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Running head: HEALTH AND CULTURAL DIVERSITY WITH FIRST AUSTRALIANS 1Health and Cultural Diversity with First AustraliansStudent’s NameUniversity Affiliation

HEALTH AND CULTURAL DIVERSITY WITH FIRST AUSTRALIANS 2Health and Cultural Diversity with First AustraliansTopic: Indigenous people social and emotional wellbeing (SEWB) Discuss the topic in relation to social and historical circumstances SEWB is a holistic idea that is built on the concept of the Australian culture, society, family and mental health. The indigenous Australians do not view health based on the physical wellbeing alone. They consider other factors such as emotional, cultural and social wellbeing of the entire society [ CITATION Dar07 \l 1033 ]. Culture might affect the way people exhibit signs of mental illness. In the case of Aboriginals, culture determines, maintains and influences the onset,course and outcomes of social wellbeing. SEWB also connects to the historical circumstance of the Australian indigenous. Aboriginal people lost their land, culture as well as identity, which made them powerless [ CITATION Bro12 \l 1033 ]. After losing land, the indigenous people become economically and socially disadvantaged, which affects the mental wellbeing. This historical experience is attributed to the psychological distress. Besides, racisms and family disconnectedness among the indigenous people have resulted in ongoing impacts on wellbeing[ CITATION Dar08 \t \l 1033 ]. Non-indigenous people fail to experience poor social and emotionalwellbeing because of their historical and social circumstances. It is evident that their circumstances are different from those of the Australian aboriginals. The effect and relevance to modern health of the Australian indigenous population The social and historical circumstances have a significant impact on today’s health of the indigenous Australians. Health outcomes of the aboriginals are associated with the social and historical experience. Besides, the mental health outcomes are impacted by these circumstances. One survey conducted between 2012 and 2013 found that 30% of the Aboriginal adults had very

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