Abstract
This chapter will help you to understand: • The defining Indigenous health periods and systems • The varied history of health service provision to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people • How the history of health service provision to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people relates to contemporary health outcomes • The link between self-determination, community control and improved health outcomes • The history of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people’s health in Australia.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Yatdjuligin |
Subtitle of host publication | Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Nursing and Midwifery Care |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 28-45 |
Number of pages | 18 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9781108123754 |
ISBN (Print) | 9781316642177 |
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Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 2017 |