HAS913: Health Issue Affecting Indigenous Populations- Maternal Mortality- Reflection Writing Assignment

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Reflection Writing Assignment:

Task: Pick one health issue from the following list. Examine this health issue in an Indigenous population of your choice (does not have to be the Australian Indigenous population). Discuss how the social determinants of health influence this population with regard to this health issue and critically examine what interventions have been implemented for this health issue in this population. Use the following reference for a starting point in your research: United Nations, 2009, The State of the World’s Indigenous Peoples Health Issues: - Diabetes - Maternal mortality - Trachoma - Substance misuse - Obesity - Infectious disease (choose one specific disease) - Teenage pregnancy - Sexual health - Suicide