Impact of Colonisation on Aboriginal Health in Australia

Its bad for your health

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION ..........................................................................................................................1
MAIN BODY ..................................................................................................................................1
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................2
REFERENCES ...............................................................................................................................3
Books and Journals ................................................................................................................3

INTRODUCTION
Colonisation deprived aboriginal people of their mother land and in Australia it was
began in 1788 when it was treated by the British government as a colony of accommodation.
British colonists grabbed aboriginal land on the assumption that the particular land belongs to
no-one. Australian colonisation had a destructive impact on aboriginal cultures and communities.
In this report, there is brief description of colonisation of aboriginals in Australia.
MAIN BODY
Australian history is not considered as indicator of aboriginals health status. According to
the national health survey conducted in 2001 , eye related problems were one of the most
common problem reported by the Torres islander people and aboriginals. In non-remote areas,
aboriginals have reported eye related issue as a long term state of health. Aboriginals are more
likely to deal with eye related issues in comparison to non-indigenous people. Their eyes get
affected by genetic factors, UV rays, poor nutrition, injuries and smoking. Many of the victims
addressed that they are not getting the access to optometrists. Lack of transport, economic
disadvantages and geographical remoteness affects aboriginals and they can not access the
appropriate diagnosis, treatments and management of eye related issues (Dardengo and et. al.,
2019).
There were several other factors which contributed to eye related health issues such as
high blood pressure, diabetes, repeated infections, use of alcohol and tobacco and low birth
weight. Vulnerable aboriginals do not get the access of health facilities and causes thousands of
death. Health care professionals are reliable to identify their health related issues by listening
their client's problems and issues affecting their lives badly. Skill base is a crucial one which
assist health care professionals to gather important information of particular circumstances which
could help to prevent the prevalence but was not previously diagnose. Health interventions and
treatments fail to obtain the health outcomes in Australian aboriginals (Williams and et. al.,
2022). Colonisation increase the prevalence of communicable diseases among aboriginals.
Colonisation make aboriginals suffer with unequal access to healthcare facilities. Australian
aboriginals had to suffer with the prevalence of communicable diseases because they did not
have access to hospitals. Recent researchers have found clear evidence of the powerful relation
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