Possible Public Health approaches to increase the School Attendance Rate of Indigenous students in Mataranka, Northern Territory, Australia

Proyecto de Trabajo , 2020 , 37 Páginas , Calificación: Pass with Distinction

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This work tries to elaborate public health approaches to increase the school attendance rate of indigenous students. It is approximately 50.000 years ago that the first humans settled down in this part of the world. Scientists and archaeologists assume that the first aboriginal people moved from the Indonesian archipelago down to Australia. The sea level was significantly lower than today and the ancestors of the native Australians could move to the country in small boats. Ancient Australia was an inhospitable and harsh place to live. However, the indigenous population was able to colonize the continent, but sparse. Scientists estimated the maximum population to be 900.000 people.

Their culture was shaped by a strong spirituality, which is still important for today’s aboriginal peoples. The first European discoverers arrived in the 17th century. On the 22nd August 1770, Captain James Cook declared the east coast of Australia to be a British colony. Over the next few years, the European settlers started to take the land from the aboriginals and create a western nation, while the number of indigenous people was reduced significantly. Since those days, integration and protection programs were launched to increase the health and life of the so called first-nation people. Although, key factors like the child mortality or the life expectancy are still significantly different in indigenous and non- indigenous communities. To reduce those differences, the Australian government started the “Closing-the-Gap” initiative, created in 2008. The main target is to close the gap in life expectancy between indigenous and non-indigenous people within one generation.

Table of content

Background
The early aboriginal history
The health in our modern 21st century
The preferred approach
Conclusion

Health Plan
Health Plan – The history of the first nation people
Health Plan – Aboriginal life in modern Australia
Why should we focus on the school attendance rate? – The role of the social determinants of health
How many Students don’t go to school?
Why don’t the students go to school?
The Indigenous community of Mataranka

The Health Plan
The analysis of the current situation
Important organizations
Health approaches
Health Plan
The restructuring of classes
Cultural awareness and the anti-bullying campaign
The educational campaign
The reduction of alcohol use

Conclusion

Appendix

• Universidad: James Cook University
• Calificación: Pass with Distinction
• Autor: Elo Q. Paradise (Autor)
• Año de publicación: 2020
• Páginas: 37
• No. de catálogo: V1003205
• ISBN (Ebook): 9783346381651
• ISBN (Libro): 9783346381668
• Idioma: Inglés
• Etiqueta: Indigenous Health, Indigenous, Indigenous Australians, Australia, Aboriginals, School, School Attendance, School Attendance Rate, Northern Territory, Mataranka