PUBH2005 prep

Some Indigenous people in Australia view colonisation by the Europeans in 1788 as invasion.

• True

• False

The number of Indigenous Australians continues to increase. Why is this?

• Increasing acknowledgement of Indigenous people.

• Increasing acknowledgement of Indigenous culture.

• Increasing acknowledgment of the value Indigenous people add to Australia.

• All the above

Ethnic discrimination has little to no effect on health outcomes for CALD Australians.

• True

• False

Being forced into subordination means that members of the subjugated group lose control over how they adapt and over their realities because these are redefined by the oppressors. This was thankfully not the case for Indigenous Australians when the Europeans settled here.  

• True

• False

Some barriers to better health outcomes for CALD people are:

• Language and Transport

• Cultures of health and Not having enough money

• Undertrained workforce and Low knowledge of one's health rights

• All the above

Ethnic discrimination correlates with increased BMI amongst CALD Australians.

• True

• False

Given the importance of valuing diversity health care practitioners can support multiculturalism by developing deep friendships with people from many ethnic groups

• True

• False

From where do the following principles of cultural competency originate:

- engaging consumers and communities and sustaining reciprocal relationships;

- using leadership and accountability for sustained change;

- building on strengths — know the community, know what works; and

- a shared responsibility — creating partnerships and sustainability.

• National Health and Medical Research Council

• Australian Research Council

• CSIRO

• NSW Department of Ageing

Choose the answer which best describes cultural competence

• Goes beyond cultural awareness and sensitivity.

• Supports client experiences to maximise health outcomes

• Institutionalised to reduce discrimination

• All the above

In order to ensure cultural safety the health professional/educator must:

- become an expert on culture

- learn a new language

- study world religions

• True

• False