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Social Determinants of Indigenous Health - Bronwyn Carson

Social Determinants of Indigenous Health

By: Bronwyn Carson (Editor), Terry Dunbar (Editor), Richard D. Chenhall (Editor), Ross Bailie (Editor)

Paperback | 1 March 2007 | Edition Number 1

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The opportunities and comfortable lifestyle available to most Australians have been denied to generations of Indigenous people. As a result some of Australia's original inhabitants suffer from what has been described as Fourth World' standards of health. This is out of place in a country that prides itself on egalitarianism and a fair go for all.

Shifting the focus from individual behaviour, to the social and political circumstances that influence people's lives and ultimately their health, helps us to understand the origins of poor health. It can also guide action to bring about change. Social Determinants of Indigenous Health offers a systematic overview of the relationship between the social and political environment and health.

Highly respected contributors from around Australia examine the long-term health impacts of the Indigenous experience of dispossession, colonial rule and racism. They also explore the role of factors such as poverty, class, community and social capital, education, employment and housing. They scrutinise the social dynamics of making policy for Indigenous Australians, and the interrelation between human rights and health. Finally, they outline a framework for effective health interventions, which take social factors into consideration.

This is a groundbreaking work, developed in consultation with Indigenous health professionals and researchers. It is essential reading for anyone working in Indigenous health.

About the Editors

Bronwyn Carson is a Researcher with the Menzies School of Health Research in Darwin and has published a number of articles and chapters on Indigenous health issues.

Terry Dunbar is an Iwaidjan person from north-west Arnhem region, and a Senior Research Fellow in the Faculty of Education, Health and Science at Charles Darwin University.

Richard D. Chenhall is a medical anthropologist and an NHMRC Fellow at the Menzies School of Health Research.

Ross Bailie is Professor of Public Health at the Menzies School of Health Research and an NHMRC Senior Research Fellow.

Indigenous Community Health and Social Work