Factors contributing to Loitja’s risk of cardiovascular disease include:
Stress (Harvard Health Publications, Harvard Medical School, 2010-16) -Loitja’s can be due to: low income, being a carer; crowded living conditions; disability; language and cultural differences from the mainstream; being Indigenous given historical factors such as dispossession from land.
Passive smoking could leave her at risk of: COAD; COPD; cardiovascular diseases; and lung cancer.
Loitja’s access to services is limited by: rural location; lack of transport; disability; caring role; low income; language and cultural issues; historical factors: “After Federation in 1901, Indigenous people’s access to government services …show more content…
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