Yr 8 HPE

Personal, Social and Community

Health

“Close the Gap”

STUDENT NAME:
Ryan Sharma
TEACHER NAME:
Mr Swadling
When is HPE on:
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Activity 1. Watch on Youtube “Our Generation - Full Length Version”
Just first 25minutes, Break down how different or similar your life is to
that shown in the video.

Activity 2.
a) Lets refresh….What does the term “Health” mean?

Health

b) Health: defined by World Health Organisation

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 Health: Defined by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples?
• There is no one term that translates health in Aboriginal and Torres Strait
Islander languages – generally it is seen as ‘Life’. (Gatjil Djerrkura, NT).
• ‘Not just the physical well-being of the individual but the social, emotional, and
cultural well-being of the whole community. This is the whole-of-life view
and it also includes the cyclical concept of life-death-life.’ (National Aboriginal
Health Strategy Report, 1989).
• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples view health as a collective
asset whereas many non-indigenous western cultures see health as an
individual asset.
c) Watch Youtube video on “Closing the Gap 2015”

d) Use 2-3 sentences to explore the similarities and differences between the
World Health Organisations definition of health to that of the ATSI peoples?

Try using some of the following “Cohesive Links” to create your

sentences
But contrastingly conversely despite however
still too likewise also equally

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 Activity 3 Health Facts
i) Research with the help of your teacher the Life Expectancy ranking of Australia
compared to the rest of the world… use Wikipedia even. AUST RANK: ______

Use the table below to answer the following questions

Life expectancy at birth, by Indigenous status, sex and state/territory

Difference
Indigenous   Non-Indigenous  
(years)
State
Female Female Female
Males   Males   Males
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NSW 70.5 74.6   79.8 83.1   9.3 8.5
Qld 68.7 74.4   79.4 83.0   10.8 8.6
WA 65.0 70.2   80.1 83.7   15.1 13.5
NT 63.4 68.7   77.8 83.1   14.4 14.4
Australi
67.4 72.3   79.8 83.2   12.4 10.9
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Not all states are shown but the states that have the highest Indigenous population are

i) What is the life expectancy for an indigenous Male from Queensland?

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ii) Which Gender, state and peoples has the highest Life Expectancy?
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iii) Which Gender, state and peoples has the lowest Life Expectancy?
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iv) Which state and gender has the greatest difference between Life
Expectancy?
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v) Where does Queensland Males and Females rank compared to the
other states listed in Life Expectancy? QLD Males rank: ______ QLD
Females Rank: _______

vi) Use the table to average life expectancy of indigenous Australians

(Hint: add Males and Female and divide by 2) ___________________

vii) Use the list of “Life expectancy by country” from wikipeadia to now
estimate what ranking Indigenous Australians would be if they were the
only peoples that lived in Australia. Indigenous Aust Country
RANKING: ___________

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 viii) Discuss where Australian Indigenous Australians are ranked compared
to the countries around them on the list, what are some similarities
Indigenous Australians face in regards to health that these countries
may also face.
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ix) Physical Health concerns for Indigenous Australians

a) _____times more likely to suffer kidney failure

b) _____times more likely to have a disability

c) _____times more likely to have diabetes

d) _____times more likely to die from diabetes

e) _____times more likely for the mother to die during childbirth

x) Mental Health concerns for Indigenous Australian

a) ______% of total Australian Suicides in 2010 were by indigenous people, despite

making up only _____% of the total population.

b) The rate of self harm increased by ________% from 2004/05 to 2012/13

c) ________times more likely to experience high/very high levels of stress

compared to non-indigenous adults

d) __________% of indigenous Australian affected by mental illness

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Activity 4. The highest Authority on accurate information is the Australian Government websites.
The following is a report that we will use to answer the following questions and discuss

ONLINE RESEARCH: Tracking progress against the Implementation Plan

goals for the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Plan 2013–2023
https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/indigenous-health-welfare/tracking-progress-against-ipg-2013-
2023/contents/summary
i) When was this report released? _______________ (hint: answer near top of page)
ii) Use Paragraph 2 of the summary to find out how many indicators/goals are set to are
planned to be achieved by 2023? _________

iii) How many Domains groups are there? _________

iv) Click on Adolescent and youth health Domain, What are the goals for Adolescent and
youth Health and are they on track?

Goal On track

v) Based on the goals, what is the primary focus of the study on Indigenous health?
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vi) Why do you think this is?

