Deck 10: Indigenous Health Systems and Services

Question 1

The model of Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services (ACCHSs)aligned most closely with primary health care (PHC):

A)to make health care accessible,affordable and culturally appropriate.
B)to improve the response and efficacy of the health service.
C)to ensure that health promotion was at the forefront of care.
D)to ensure efficiency and uptake of care.

Answer 1

to make health care accessible,affordable and culturally appropriate.

Question 2

Indigenous people require separate or specific health services because:

A)the overall health of Indigenous people is worse on all standard indicators than that of other Australians.
B)of the ongoing consequences of colonisation and the related impacts on health.
C)of lack of access to comprehensive primary health care.
D)all of the above.

Answer 2

all of the above.

Question 3

Indigenous or traditional healers:

A)have no role to play in the contemporary Indigenous health systems and services.
B)no longer focus on maintaining holistic well-being.
C)are now identified by health service managers rather than their peers.
D)work from models based on Indigenous conceptualisations of health.

Answer 3

work from models based on Indigenous conceptualisations of health.

Question 4

A major barrier to health for Indigenous Australians is:

A)lack of inclusion by non-Indigenous Australians.
B)lack of cultural understanding.
C)racism.
D)lack of rural and remote health services.

Question 5

Indigenous Australia is a culturally diverse population,what works in one region may not work in another;therefore:

A)the models of health systems and services must be reflective of this diversity.
B)the models of health systems and services must meet the standards of the ACCHSs.
C)the models of health systems must meet the needs of all Australians.
D)the models of health systems must allow for equal access.

Question 6

It is important for non-Indigenous health professionals to acknowledge that clients have their own explanations of illness and well-being because:

A)this affects the client's compliance and willingness to engage with treatment.
B)people engage in health-promoting practices determined by their own cultural values and beliefs.
C)otherwise it wouldn't address mental health issues.
D)of all of the above.

Question 7

The first Aboriginal-controlled Medical Service (AMS):

A)became established from the early 21st century.
B)started in Redfern,Australia in the 1970s.
C)was in place for thousands of years prior to the advent of Western health care.
D)employed Ngangkari,traditional healers,at Alice Spring Hospital in 1973.

Question 8

Sustainability for ACCHSs may:

A)involve more investment in e-health technologies.
B)mean employing more doctors and nurses.
C)require strategic partnerships with mainstream services.
D)not focus solely in Indigenous consumers.

Question 9

The National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (NACCHO)welcomed the Budget announcement:

A)of a bi-partisan government priority model.
B)of a new needs-based funding formula model.
C)of an Indigenous Australian's Health Program Funding model.
D)of an incorporated public health sector model.

Question 10

Prior to colonisation,Indigenous people:

A)had a higher level of health that was better than that of the new arrivals.
B)had higher mortality and morbidity rates.
C)were more prone to accidents and trauma.
D)suffered higher rates of mental health issues.

Question 11

The benefits of ACCHSs include:

A)effectiveness in improving health care.
B)delivery of economic benefits to their communities.
C)provision of employment for Indigenous people.
D)all of the above.