Technical Report - Donegal Traveller's Project

Health Survey FindingsThe key health issues identified for Travellers during the consultation process were as follows:• Environment and poor living conditions.• Issues related to equality of access to, participation in, and outcome of service provision.• Right of Travellers to appropriate access to services based on culture and way of life.• Lifestyle issues.• Lack of culturally appropriate provision.• Lack of data on Traveller health and health needs.• Lack of recognition of Traveller culture and identity.• Individual and institutional level racism.• Social exclusion.Figure 1: Social Determinants ApproachSource: Dahlgren and Whitehead, 19915