This unit is run by the Centre for Aboriginal Medical and Dental Health and Aboriginal organisations in the community. It is directed at students who are interested in learning more about Aboriginal health and helps students improve their understanding of the position of Aboriginal people in contemporary Australian society as a basis for working with Aboriginal people during their health career. <br/><br/>Taught predominantly by Aboriginal people, the unit addresses historical and cultural issues that underlie current Aboriginal health problems and explores specific health issues affecting Aboriginal people. The unit also explores in more detail interactions between Aboriginal and... -- Course Website
Instructor: Assistant Professor Craig Allen
Prerequisites: for the Aboriginal Health and Wellbeing major: INDG1150 Aboriginal Encounters: Strangers in our Backyard or INDG1140 Knowing Country: The Dreaming and Darwin; for pre-NC2012 students: HIST1100 Aboriginal History; in the Population Health major: PUBH1101 H
