5. Indigenous Health And Wellbeing

Question 1

What is the aim of the closing the gap campaign?

Answer 1

• increase life expectancy
• half U5 mortality rate
• make early childhood education available to all 4 years olds in remote areas
  -increased literacy
  -increased employment

Question 2

What makes the program culturally appropriate

Answer 2

-includes traditional morals
- run by indigenous people
- targets a specific issue within the aboriginal community
- provides resources/ information in a way they can understand
- includes tradition (songs, music, food)

Question 3

What are some campaigns?

Answer 3

Fitzroy stars football club
- a footy club that promotes fitness, nutrition, diet and self-esteem
- provides healthcare from health professionals
- does weekly sessions relating to preventative healthcare

Deadly choices campaign
-aims to stop people from making poor choices such as smoking, over consuming foods, not doing exercise, drinking etc.
- encourages them to access local community controlled health services and complete the annual health check