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dc.contributor.authorBarnett, Leda
dc.contributor.authorKendall, Elizabeth
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-03T13:01:48Z
dc.date.available2017-05-03T13:01:48Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.date.modified2012-02-10T02:10:47Z
dc.identifier.issn1036-1073
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/41657
dc.description.abstractISSUE ADDRESSED: This study investigated the application of an educational health promotion program, the Stanford Chronic Disease Self-Management Program (CDSM), within three Queensland Aboriginal (Murri) communities (rural, regional and urban). METHODS: A participant-observation approach was used and qualitative data was collected through interviews and focus groups. A total of 39 people participated, al of whom had been exposed to the program in different ways (i.e. leaders, health professionals, Elders who sponsored the program) during its recent deployment in their communities. RESULTS: Across all three regions, Aboriginal engagement in the program was found to be influenced by core factors that are well known and reflect our general understanding about Aboriginal history (e.g. the impact of negative medica interactions, the lack of cultural competence, the use of culturally insensitive methods of service delivery, the collectivity of Murri life and the holistic concept of health). However, a more important finding was that irrespective of these broad factors, the acceptability of the program in each community depended on the extent to which it had embraced and espoused several localised processes. The impact and nature of these processes differed across each region. CONCLUSIONS: Four local processes reflected the unique characteristics and profile of each community.They included the need to be responsive to local systems and structures, to incorporate local cultural traditions and knowledge bases, to use locally accepted forms of cultural communication, and to facilitate oca community participation and leadership in the program. Importantly, these factors determined the experience of the program within each community, ultimately influencing its acceptability, effectiveness and sustainability.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherAustralian Health Promotion Association
dc.publisher.placeAustralia
dc.publisher.urihttp://www.healthpromotion.org.au/journal/journal-overview
dc.relation.ispartofstudentpublicationN
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom27
dc.relation.ispartofpageto32
dc.relation.ispartofissue1
dc.relation.ispartofjournalHealth Promotion Journal of Australia
dc.relation.ispartofvolume22
dc.rights.retentionY
dc.subject.fieldofresearchHealth and community services
dc.subject.fieldofresearchNutrition and dietetics
dc.subject.fieldofresearchHealth services and systems
dc.subject.fieldofresearchPublic health
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode420305
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode3210
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode4203
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode4206
dc.titleCulturally appropriate methods for enhancing the participation of Aboriginal Australians in health-promoting programs
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.facultyArts, Education & Law Group, Gumurrii Centre
gro.date.issued2011
gro.hasfulltextNo Full Text
gro.griffith.authorKendall, Elizabeth


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