Health Literacy and Australian Indigenous Peoples: An Analysis of the Role of Language and Worldview

Explores various components of health literary including: fundamental, scientific, community and cultural literacy. Argues that when working with a population whose first language is not English and who do not share a biomedical view of health, different methodologies are necessary.
Author/Creator
Alyssa Vass
Alice Mitchell
Yurranydjil Dhurrkay
Open Access
Yes
Primary Source
No
Citation
Health Promotion Journal of Australia, vol. 22, no. 1, 2011, pp. 33-37
Publication Date
2011
Resource Type
Articles -- Scholarly, peer reviewed
Format
Text -- PDF
Language
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