Hsc203 Indigenous Health Perspectives Assignment

Instruction: This is an individual assignment.

Length: up to 1500 words

Assignment: Hsc203 Indigenous Health Perspectives

Title: An analysis of media items and their impact on Australian Indigenous people’s health and wellbeing issues.

BACKGROUND TO TASK:

According to Stoneham, Goodman, and Daube, one factor impacting on the relationship of Indigenous Australians with mainstream society is the media portrayal of Indigenous people and issues. Balvin and Kashima (2012) and Larson, Gillies, Howard, and Coffin (2007) cited in Stoneham, Goodman, and Daube (2014) note that that negative news reporting impacts on the self –esteem Australian Indigenous people and perpetuates Indigenous stereotypes within mainstream society.

AIM: To explore current health issues affecting the health and wellbeing of Indigenous Australians by examining media items and identifying how media is used to report Australian Indigenous peoples’ health issues

Task: 1. Explore a range of media for news items related to Indigenous Australian’s health. This can include, news items in daily papers, journals, television or radio, websites, magazines. You will need to provide a link to your articles.

2. Choose three items about one of the following topics: That is, three items about nutrition, three items about mental health or three items about smoking. 1.Nutrition

Marking Rubric: Hsc203 Indigenous Health Perspectives Assignment