1.Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people often define illness in cultural terms. The early European model of viewing health issues did not include an understanding of the complexity of many Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people’s culture and their holistic approach to health. 2. The history of European contact has been one of conflict, domination and suppression, leaving many Indigenous Australians dispossessed and culturally bereft. As a result many Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people continue to suffer significant health, social and educational disadvantage. 3. Since colonisation, healthy Aboriginal ‘bush tucker’ has mostly been replaced by high fat, low fibre, high salt and high sugar foods of low nutritional value. As a result, obesity, diabetes and cardiovascular diseases are disproportionately common among Indigenous Australian communities. 4. loss of group identity result in mental health issue eg suicide and smoking, alcohol and substance abuse. according the above, use 50wrods to answer the below question What factors are likely to contribute to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander ill health and give examples of three common diseases experienced by these groups of people
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1.Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people often define illness in cultural terms. The early European model of viewing health issues did not include an understanding of the complexity of many Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people’s culture and their holistic approach to health. 2. The history of European contact has been one of conflict, domination and suppression, leaving many Indigenous Australians dispossessed and culturally bereft. As a result many Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people continue to suffer significant health, social and educational disadvantage. 3. Since colonisation, healthy Aboriginal ‘bush tucker’ has mostly been replaced by high fat, low fibre, high salt and high sugar foods of low nutritional value. As a result, obesity, diabetes and cardiovascular diseases are disproportionately common among Indigenous Australian communities. 4. loss of group identity result in mental health issue eg suicide and smoking, alcohol and substance abuse. according the above, use 50wrods to answer the below question What factors are likely to contribute to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander ill health and give examples of three common diseases experienced by these groups of people
Solution
Factors contributing to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander ill health include cultural misunderstanding, historical conflict and dispossession, replacement of traditional diet with unhealthy foods, and loss of group identity. Examples of common diseases include obesity, diabetes, and cardiovascular diseases. Mental health issues such as suicide and substance abuse are also prevalent.
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