0507 - Indigenous Health

Question 1

How many ATSI people in Australia?

Answer 1

700,000

Question 2

What is the ‘generic’ life expectancy difference between ATSI and non-ATSI?

Answer 2

10 years
Men - 80 vs 70
Women - 83 vs 73

Question 3

What is wellbeing from an Indigenous perspective?

Answer 3

Health is not just physical. Includes social, emotional, mental, cultural and spiritual relationships.
It covers all aspects of life, not just absence of disease.

Question 4

What are some factors impacting ATSI health status? (5)

Answer 4

Socioeconomic
Environmental
Social and political
Specific health risk factors
Lack of access to primary care

Question 5

What were the 5 key aspects of the ATSI Health strategic framework?

Answer 5

Social Justice and across-Government approaches (cultural)
Pop Health approaches (epidemiology of disease)
Service access and appropriateness
Workforce resourced for social and emotional well-being
Quality improvement

Question 6

What is the crap about the 4. Ds to put into every answer

Answer 6

Disempowerment
Disengagement
Despair
Discrimination.