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Indigenous Health Research Paper

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Matthew A. Bishay

S-IKC100_201660_D_D (Indigenous Health)

19 September 2016

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Its time to address the indisputable relationship between the enduring impact of colonisation and current health status of Indigenous Australian and Torres Strait Islander people . Throughout the paper key points will be addressed about that will show how the past of Indigenous Australian and Torres Strait Islander people is still affecting to this very day. Three factors that will be spoken about include the Historical and contemporary factors, the role of race and racism and Indigenous Australian and Torres Strait Islander’s perspective on health and wellbeing. Within each of these factors is more proof …show more content…

An unnecessarily increased exposure to risks associated with poor health such as being targets of different marketing approaches of dangerous goods that are not good for you and also exposure to toxic substances. A direct impact of race and racism that affects the Indigenous Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community is racially motivated physical assaults that may cause physical and mental health complications. A major impact of race and racism is the aftermath such as stress and negative emotions that can contribute to mental illness also affecting the endocrine, immune and cardiovascular systems ] this may also lead to substance abuse to “escape” the issue not realising its only making it worse by smoking, drinking alcohol in dangerous proportions and drug use which may result in …show more content…

For an Indigenous Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders perspective health has very little to do with the physical state and more to do with emotional and social state . Health to a Indigenous Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander person is a lot deeper than a cut on the hand its determining all aspects of their life such as there dignity, self-esteem, physical environment and

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