Episode of Series “Four corners (Television program)”.
The statistics on Australia’s First Nations peoples’ health are notoriously bad, including high rates of alcoholism, infant mortality and leprosy, a disease which has almost disappeared from the western world. The program looks at ways First Nations people are beginning to take control of their own health services, ultimately hoping to combine western medicine with their own bush in a holistic approach to the issue of health. Chris Masters reports on some of the initiatives, successful and unsuccessful, to blend the two.
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ACMI Identifier
303261
Language
English
Subject categories
Aboriginal Australia → Aboriginal Australians - Health and hygiene
Aboriginal Australia → Aboriginal Australians - Medical care
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Leprosy
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)