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Racism as a Social determinant affecting Indigenous health and well-being

   

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Running head: RACISM ON HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF INDIGENOUS1Media Portfolio: Racism as a Social determinant affecting Indigenous health and well-beingInstitution’s NameDate
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RACISM ON HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF INDIGENOUS 2Introduction Various aspects have been documented in regards to indigenous health and well-being. They include but are not limited to housing, education, and access to medical care, unemployment and racism (Artuso et al., 2013). Scholars broadly classify them under social determinants and have a significant effect on indigenous health and well-being. The social determinant is poorly dealt with in Australia about equality among all groups of people. For instance, racial discrimination is rampant among non-indigenous towards indigenous people which in effect has negative impacts on indigenous health and well-being.In particular, racism as one of the social determinant affects indigenous health and well-being. It is a factor that raises a lot of concerns, and there is vast information concerning the vice among media items. Although the government, both the current and previous one, has tried to address the issue, racism continues to play a crucial in shaping the lives of indigenous Australians (Baba, Brolan, & Hill, 2014). Documents reveal that this group of people face depression and commit suicide at a greater rate than their counterparts and do not access health services as non-indigenous. In this paper, I intend to analyze four media items that discussed racism as a factor affecting the health and well-being of indigenous Australian. In analyzing the paper, it is important to look at the key points of the media item and how it fits in the broader picture of the topic or unit under discussion (Baum et al., 2013). Additionally, the paper will give a personal reflection on the information on the media item about the topic under discussion, that is, racism affects and continues to affect indigenous Australian health and well-being. Media article1
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RACISM ON HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF INDIGENOUS 3Racism in the health system plagues efforts to close the gap for Indigenous Australians, report says (Aubusson, 2014)http://www.smh.com.au/national/health/racism-in-the-health-system-plagues-efforts-to-close-the-gap-for-indigenous-australians-report-shows-20170315-guyhz4.htmlKey summaryThis article is about racism on an indigenous group of Australia that is common and continues to exist in health care system. At the beginning of the article, it tries to demonstrate how hard it is even for students to accomplish their medical careers as a result of it. The article demonstrates this by Ms. Banok Ring experience, as a child, and in hospital. To start with her experience as a child, her teacher underrates her ability. She cites a report by, closing the Gap report, which states that life expectancy of indigenous Australians is less by 10-17 on average than that of non-Australians. Additionally, chronic illnesses and preventable diseases do not existin high-income countries although common among indigenous Australians. In regards to seekingmedical intervention, racism has made Indigenous Australians be reluctant to visit health centers for fear of resist attacks and other unwelcoming behaviors. Unfortunately, few indigenous Australian health workers in health care facilities make it difficult to bring cultural change. Even though Doctors Association condemns racism, the government needs to address social determinant of health and conduct a national inquiry to solve the problem.How the media Item fits in the Unit and TopicIn the unit under the discussion of the effects of racialism and another social determinant,the media item puts it clearly that racism has a significant influence on the health and well-being of people. A person potential or academic ability is not gauged by his color or historical
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RACISM ON HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF INDIGENOUS 4background but the hard work and talent she or he has, Ms. Banok, despite being of Aboriginal origin, becomes a nurse. In addition to that, racial discrimination in provision of health services is a factor in reducing the life expectancy of individuals and avoiding preventable disease (Cunningham, & Paradies, 2013). There are many ways in solving racial discrimination, and one best such method is through cultural awareness. As stated in the media item, cultural awareness helps in building a society through integration and emphasizing the understanding that there is nobenefit of racism but a vice that does not befit humanity (Durey, Thompson, & Wood, 2012). In addition to that, the best way to tackle social determinant of health affecting health and well-being of the indigenous Australian is through involving the government to push for the implementation of policies that will see the vice reduced or terminated.How the article contribute to discussion and debateThe item contributes to the debate on racism on health and well-being of indigenous people of Australia in a positive way. The author has effectively highlighted the side effects that this group of people suffers under racialism as a social determinant (Durey et al., 2012). In addition to that, the article has provided for some of the plausible solutions that one can use to come up with or put an end to this vice in attempt to avoid causing unnecessary harm to Australian indigenous people. Lastly, the author has demonstrated efficiently that various forms of racism can affect an individual (Ferdinand, Paradies, & Kelaher, 2013). For instance, it can bein schools, in the administration of treatment or general conversation among medics. However, the author does not give any data or statistics to prove her claim (Thomas, Bainbridge, & Tsey, 2014). Despite the fact that she mentions of the indigenous Australians living a shorter life than non-indigenous, her average age does not come from any reliable source leaving readers to speculate (Schmitt et al., 2014).
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