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23/06/2020

The FNHP has prevented over 300 evictions of First Nations families—mostly of single parent or single carer families. This has equated to more than 1,200 children with a home instead of on the street.

In February 2015, Jennifer Kaeshagen set up a volunteer group, the First Nations Homelessness Project, to support Perth's homeless.

03/06/2020

Happy Mabo Day Celebrations :)

Mabo Day - 3rd June

29/04/2020

Hey we've moved the website to a new address :)

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13/04/2020

An interesting article from 2016 utilising Facebook as a Primary Health Care tool to counter-act Indigenous smoking rates in the NT.

Indigiweb - the Indigenous Australian Information Web

07/04/2020

Recent studies have identified that Facebook use amongst Indigenous Australian’s is as high as 87%, depending on age, or as low as 67% and is on average 20% higher than that for non-Indigenous Australian’s of the same age (Rice, Haynes, Royce & Thompson, 2016; Johnson, 2016).

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Indigiweb - the Indigenous Australian Information Web

07/04/2020

The health effects of racism can include stress, anxiety, high blood pressure, cardiovascular disease, chronic pain, insomnia, stomach and dietary upset, increased shakes and sweating, rapid mood swings, aggressive outbursts, and lack of confidence or worth.

Franklin (2019) discusses the theory of Racial Microaggressions and Racial Battle Fatigue and these Microaggressions can be likened to the racist battles between trolls and group or page members on Facebook. Overall, the members of the group are experiencing Racial Battle Fatigue as they ‘fight’ and ‘defend’ from the invading racist troll over a period of time that could be days, to months, or even years.

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Indigiweb - the Indigenous Australian Information Web

07/04/2020

Why ?

I believe it can be clearly argued that all the determinants of health are reliant upon one thing – Housing! Without some form of housing employment, education, income, adequate and nutritious diet, and positive childhood experiences are unobtainable and no amount of policy directed at other social determinants will fully work until adequate housing is resolved and obtained.
Housing needs to be recognised as a primary determinant of health for all

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06/04/2020

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