equal‚ especially in status‚ rights‚ or opportunities‚ (Oxford Dictionary of English). There is a great discrepancy of health equality and equity in Australia. Especially with people who live in rural or remote areas‚ Aboriginal and Torres Strait islanders (ATSI) and low socioeconomic groups. Inequities in social determinants often lead to health inequalities. For example‚ female mortality rates in the lowest socioeconomic areas are 23 percent higher than females in the highest socioeconomic areas
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workforce and military retirees live on the island. Islanders from the rest of the chain are brought over by ferry every morning to work as housekeepers‚ cooks‚ etc. These islanders are very poor and depend on the small wage that the US government pays them. One day‚ an islander’s shanty that he took breaks from the sun in‚ blew down in a mild tropical storm. It was right next to the building we were constructing. For the next couple of days this islander took his siestas in the sun or rain without
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Understanding and Applying the Heritage Assessment tool Dana Eldridge Grand Canyon University: NRS-429V November 10‚ 2013 Heritage Assessment Understanding and Applying the Heritage Assessment tool Nurses have to be culturally competent‚ they need to assess their individual values and beliefs about health and health care; otherwise‚ nurses might assume that all cultures share western premises and values. In order to be considerate to an individual‚ nurses must remember
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“We live in a postmodern world in the sense that no single religion‚ system or ideology has any convincing claim to be the one voice of truth. We are yet to grasp the full reality that Australia is a pluralistic‚ multicultural‚ multi-religious society in which among people of different traditions and with indigenous people is a requirement of social cohesion. In a global world our national identities in no way preclude our responsibilities for the well-being of all humanity and the one earth we share
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Brooke Konstance Sociology 101 NHL LOCKOUT The 2012 NHL lockout began on September 15th‚ 2012 because of an ongoing labor dispute on the expiration of the NHL’s collective bargaining agreement. The lockout began less than a month earlier to the scheduled beginning of the 2012–13 NHL season. The owners confirmed a lockout of the members of the National Hockey League Players ’ Association after a new agreement could not be met before their deadline. The NHL 2012-13 is the 96th season. It was scheduled
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home • Involve them in cultural activities and learn about their cultures more ABORIGINAL AND TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER CULTURE Respecting and Accepting a culture starts with the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who are considered to be the ancient cultural people in the world. POLICY: Cultural competency is especially important in relation to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures. Educators and care service can help recognise the importance of their culture tradition and language
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their fishing industry. The main character/protagonist‚ Maurya (islanders pronouncing/spelling for Maria)‚ her name means bitter sea. I believe the author meticulously chose that name for his main character to further strengthen the theme. The play is set in a fisherman’s “Cottage kitchen‚ with nets‚ oil skins spinning wheel‚ some new boards standing by the wall‚ etc.(Clugston‚ 2010) The characters are humble islanders whose life and subsistence depend on the sea around them. The tone
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Mabo High Court ruling. MABO CASE BACKGROUND The ‘Mabo decision’ was named after the leading plaintiff Edward ‘Koiki’ Mabo in a native title challenge put to the government of Queensland and the Federal government of Australia. The other Murray Islander (Meriam people) plaintiffs were: Celuia Mapo Salee‚ James Rice‚ Sam Passi and his brother Father Dave Passi. On May 20‚ 1982‚ the plaintiffs’ statement of claim was lodged at the Brisbane registry of the High Court of Australia. The claims lodged
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Players will always say‚ when referring to their contract status during the season‚ “I’m not thinking about that. Just playing the game and that will get worked out in due time”. After the Islanders 4-0 loss yesterday at the hands of the Tampa Bay Lightning ended their second round NHL playoff series in only five games‚ there is now nothing but time to think about the uncertain future that awaits some long term organizational soldiers. New York was never really in this game but were‚ to some disbelief
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Change: The Road to Recognition essentially looks at the prospect of potentially having a renewed referendum. Looking back at 1967‚ and the staggering amount of public support to both eliminate discrimination against Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and to include Aborigines as part of the census‚ in essence ushered rudimentary human rights laws. That being said‚ Brennan observes the same opportunity to further the constitutions ongoing faults‚ issuing his respected opinion on how the
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