Aboriginal and Torres Straight Culture and health

Running head: ABORIGINAL AND TORRES CULTURE 1
Aboriginal and Torres Straight Culture and health
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ABORIGINAL AND TORRES CULTURE 2
Aboriginal and Torres Straight Culture and health
The Aboriginal and Torres Straight Islander have a holistic understand health in a holistic
way. The understanding or health does not revolve around the wellbeing or a particular
individual in the community; the focus is on the whole community (Coffin, 2007). Their health
refers to the cultural, emotional, and social wellbeing of all members of the community. As
perceived by the community, issues to do with health means a whole life process. In my opinion,
it influences providers of health care services who need to reach a point where all members of
the community should be able to achieve their full potential at individual level. Additionally,
such individuals need to participate in ensuring the wellbeing of their communities.
According to HREOC, (2015), the community’s understanding of the culture and health
issues covers the whole community and is a process that starts at birth and ends at death of an
individual. The community puts much concentration on issues that affect the daily activities of
the members of the society. As stated earlier, such issues include traditional knowledge and
healing, social justice, human rights, connection to the country, and equality in the society.
Based on this illustration, WHO (2015) denotes that the of health and culture according to the
Aboriginal and Torres Straight Islander entails mental, physical, cultural, and spiritual health of
all the individuals in the community. In this case, land is said to be one of the central factors that
promote health in the society.
Analysis of Aboriginal and Torres Straight Islander understanding of the cultural and
health issues has shaped how many people view the whole health and cultural sectors in
Australia and beyond (Carson, Dunbar, Chenhall, & Bailie, 2007). At the same time, there are
personal attributes that influence how an individual views the cultural concepts related to