aboriginal Health
- Book Subtitle
- The Family Wellbeing Empowerment Approach
- Authors
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- Mary Whiteside
- Komla Tsey
- Yvonne Cadet-James
- Janya McCalman
- Series Title
- SpringerBriefs in Public Health
- Copyright
- 2014
- Publisher
- ADIS
- Copyright Holder
- The Author(s)
- eBook ISBN
- 978-3-319-04618-1
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-3-319-04618-1
- Softcover ISBN
- 978-3-319-04617-4
- Series ISSN
- 2192-3698
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- XVI, 54
- Number of Illustrations
- 7 illustrations in colour
- Topics
