Essays on Torres Strait

Economic inequality Between Indigenous and Non-Indigenous Australians

Introduction Thought the last century, the subject of inequality has come to the fore. It seems that social, economic, racial, ethnic disparity became ubiquitous under the circumstances of economic and technical progress. While some countries take a course of rapid development, others remain behind. It happens not only on the political level but also within the country on the social scale. The emergence of perceptible economic inequality can now be observed in developed countries, and Australia is not an exclusion. Historically, economic inequality strengthened disparities of income and living standards of the individual layers of the population, increased the ...

A health system entails all programs, institutions, resources, procedures and personnel that are used by a country to meet the health needs of its citizens. The essence of a health system is to promote and restore the health of the population (WHO, 2014). Furthermore, an efficient health care system is always committed to the provision of quality care services to the citizens. According to Amce (2014), health systems vary from country to country. However, we have common elements like training of the physicians, robust funding, policies, health informatics and medical logistics. According to Kalisch (2014), the Australian health system ...

Aboriginal Torres Strait Islander

The indigenous people of the Torres Strait Islands distinctly come from the part of Queensland, Australia. One of the biggest health problems being faced by these people is that about 1 in 3 has Type 2 Diabetes (The National Diabetes Services Scheme, n.d.). The origin of this is said to come from maintaining a hunter-gatherer lifestyle which continued until the late 18th century. However by the end of 1788, the people tried to lead major changes in their lifestyle (Saggers & Gray, 1991, p. 20). But by the end of the second half of the 20th century, there have been ...