Talking about health, wellbeing and disability in young people: An Aboriginal perspective
Disability in Australian Indigenous populations is twice as high compared to non-Indigenous populations. This study explores the perceptions of health and disability from the viewpoint of Indigenous children and young people with and without disabilities. A total of 24 Perth youths aged 9 to 26 year...
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| author | Jalla, Caris Lae |
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| description | Disability in Australian Indigenous populations is twice as high compared to non-Indigenous populations. This study explores the perceptions of health and disability from the viewpoint of Indigenous children and young people with and without disabilities. A total of 24 Perth youths aged 9 to 26 years participated. Findings outline the facilitators and barriers to health and beliefs around the causes of disability. These results have important implications for disability service providers working with Indigenous communities. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-487022017-04-20T00:35:33Z Talking about health, wellbeing and disability in young people: An Aboriginal perspective Jalla, Caris Lae Disability in Australian Indigenous populations is twice as high compared to non-Indigenous populations. This study explores the perceptions of health and disability from the viewpoint of Indigenous children and young people with and without disabilities. A total of 24 Perth youths aged 9 to 26 years participated. Findings outline the facilitators and barriers to health and beliefs around the causes of disability. These results have important implications for disability service providers working with Indigenous communities. 2016 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/48702 Curtin University fulltext |
| spellingShingle | Jalla, Caris Lae Talking about health, wellbeing and disability in young people: An Aboriginal perspective |
| title | Talking about health, wellbeing and disability in young people: An Aboriginal perspective |
| title_full | Talking about health, wellbeing and disability in young people: An Aboriginal perspective |
| title_fullStr | Talking about health, wellbeing and disability in young people: An Aboriginal perspective |
| title_full_unstemmed | Talking about health, wellbeing and disability in young people: An Aboriginal perspective |
| title_short | Talking about health, wellbeing and disability in young people: An Aboriginal perspective |
| title_sort | talking about health, wellbeing and disability in young people: an aboriginal perspective |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/48702 |