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HSBH3001: Health and Indigenous Populations
2025 unit information
The increasing need to address the health of Indigenous populations is not a new phenomenon. This Unit of Study teaches students, from an Indigenous Australian lens, about delivering services to Indigenous populations to address health and wellness. The semester journey takes into account the strength of Indigenous ways of doing, knowing and being that have enabled Indigenous people to address the social, political and cultural determinants of health. Students will be engaged in understanding the complexities surrounding the collection and recording of accurate Indigenous population health data that has led to Indigenous disadvantage and the gap in life expectancy that Australia still struggles to close. Students will be engaged in strategies for effective cultural communication with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health professionals and patients/ clients. Ethical approaches required for researching Indigenous peoples and communities will also be explored.
Unit details and rules
Managing faculty or University school:
Medicine and Health
| Study level | Undergraduate |
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| Academic unit | Participation Sciences |
| Credit points | 6 |
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Prerequisites:
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HSBH1007 or HSBH2007 or FMHU2000 or BACH1161 or HSBH1003 |
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Corequisites:
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None |
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NURS2008 |
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None |
At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. (critically) evaluate the impact of history and policy on the health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
- LO2. analyse the complexities in collecting and recording accurate population health data of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders in comparison with non-Indigenous people
- LO3. describe the challenges for health professionals when confronted with the health inequalities experienced by Indigenous Australians, and provide examples of how to overcome these challenges
- LO4. critique the literature on the media commentary surrounding Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people’s health
- LO5. identify what is considered as ethical and culturally competent when communicating with Indigenous peoples and/or communities
- LO6. describe the most appropriate model of health care, as per the evidence, to address the health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, and explain why this model and approach of service delivery is so effective
- LO7. analyse Indigenous health while recognising and avoiding cultural bias, and considering the social and cultural contexts of health issues.
- LO8. Identify the cause of economic disempowerment and its impact on the wellbeing of Indigenous peoples and communities.
Unit availability
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Semester 1 2024
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Normal day | Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney | |
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Semester 2 2024
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Block mode | Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney |
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Semester 1 2025
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Normal day | Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney |
Outline unavailable
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Intensive October - November 2025
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Block mode | Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney |
Outline unavailable
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