Health Promotion For Promoting Report

HEALTH PROMOTION FOR PROMOTING MENTAL HEALTH OF ABORIGINAL
POPULATION
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Mental health in aboriginal
 Mental health is considered as a complex
interplay of psychological and environmental
factors
 Government policies of involuntary removal,
experiences of racism documented as
significant social determinants of the mental
health of Aboriginal people and communities
(Sabbioni et al., 2018).
 Hence, in order to improve mental health and
wellbeing, a health promotion campaign can
be designed with the aim of raising
awareness, literacy and mental health
facilities.
Figure: components of
wellbeing
Source:(Sabbioni et al.,
2018).

What is mental health???
 Mental health is defined as a level of
psychological well-being of people
 Approximately 31.7% of Aboriginal individuals
subjected to psychological distress, revealing
of a probable mental health condition,
compared to 12.3 % of non-Indigenous
Australians who are subjected to
psychological distress (McGough, Wynaden &
Wright, 2018).
 Majority of the children aged 10 to 24
experience self-inflicted injuries, anxiety
disorders, alcohol disorders
(Www.tobaccoinaustralia.org.au, 2019).
Figure: mental illness
Source: (McGough,
Wynaden & Wright,
2018).

What influences poor mental
health??
Internal factors
 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and hypertension and
kidney diseasealong with neurological disorders lead to
mental illness
External factors:
 racism, poor education, high unemployment, poor
housing, high smoking, and alcohol risk
Risk factors:
 loss, racism, ill health, opportunity, self-esteem(Marmot,
2017).
protective factors:
 Strong family bonding, strong community bonding,
strong cultural values, and beliefs (Fisher et al., 2016).
Figure: mental illness
Source:
(Fisher et al., 2016)