Personal Reflection: Health and Discrimination in Aboriginal Australia

This personal reflection analyzes the health status of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities in remote Australia, highlighting significant disparities and discrimination within the healthcare system. The author describes their experience setting up a camp to study the health conditions, revealing poor living conditions and limited access to medical facilities, often due to racism. The reflection details the emotional impact of witnessing these conditions, emphasizing the need for government intervention to ensure equal access to healthcare. The analysis reveals that racial discrimination affects health outcomes, mental stability, and social status. The author concludes by advocating for immediate corrective measures and raising awareness to address health disparities and improve medical care for these communities. The reflection references relevant academic sources to support the observations made.

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Description
I spared my time in order to analyze the health condition and status of Aboriginal people who are
living in the remote area in Australia. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities are
people who are facing huge medical deficiency problem as they are been ignored by the
Australian Government in the name of racism and caste. In a way to analyze the condition of
health, I set up a camp there to deeply analyze the current situation. What I found is that
aboriginals are living in very poor condition and they are even not able to get proper medical
facility by the Australian authority. On the name of race and Torres Strait Islander communities
are been discriminated. Communities are not getting proper health and medical facility to live
healthily. It is reducing their stamina and hampering their mental status. During my analysis and
study, I found that the main reason that they are been discriminated is that of their background
and racism. Initially, Government of Australia is not taking any step in a way to provide the
communities proper medical and health facility. As a result, many individuals are suffering from
several diseases. In my analysis, I found that due to residing in a remote area they are not enough
educated to raise their voice and to approach the government again and again for their right.
Feeling
During the analysis, I was really shocked to know that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
people are been discriminated by the Government of Australia in the name of Racism. While
conducting the analysis and knowing the condition of Aboriginals and Torres Strait Islander I
become senseless and speechless as I was very much shocked and surprised to know that still
Aboriginals and Torres Strait Islander are been discriminated in regards to a health facility. The

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analysis made me very upset and sad as I cannot image to see the people living in this condition
and discriminated on the basis of racism. So for this, I feel that government should kindly look
into the matter and should provide all the proper medical and health facility. Overall my study
and analysis made me very sad.
Evaluation
My experience throughout the analysis is quite satisfactory but it made me very sad. During and
after my analysis I came to know the exact condition of the Aboriginals and Torres Strait
Islander people. Before my analysis, I was unaware of the living and health condition of the
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Through my analysis, I came to know that still
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are discriminated on the basis of racism and are
called by different names such as racial slurs (Carey et al., 2017).
In my analysis, I found that three out of four Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are
regularly experiencing race discrimination. Especially when taking primary health care facility.
This racial discrimination led many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people not able to get
diagnosis and treatment for the disease (Martyn et al., 2016). Due to the racial discrimination,
they are not in a position to get proper treatment and their disease is also not diagnosed at the
earlier stage.
My experience was good because I came to know about the actual condition of aboriginals as
how they are discriminated on the basis of race. It is hampering their social status.

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Analysis
Through analysis, I can say that the situation is very critical and worse. Aboriginals and Torres
Strait Islander people have been discriminated on the basis of racism. It is not only hampering
the health status but also affecting their mental stability and capability. Due to the racial
discrimination, they are not in a position to avail proper medical and health facility as they are
been discriminated by the Government of Australia (Dempsey et al., 2017). Government is not
providing proper health and medical facility neither government is providing proper drinking
water supply. It is causing great social and health issue in the communities. In my analysis, I
found that many people are suffered verbal abuse and offensive gesture while getting the medical
treatment.
Conclusion
In the end, I can conclude that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are continuously
suffering from discrimination on the basics racism. While getting the medical treatment they are
been ignored and are not provided proper medical and health facility. The government of
Australia is not making any special arrangement in a way to provide and ensure proper and
required medical and health facility. Due to racial discrimination, Aboriginal and Torres Strait
Islander community people are living in the worst condition.
Action plan
A problem of discrimination on the basis of racism and caste is increasing which is causing harm
to Aboriginals and Torres Strait Islander people. Therefore, there is need to take corrective
measure in a way to eliminate the racial discrimination. Looking at the condition of Aboriginal
and Torres Strait Islander people government should take prompt action in order to provide equal

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and fair medical health facility. It a need of the hour to raise the question and issue in front of
Government of Australia so that Government may take prompt and corrective action. For this, I
will try my level best in raising the issues in a way to solve the issue in best and effective
manner.
References
Carey, T. A., Dudgeon, P., Hammond, S. W., Hirvonen, T., Kyrios, M., Roufeil, L., & Smith, P.
(2017). The Australian Psychological Society's Apology to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
People. Australian Psychologist, 52(4), 261-267.

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Dempsey, M., Elliott, M., Gorton, C., Leamy, J., Yeganeh, S., & Scott, K. (2015). Improving
treatment outcomes for HIV-positive Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people at Cairns
Sexual Health using the treatment cascade as a model. HIV Australia, 13(3), 36.
Martyn, J. A. (2016). Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Worker/Practitioner
Continuing Education Needs Analysis.