Case study of a decolonising Aboriginal community controlled comprehensive primary health care response to alcohol-related harm.
alcohol drinking
colonisation
primary health care
racism
social determinants of health
Journal
Australian and New Zealand journal of public health
ISSN: 1753-6405
Titre abrégé: Aust N Z J Public Health
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 9611095
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Dec 2019
Dec 2019
Historique:
received:
01
12
2018
revised:
01
06
2019
accepted:
01
08
2019
pubmed:
3
10
2019
medline:
1
1
2020
entrez:
3
10
2019
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
This paper provides a case study of the responses to alcohol of an Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Service (The Service), and investigates the implementation of comprehensive primary health care and how it challenges the logic of colonial approaches. Data were drawn from a larger comprehensive primary health care study. Data on actions on alcohol were collected from: a) six-monthly service reports of activities; b) 29 interviews with staff and board members; c) six interviews with advocacy partners; and d) community assessment workshops with 13 service users. The Service engaged in rehabilitative, curative, preventive and promotive work targeting alcohol, including advocacy and collaborative action on social determinants of health. It challenged other government approaches by increasing Aboriginal people's control, providing culturally safe services, addressing racism, and advocating to government and industry. This case study provides an example of implementation of the full continuum of comprehensive primary health care activities. It shows how community control can challenge colonialism and ongoing power imbalances to promote evidence-based policy and practice that support self-determination as a positive determinant for health. Implications for public health: Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services are a good model for comprehensive primary health care approaches to alcohol control.
Identifiants
pubmed: 31577862
doi: 10.1111/1753-6405.12938
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
532-537Informations de copyright
© 2019 The Authors.
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