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ANNOTED BIBLIOGRAPY - Relationships between culture, healthcare and health outcomes Reading 1 reference Hampton, R. and Toombs, M. (2013). Chapter 2: Racism, colonisation/colonialism and impacts on Indigenous people. In Indigenous Australians and health. Oxford University Press: South Melbourne This text outlines Australia’s historical colonial dominance and identifies colonialism direct impact on Indigenous health and culture. The chapter provides a good summary of Australia’s history from an…

plants and cutting down a huge number of trees in Australia.Need to cover the land clearing in general in Australia Since the mid 1990s, the rate of land clearing has been increasing. Approximately 470,000 hectares of land were cleared in 1999 in Queensland alone. Despite the fact that the amazing rates of area, clearing that set Australia in the main 10 land clearing countries on the planet have lessened in the course of recent years, regardless we're clearing significantly more local…

Rarely is it caused by a medical condition such as genetic diseases and hormonal disorders. World Health Organization estimated there to be over 42 million cases in 2013, of overweight children under the age of five. A 2011–12 survey showed 27.5% of Queensland children were measured as overweight or obese and were more likely to have a larger waistline nationally…

Moreton Bay Marine Park is located on the eastern coast of Australia having the surface area of 3400km2 and consists of several islands including Moreton Island, Bribie Island, North and South Stradbroke Island. Moreton bay Marine Park was first established in 1993 to protect the high biodiversity and unique environment whilst still allowing recreational use of the Bay (Department of National Parks, Sports and Racing, 2017). North Stradbroke Island (Minjerribah), is one of the islands situated…

treatment that Aboriginal people faced from European settlers and the Australian government. The outcomes were successful in allowing Aboriginal people to have their recognition as the rightful owners of their land legitimised by law. The Mabo v Queensland case, the Native Title Act, and the Wik Decision, were all key factors in the restoration of land rights for Aboriginal people. The aforementioned legislations all signified victory in Mabo 's campaign and subsequently provided a sense of…

"With the Immigration Restriction Act 1901", it has become an important part in the White Australia policy. In 1901, there are about 10000 Pacific Islanders working in Australia, most of the sugar cane industry in northern New South Wales and Queensland, many work as indentured laborers. The bill eventually led to approximately 7500 Pacific Islanders…

The Cape York Peninsula (CYP) Bioregion is located on the Northern Queensland, which are included woodlands and rainforest along the east coast.() As a result of its geographical position, regional weather and countless havens, therefore, Cape York had a vital ecological value for the Australia regarded as pest and disease controls among the entire areas (The Department of State Development, Infrastructure and Planning, 2014). Cape York Peninsula is a high-risk area for the entry of exotic…

The Federation of Australia positively impacted immigration laws and restrictions. Before 1901, each colony had different restrictions regarding immigrants, although there wasn’t any action taken to prevent the large numbers. The colony in Queensland had seen the arrival of 60,000 Pacific Island people which hugely affected the Australian’s living there. The number of immigrants entering Australia were spiralling out of control and it became hard for each of the separate colonies to document.…

Prelude Darren Billing was admitted to community palliative care services due to progressive motor neuron disease that he was diagnosed with 12 months ago. Darren is still able to walk; however, he has already lost the function in the left arm, and is losing the function in the right arm. Darren and his ex-wife split 7 years ago, and he is living with his two sons, 13-year-old boy Mason and 10-year-old boy Jack. As Darren is unable to perform most activities of daily living, he depends on Jack…

Designing and implementing a BIP in response to a student demonstrating “repeated inappropriate behaviour” is one of the requirements of Durack State School as outlined in the Responsible Behaviour Plan for Students (Education Queensland, n.d., p. 3). Following the referral to the Special Needs Team by Louise’s teacher, data collected through a FBA has been used to inform the creation of the BIP (see Appendix A) (Scott, Anderson & Alter, 2012). A BIP is a written document that describes what…