Since the 1980s it has been recognised that social inequalities are associated with health inequality.67 The evidence base for these «social determinants» of health inequality has been accepted by the World Health Organization68 and, in Australia, by the Royal Australian College of Physicians.69 The Royal Australian College of Physicians reports that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities are the prime example of
negative social determinants of health in Australia.70
These life skills should not be approached from the point
of view
of the individualisation
of health risks; on the contrary, they include critical stances aimed at proactively deconstructing the
social determinants that have a
negative effect on public
health.
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Of course the change in Government and new administrative arrangements for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs may have a negative impact on the implementation (of the National Health Plan), not least because of «ownership» issues but also because the premise of the plan around social determinants requires a coordinated effort across government agencie
Of course the change in Government and new administrative arrangements for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs may have a
negative impact on the implementation (
of the National Health Plan), not least because of «ownership» issues but also because the premise of the plan around social determinants requires a coordinated effort across government agencie
of the National
Health Plan), not least because
of «ownership» issues but also because the premise of the plan around social determinants requires a coordinated effort across government agencie
of «ownership» issues but also because the premise
of the plan around social determinants requires a coordinated effort across government agencie
of the plan around
social determinants requires a coordinated effort across government agencies.
In order for school nurses to help address the
negative impact
of social determinants of health, however, it is necessary to provide them with specialized training and support staff to lighten the heavy workload they already carry.