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vii) Click on Health checks – people aged 15-24 and scroll down to “Why is it important?”,
Skim the paragraph and what are some key phrases that are repeated Scroll further…
which state is performing the best at getting health checks done.
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viii) What is one statistic every state has in common with each other when comparing males
to females ____________________________________, why might this be the case?
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 Social Determinates of Health

Activity 5 a) Look carefully at the 8 Social Determinates of Health and select 3 which you believe
have the greatest impact on your health, and give 2 examples of each.

EG Housing needs to be 1) free of pests, and 2) provides protection from the weather.

What are the top 3 social Determinates you believe have

the greatest impact on YOUR health, and give 2 examples
of each

b) From the list of those you didn’t select, state what lead you to not including it in your list.
Consider using one of the following phrases in your answer…
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 “which is why” “which makes it” “different from” “for example”
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What are the top 3 social Determinates to ATSI Peoples Health, and
give 2 examples of each

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d) From the list of those you didn’t select, state what lead you to not including it in your list.
Consider using one of the following phrases in your answer…
“which is why” “which makes it” “different from” “for example”
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e) Discuss in 3-4 sentences the similarities and differences between the 3

Determinates on your health and that of ASTI Peoples. Use a topic sentence to
introduce the paragraph.

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Activity 6 Video: “We are Ngarrindjri” 4:27mins

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Aboriginal Connection to, and respect for, Country Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people do
not view the land like many western societies. They didn’t own the land, and do not now own the
land, but rather see themselves almost like guardians of their Country. Connection to Country is,
and still remains, a complex relationship.

An example of Connection to Country is taken from the Ngarrindjeri nation, an Aboriginal

nation of 18 language groups who occupied, and still inhabit, the Lower Murray, Coorong
and Lakes area of South Australia: “The Ngarrindjeri nation... use the term Ruwe/Ruwar to
encapsulate the interconnection between country, body, and spirit. This interconnection is
fundamental to wellbeing and it is for this reason that healthy lands and waters are critical to
healthy Ngarrindjeri people and culture. Creation ancestors such as Ngurunderi give Ngarrindjeri
traditional responsibility to care for Ruwe/Ruwar.”

Their lands and waters extended 30km up the Murray from Lake Alexandrina, the length of
the Coorong and the coastal area to Encounter Bay. Today this Aboriginal group is still very
strong, with a large community of people based in the Lower Murray and Coorong area.
Point McLeay Mission was founded on the shores of Lake Alexandrina in 1859 by the
Aborigines' Friends Association for the Aboriginal people of the Lower Lakes. George Taplin,
the Congregational minister, was its first administrator. Following Government administration from
1916, Point McLeay was returned to the Ngarrindjeri people in 1974 and renamed Raukkan in
1982.

Demonstrating where or what country one is from is critical to any Aboriginal and Torres
Strait Islander person for their self-identity, and when introducing themselves to other
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

However, there are many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who do not know their
country or mob due to forced removals from country or family (Stolen Generation). Since
identity is core to social and emotional health, not knowing Culture and Country can have a
negative impact on health.

Research what “Indigenous Country” our school is located on: _______________________

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Activity 7: Racism and Mental Health
i) In three sentences, what do you think racism is?
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ii) What five words best describe how you think racism makes people feel?
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iii)Watch these videos:

a. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UzDxmdU1rkk&feature=youtu.be
b. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_AbjhXv0cI&feature=youtu.be
After watching the beyondblue “Invisible Discriminator” clips, how do you think
people experience racism?
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iv) In groups, discuss: What did your group think racism was before you watched the clips?
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v) Have your thoughts have changed after watching the clips?

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 vi) If your thoughts have changed, how have they? If they haven’t, what did you see in the
clips that confirmed your points of view?
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vii) What impacts does racism have on people’s mental health?

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viii) What you can do, as a group and as individuals, to address racist comments or actions?
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Activity 8
Adam Goodes AFL FOOTBALLER
Watch the acceptance speech from when Adam Goodes was named Australian of the
Year in 2014.
i) What do you think he wins the award for?
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ii) Is being a sports star easier or harder for him to be a “Poster Boy” for Anti-racism
message? Why?
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Watch the 7min video called AFL 360 discuss Adam Goodes' dance Indigenous
Round 9 2015
iii) From 0:36 to 1:36 List some of the statements made by high profile media on the
issue
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iv) Watch again and tally the support or opposition of the war dance, then do a tally
of the class.

Who Tally Support Tally Oppose

Media
Class

v) Are the result different…if so what could be some of the reasons for the
differences, use dot points if you like:
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