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Front 1

Describe risk transition.

Back 1

There has been a transition from traditional to modern risks. Traditional risks are primarily communicable diseases. Modern risks are primarily non-communicable, chronic diseases and new communicable diseases (e.g. new zoonotic viruses). Underdeveloped countries are dealing with both traditional and modern risks.

Front 2

Describe poverty of opportunity and factors that may play a role in this.

Back 2

It is a lack of opportunities to better one's individual situation brought about by a complex web of interactions.

Factors:Countries owing money to the world bank (compounding interest, so they can never afford to pay back), low or no taxation base, agrarian economy, climate not suitable for agriculture, disease, low life expectancy, poor infrastructure, access to health and education.

Front 3

What are the millennium development goals?

Back 3

1. Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
2. Achieve Universal primary education
3. Promote gender equality and empower women
4. Reduce child mortality
5. Impove maternal health
6. Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases
7. Ensure environmental stability
8. Global partnership for development

Front 4

What is the most important step towards achieving many of the millennium development goals?

Back 4

Educating girls: Single most effective policy to raise overall economic productivity, lower infant and maternal mortality, educate the next generation and improve nutrition and health.

Front 5

What are the levels of community engagement?

Back 5

Information: Organisation provides the community with info.
Consultation: finding out what is important to the community and what resources are available.
Involvement: Involve all levels of community to fins what they want and how
Empowerment: upskill the community to take over projects

Front 6

What is a causal chain and what are the levels?

Back 6

A causal chain is a series of events linked together to lead to an outcome. It allows easy identification of points of intervention.
Move backwardsfrom manifestation,immediate causes, underlying causes and then basic causes. SEE EXAMPLES

Front 7

Draw a causal chain for Type 2 Diabetes in indigenous populations.

Back 7

SEE DIAGRAM 1.

Front 8

Describe the risk transition indigenous health has undergone in the past 30 years.

Back 8

30 years ago threats were high infant and child mortality and mortality associated with Communicable diseases, matenal and antenatal complications and malnutrition. This has transitioned to mortality associated with lifestyle diseases, with many ATSI people suffering from CVD, DMT2 and chronic renal disease.

Front 9

What are some of the solutions indigenous communities are operating to reduce chronic illnesses such as diabetes and CVD?

Back 9

Building food security by improving access to healthy food (geographically and economically), improving food storage and refrigeration, promotion of healthy diets, delivering education to different ae groups (particularly mothers), coooking classes and community gardens.

Front 10

What are some government initated programs operating to reduce nutrition related disease in indegenous communities?

Back 10

Funding and support of local programs
National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Nutrition Strategy and Action Plan (2000-2010) increased access to healthy food (especially take-away) and increased training of indigenous health workers regarding nutrition.