Health Literacy and Australian Indigenous Peoples: An Analysis of the Role of Language and Worldview
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Alyssa Vass
Alice Mitchell
Yurranydjil Dhurrkay
Health Promotion Journal of Australia, vol. 22, no. 1, 2011, pp. 33-37
Description
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.