The thesis examines the history of Central Australia and specifically the development of health services in the Northern Territory. The continuing colonial realtionships between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal Australia are explored as a reason for the peristence of poor Aboriginal health status, including the cycle of vself destructive behaviours. It rovides an explanation of the importance of community agency to address community problems, and the potential of community controlled ABoriginal health services as vehicles for such community action.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:ADTP/215946 |
| Date | January 1999 |
| Creators | Bartlett, William Bennett |
| Publisher | University of Sydney, Public Health & Community Medicine |
| Source Sets | Australiasian Digital Theses Program |
| Language | English, en_AU |
| Detected Language | English |
| Rights | Copyright Bartlett, William Bennett;http://www.library.usyd.edu.au/copyright.html |
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