TY  - BOOK
AU  - Whiteside,Mary
AU  - Tsey,Komla
AU  - Cadet-James,Yvonne
AU  - McCalman,Janya
TI  - Promoting Aboriginal health: the family wellbeing empowerment approach 
T2  - SpringerBriefs in Public Health,
SN  - 9783319046181
PY  - 2014///
CY  - Cham
PB  - Springer International Publishing, Imprint: Adis
KW  - Public health
KW  - Australia
N1  - The Family Wellbeing Empowerment Program -- The Research Approach -- An Aboriginal Family Wellbeing Model of Empowerment -- Beliefs and Attitudes -- Skills and Knowledge -- Agency -- Outcomes -- Conclusion; Access restricted to subscribing institutions
N2  - "Those of us who have worked on the frontline of Aboriginal health for any length of time know that beneath the surface reality of Aboriginal people's poor health outcomes sits a deeper truth. It is about the importance of social and emotional wellbeing, and how this flows from a sense of control over one's own life. Where this is lacking, as it is in so many Aboriginal families and communities, there is instead indifference and despair and a descent into poor lifestyle choices and self-destructive behaviours. Our medical professionals do a great job of prescribing medicines and devising treatment programs but, to fix the root causes of ill-health, we need something more. As Aboriginal people we need to have a sense of agency in our lives, that we are not stray leaves blowing about in the wind. In a word, we need empowerment". Dr. Pat Anderson, Chairperson, the Lowitja Institute,Australia's National Institute for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Research
ER  -