Re-thinking the health benefits of outstations in remote Indigenous Australia

Title: Re-thinking the health benefits of outstations in remote Indigenous Australia
Creator: Senior, Kate; Chenhall, Richard; Hall, Julie; Daniels, Daphne
Relation: Health and Place Vol. 52, Issue July 2018, p. 1-7
Publisher Link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.2018.04.007
Publisher: Elsevier
Resource Type: journal article
Date: 2018
Description: The small, decentralised communities, known as outstations which satellite larger Indigenous Australian remote communities have often been conceptualised as places that are beneficial to health and well-being. This paper provides an exploration of the meaning of their outstation for one family and the benefits that this connection brings to them, which are expressed in a deep connection to the land, continuing relationships with ancestors and a safe refuge from the stresses of the larger community. We argue that the outstation provides a place for people to be in control of their lives and form hopes and plans for the future. These benefits are position in a context where the future liveability and sustainability of the outstation is both fragile and vulnerable.
Subject: Indigenous Australians; remote communities; heath services; sustainability
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1437194
Identifier: uon:40269
Identifier: ISSN:1353-8292
Language: eng
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