problem that not only results from poor food choices but also from eating disorders. For a very long time‚ the world’s Indigenous communities have been forgotten in the fight against obesity thus increasing its prevalence amongst Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women. For this group of people‚ obesity comes with so many burdens poor eating habits inclusive‚ which not only places financial constraints on them‚ but also contributes to the health gap that exists between the Indigenous and the Non-Indigenous
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The "Lady in Blue" The "Lady in Blue" is a popular Spanish legend in the Southwest and particularly New Mexico. The legend of the lady started with New Mexico Indians in the 17th century and remains popular today. The "Lady in Blue" was in fact a real person""Maria de Jesus de Agreda‚ or Sor Maria‚ as she was called. Sor Maria founded the Convent of the Immaculate Conception at Agreda. Sor Maria had a very strong reputation throughout Spain for her wisdom and sanctity‚ as well as her mystical and
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In Task 4 it was discovered that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have significantly greater rates of tobacco smoking than other groups within Australia. There are many social‚ cultural and environmental determinants that influence the prevalence of smoking amongst certain populations. Some of these determinants are outlined below. Throughout the 20th century‚ there were immense pressures upon the expectation that people smoke tobacco. Over time‚ campaigns run by the government have managed
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Australian recognise and live in an equality country. In the 1991 Census‚ some 265‚000 people identified themselves as being of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander origin. This represents just over 1.5 per cent of the total Australian population (Australian Bureau of Statistics 2009). Using this information it is evident that the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander origin ratio is very low‚ they do although play an important role in today’s society‚ in which they should receive‚ the full potential
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throughout society and is embodied within communities around the nation (Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation Inc. 2015). It is therefore important health service practitioners who wish to engage with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders have an understanding of Aboriginal culture in order to engage effectively and ensure equal treatment (Eckermann et al. 2010‚ p.64). Cultural identity is a strength these practitioners should posses when working within the Aboriginal community
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policy did ‚ before this policy ‚ nobody cared about bringing changes to these areas around health but this policy came up with a whole set of revised and few new changes to all these areas in health for the mostly neglected Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. (Victorian Government Department of Human Services 2008). Framework for Health Promotion Action Keleher and Murphy 2004 : Policy has used this framework as well‚ where on upstream level the state government‚ federal government
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Taiwan opposition leader James Soong urged the island’s independence-leaning leaders to take advantage of his "bridge-building" trip to mainland China to seek cross-strait peace. "People from both sides of the strait are longing for peace ... Mainland leaders have also showed sincerity in improving cross-strait relations‚" Soong told reporters at the airport upon return from his nine-day visit to China. He added Friday that China had announced a number of concrete steps to boost bilateral ties
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HEALTH EQUALITY: A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF AUSTRALIAN ABORIGINALS ‚ TORRES STRAIT ISLANDERS AND THE FIRST NATIONS OF CANADA INTRODUCTION Equality in health implies that ideally everyone should have a fair opportunity to attain his or her full health potential and‚ more reasonably‚ that no one should be disadvantaged from achieving this potential. Based on this definition‚ the aim of policy for equity and health is not to eliminate all health differences so that everyone has the same
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Europe and Russia. The campaign started with a failed naval attack that was waged in February of 1915. The Allied forces were desperate to get a trade route into Russia and saw the Dardanelles Strait as the perfect way to gain control over part of the Black Sea. However‚ when they got to the Dardanelles Strait‚ they soon retreated because of Ottoman firepower on the shorelines and mines that were placed throughout the peninsula. After Churchill and other Allied officials decided that it would be necessary
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Recognising Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples within the Commonwealth Constitution Tutor: John Pyke (Wednesday 11:00 – 12:00) Simon Sive N6378498 Introduction During the 2010 Federal election‚ both major political parties campaigned on indigenous affairs. Following the ALP’s victory‚ Prime Minister Gillard established an independent Expert Panel to “to investigate how to give effect to constitutional recognition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.” Two schools
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