Enhancing Wellbeing in a Rural Community

Running head: ENHANCING WELLBEING IN A RURAL COMMUNITY 1
ENHANCING WELLBEING IN A RURAL COMMUNITY
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ENHANCING WELLBEING IN A RURAL COMMUNITY 2
The Saibai island is majorly occupied by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander(Browne-
Yung, Ziersch, Baum & Gallaher, 2013). The community has been classified as the minority
group occupying around 5% of the population. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander are affected
by the various social determinant of health which includes poor government support social
empowerment, health promotion activities, education, unemployment, and culture(Browne-Yung,
Ziersch, Baum & Gallaher, 2013). Due to these social determinants, social capital in Saibai had
been linked to physical and mental health wellbeing making social capital to be of importance in
Saibai and all Torres traits islander. This is due to the fact that social capital has been enhancing
the health of the Saibai island people through the recourses generated by the society and the
government. Therefore, for good health connections, social networks are needed. Social
Networks in Saibai include both society and the government of which it can be formal or
informal (Browne-Yung, Ziersch, Baum & Gallaher, 2013). Social networks help in the provision
of emotional and material support that lead to health information availability (Browne-Yung,
Ziersch, Baum & Gallaher, 2013). Linking social capital in Saibai involve a connective
relationship between government and people in the society. Negative impacts of social capital
have been experienced in Saibai which include community exclusion and restrictions to
individual wellbeing.
Trust among the Torres traits islander in Saibai enables them to have empathy and
cooperation among the members of the community (Browne-Yung, Ziersch, Baum & Gallaher,
2013). This in turn has led to the development of new health ideas, mutual well-being,
understanding and development of alliances between the government and society. Distrust
toward Aboriginal community by the government and other society is common. If you are from a
Torres islander in Saibai, a chance of getting employment, your child be taken from you,