Introduction:
Despite being a dynamic example of the variety of language and culture, the indigenous people are usually underprivileged in the society. The indigenous health is a major concern as they have the worst health indicators. In addition, their declining knowledge, demolished environment, land allocation and their fear of social discrimination leading to reluctance in accessing health services are the issues drawing attention towards their health promotion and maintenance (Stephen, Porter, Nettleton & Willis, 2006).
Aim:
This report outlines the health services delivered by Danila Dilba health service in Northern Territory of Australia and their struggles towards reaching a dream that never died. All in all trying to promote and maintain the health of Aboriginal and Torres islander people.
History and Background:
Danila Dilba is an Indigenous Medical service located in Darwin, NT. The very first staffs of Danila Dilba were recruited in the September of 1991 under the founder, late …show more content…
One of the issues is the politics in the Aboriginal community control where black politics is against white politics. The main goal of Danila Dilba lies underneath this issue and is fighting for it. Likewise, due to the clinical operations and having to focus on the main clinic caused lack of time for the staffs to work with the women in the community.
In this context, the challenges faced by Danila Dilba are that there is still a lack of resources and majority of staffs have left their jobs at a relatively high rate. In addition, the health sector is very demanding and the health care workers tend to get exhausted and fail to keep up with those demands. This challenge is both physically and mentally stressful (Danila Dilba Biluru Butji Binnilutlum, Health Service, 2001).
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Despite being a dynamic example of the variety of language and culture, the indigenous people are usually underprivileged in the society. The indigenous health is a major concern as they have the worst health indicators. In addition, their declining knowledge, demolished environment, land allocation and their fear of social discrimination leading to reluctance in accessing health services are the issues drawing attention towards their health promotion and maintenance (Stephen, Porter, Nettleton & Willis, 2006).
Aim:
This report outlines the health services delivered by Danila Dilba health service in Northern Territory of Australia and their struggles towards reaching a dream that never died. All in all trying to promote and maintain the health of Aboriginal and Torres islander people.
History and Background:
Danila Dilba is an Indigenous Medical service located in Darwin, NT. The very first staffs of Danila Dilba were recruited in the September of 1991 under the founder, late …show more content…
One of the issues is the politics in the Aboriginal community control where black politics is against white politics. The main goal of Danila Dilba lies underneath this issue and is fighting for it. Likewise, due to the clinical operations and having to focus on the main clinic caused lack of time for the staffs to work with the women in the community.
In this context, the challenges faced by Danila Dilba are that there is still a lack of resources and majority of staffs have left their jobs at a relatively high rate. In addition, the health sector is very demanding and the health care workers tend to get exhausted and fail to keep up with those demands. This challenge is both physically and mentally stressful (Danila Dilba Biluru Butji Binnilutlum, Health Service, 2001).
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