Type:	Journal Article
Title:	Empowerment and human rights in addressing violence and improving health in Australian indigenous communities.
Other Titles:	Health and Human Rights
Authors:	Whiteside, Mary Rees, Susan Tsey, Komla Every, Anne Williams, Elaine Cadet-James, Yvonne
Population:	Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples
Year:	2004
Citation:	No 1 Vol.: 8
Notes:	Life expectancy for Indigenous Australians is approximately 20 years less than that of other Australians, and endemic family violence is a causal factor. This article discusses evaluation data gathered from an Indigenous empowerment program aimed at increasing personal empowerment in order to improve individual and social wellbeing. Our analysis of the data demonstrates the success of the program in building personal strength, increasing ability to assist others, and increasing motivation to challenge structural factors impacting on health equality. We consider the operational implications of a human rights framework and argue that empowerment programs and human rights discourse, focusing on exploration of self and an analysis of colonization, discrimination, and human rights, could empower individuals and communities with an innovative approach to challenging health inequality. Copyright © 2004 by the President and Fellows of Harvard College. Author's Address: Centre for Domestic and Family Violence Research, Central Queensland University, Boundary Road, Mackay, QLD 4741, AustraliaSchool of Australian Indigenous Studies, School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, James Cook University, Cairns, QLD, AustraliaInstitute for Aboriginal Development, Alice Springs, North. Territ., AustraliaTangentyere Council, Alice Springs, North. Territ., AustraliaSchool of Australian Indigenous Studies, James Cook University, Cairns, QLD, Australia Cited By (since 1996):2Export Date: 8 August 2013Source: ScopusLanguage of Original Document: EnglishCorrespondence Address: Rees, S.; Central Queensland University, Boundary Road, Mackay, QLD 4741, Australia; email: S.Rees@cqu.edu.auReferences: Krug, E., Dalberg, L., Mercy, A., Zwi, A., Lozano, R., (2002) World Report on Violence and Health, , (Geneva: World Health Organization); Krug, E., Dalberg, L., Mercy, A., Zwi, A., Lozano, R., (2000) World Report on Violence and Health, , (Geneva: World Health Organization); Robertson, B., (2000) The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Women's Task Force on Violence Report, , (Queensland: Department of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Policy and Development); (2002) Annual Report, , Commonwealth of Australia (Canberra: Commonwealth of Australia, Department of Health and Aging); Braveman, P., Gruskin, S., "Poverty, Equity, Human Rights and Health (Policy and Practice)" (2003) Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 81 (7), pp. 539-545; Braveman, P., Gruskin, S., "Poverty, Equity, Human Rights and Health (Policy and Practice)" (2003) Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 81 (7), pp. 539-545; European Network for Indigenous Australian Rights http://www.eniar.org/, See (See also notes 4 and 12). Available atMemmott, P., Chambers, C., Keys, C., (2001) Violence in Indigenous Communities, , (Canberra: Commonwealth of Australia); Mouzos, J., "Indigenous and Non-Indigenous Homicides in Australia: A Comparative Analysis" (2001) Australian Institute of Criminology Trends and Issues in Crime and Criminal Justice Series, p. 210; (2000) Queensland Government Response to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Women's Task Force on Violence, , (Brisbane: Queensland Government); (2004) The Health Costs of Violence: Measuring the Burden of Disease Caused By Intimate Partner Violence, , (Melbourne: Victorian Health Promotion Foundation); (1989) A National Aboriginal Health Strategy, , (Canberra: National Aboriginal Working Party); (1997) National Inquiry Into the Separation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children from Their Families, , (Sydney: Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission); Pearson, N., (2000) Our Rights to Take Responsibility, , (ed.) (Cairns: Noel Pearson and Associates); Tsey, K., Whiteside, M., Deemal, A., Gibson, T., "Social Determinants of Health, the 'Control Factor' and the Family Well-being Empowerment Program" (2003) Australasian Psychiatry Special Supplement; Tsey, K., Whiteside, M., Decmal, A., Gibson, T., "Social Determinants of Health, the 'Control Factor' and the Family Well-being Empowerment Program" (2003) Australasian Psychiatry Special Supplement; Hunter, E., "Considering the Changing Environment of Indigenous Child Development" (1999) Australasian Psychiatry, 7 (3), pp. 137-140; Angus, S., Lea, T., "Planning for Better Health Outcomes from an Indigenous Perspective" (1998) Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 22 (6), pp. 636-637; Tsey, K., Every, A., "Evaluating Aboriginal Empowerment Programs: The Case of Family Well-being" (2000) Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 24 (5), pp. 509-514; Lollback, S., (2001) Alcohol Issues in Alice Springs and the Role of Alice Springs Town Council, , presented at Drugs: National Problem, Local Solutions Conference (Brisbane: Alice Springs Town Council, Northern Territory); Devitt, J., Hall, G., Tsey, K., "An Introduction to the Social Determinants of Health in Relation to the Northern Territory Indigenous P[cut]
URI:	https://anrows.intersearch.com.au/anrowsjspui/handle/1/14556
ISSN:	1079-0969
Physical description:	Pages 94-113
Appears in Collections:	Journal Articles

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