Promoting Aboriginal Health : The Family Wellbeing Empowerment Approach

Mary Whiteside, Janya Mccalman, Yvonne Cadet-James, Komla Tsey

ISBN 10: 3319046179 / ISBN 13: 9783319046174

Edité par Springer International Publishing, 2014

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Zustand: Sehr gut | Sprache: Englisch | Produktart: Bücher.

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• Titre: Promoting Aboriginal Health : The Family Wellbeing Empowerment Approach
• Éditeur: Springer International Publishing
• Date de parution: 2014
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 3319046179
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9783319046174
• Reliure: Couverture souple
• État de l'article: Sehr gut
• Catalogues du vendeur:
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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.