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Now in its third edition, this core textbook offers a comprehensive framework for creating a culturally safe environment and enhancing health outcomes for Indigenous Australians. Through case studies, discussions, reflections and critiques of health issues in Australia today,
Health Care and Indigenous Australians offers a starting point for learning about cultural safety in an Indigenous health context, and is essential for students, academics and practitioners alike.
This is key reading for anyone taking courses on Indigenous health modules in nursing, midwifery and health related courses at undergraduate or postgraduate level, as well practitioners and academics<.
List of contents
Introduction
Chapter 1 Talking about Indigenous health
Chapter 2 Cultural frameworks for health
Chapter 3 Taking a history
Chapter 4 Determinants of health
Chapter 5 Indigenous health today
Chapter 6 Indigenous health priorities
Chapter 7 Models of health
Chapter 8 Capacity and resilience
Chapter 9 Intercultural interactions
Chapter 10 Health services and workforce issues
Chapter 11 Indigenous health in a global context
Chapter 12 Reflection on practice
About the author
Kerry is an Associate Professor at Flinders University, Australia. She has been involved in health research and education relating to First Nations populations and cultural safety for over 20 years. She has worked in remote health and nursing education, was acting Director of the Poche Centre for Indigenous Health & Wellbeing, based in Alice Springs.Pauline Thompson, PhD, is a Professor of Psychology at the Pennsylvania State University, Brandywine campus, in Media, PA, USA. Prior to that appointment, she was at Flinders University of South Australia in the School of Nursing and Midwifery and the co-director of the Poche Center for Indigenous Health.
Summary
Now in its third edition, this core textbook offers a comprehensive framework for creating a culturally safe environment and enhancing health outcomes for Indigenous Australians. Through case studies, discussions, reflections and critiques of health issues in Australia today, Health Care and Indigenous Australians offers a starting point for learning about cultural safety in an Indigenous health context, and is essential for students, academics and practitioners alike.
This is key reading for anyone taking courses on Indigenous health modules in nursing, midwifery and health related courses at undergraduate or postgraduate level, as well practitioners and academics<.
