Moving Forward Together in Aboriginal Women's Health: - Theses ...

Moving Forward TogetherJanet Kelly(1914-1918)World war II(1939 – 1945)Korean War(1950 – 53)*Chinese accused ofspreading disease andplague*Compulsory quarantinefor infectious illnessesMany Australians killedand injured in the warshealth*1920s/30s maternal and infanthealth programs established*Rations consisted of tea, flour, sugar andsalt beef*Aboriginal people’s wages unpaid, taken,stolen, misplaced & redirected intoGovernment funds by employers, protectionofficers, police officers and governmentofficials.*1930s – strong Aboriginal activism*Aboriginal people served in all wars.3. Post World War II – Affluence, medicine and infrastructure1950s – early 1970sInternational aid for overseas *Economic affluencesick & war veterans*InterventionistHigh immigration, low governmentunemployment*Commitment to1960s Lifestyle eraVietnam Warinvolvement from 1962-73improving quality of life*Considerabledevelopments in clinicalmedicine*A belief that medicinewould conquer disease.*Mass screenings*International growinginterest in civil rights*Considerable intervention inareas which have an impact onhealth, i.e. housing and educationin 1950s.*Health services focused onsophisticated medical technology,drugs, surgery.*Public health staffed by exmilitarymedical officers*Expanding health budget focusedon hospitals, little spending onpublic health*1950s – tuberculosis screening &polio immunisation*1950 – National HeartFoundationAssimilation 1950s – 1960sIntegration 1967 - 1972*Many Aboriginal children continued to beremoved from their families StolenGeneration*1967 Referendum – Aboriginal people nowto be paid equal wages to non-Aboriginalpeople*1968 National co-ordination and funding ofAboriginal health programs*Often surviving in poor environmental andliving conditions*Infant mortality greater than any Asian orAfrican country*Growth of Black Power movement*Aboriginal people kept at margins of societyand systems by mainstream4. Lifestyle EraSelf determination 1972 – 1975Late 1960s - mid 1980sSelf management Stage 1 1975 - 19881973 oil crisis, recession, *Economic rationalism *Lifestyle programs – addressing *Strong push for self reliance, but subject to58