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Developing an exploratory framework linking Australian Aboriginal peoples' connection to country and concepts of wellbeing
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posted on 2013-01-01, 00:00 authored by Yotti Kingsley, Mardie TownsendMardie Townsend, Claire Henderson-WilsonClaire Henderson-Wilson, B BolamAboriginal people across Australia suffer significant health inequalities compared with the non-Indigenous population. Evidence indicates that inroads can be made to reduce these inequalities by better understanding social and cultural determinants of health, applying holistic notions of health and developing less rigid definitions of wellbeing. The following article draws on qualitative research on Victorian Aboriginal peoples' relationship to their traditional land (known as Country) and its link to wellbeing, in an attempt to tackle this. Concepts of wellbeing, Country and nature have also been reviewed to gain an understanding of this relationship. An exploratory framework has been developed to understand this phenomenon focusing on positive (e.g., ancestry and partnerships) and negative (e.g., destruction of Country and racism) factors contributing to Aboriginal peoples' health. The outcome is an explanation of how Country is a fundamental component of Aboriginal Victorian peoples' wellbeing and the framework articulates the forces that impact positively and negatively on this duality. This review is critical to improving not only Aboriginal peoples' health but also the capacity of all humanity to deal with environmental issues like disconnection from nature and urbanisation.
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International journal of environmental research and public healthVolume
10Issue
2Pagination
678 - 698Publisher
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Basel, SwitzerlandPublisher DOI
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1660-4601eISSN
1661-7827Indigenous content
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engPublication classification
C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journalCopyright notice
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AboriginalcountryhealthnaturewellbeingScience & TechnologyLife Sciences & BiomedicineEnvironmental SciencesPublic, Environmental & Occupational HealthEnvironmental Sciences & EcologyQUALITY-OF-LIFESOCIAL DETERMINANTSHUMAN HEALTHPSYCHOLOGICAL RESTORATIONINDIGENOUS PERSPECTIVESENVIRONMENTIMPACTLANDSUSTAINABILITYINEQUALITIES
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