Full Description
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<.
Contents
Introduction
Chapter 1 Talking about Indigenous health
Chapter 2 Cultural frameworks for health
Chapter 3 Cultural safety in practice
Chapter 4 Taking a history
Chapter 5 Determinants of health
Chapter 6 Indigenous health today
Chapter 7 Indigenous health priorities
Chapter 8 Models of health
Chapter 9 Capacity and resilience
Chapter 10 Intercultural interactions
Chapter 11 Health services and workforce issues
Chapter 12 Indigenous health in a global context
Chapter 13 Cultural safety: controversy and concerns
Chapter 14 Reflection and practice
