Healthy Country, Healthy People: Policy Implications of Links between Indigenous Human Health and Environmental Condition in Tropical Australia

Stephen Garnett, B SITHOLE, Peter Whitehead, C BURGESS, F JOHNSTON, Tess Lea

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    Abstract

    Investment in programs that help Indigenous people undertake work maintaining the environmental health of their country has benefits for the environment as well as the physical, mental and cultural health of the Indigenous people involved. For health these findings have direct implications for some national health policies, service provision to homelands, health promotion and Indigenous health research. There are also direct implications for environmental investment in northern Australia and the design and regulation of markets in resource entitlements. Indirectly the findings should be important for economic, employment and education policies as well as those promoting social harmony. Given the range of benefits there is a strong argument for cross-agency investment in working on country by Indigenous people. � 2009 National Council of the Institute of Public Administration Australia.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)53-66
    Number of pages14
    JournalAustralian Journal of Public Administration
    Volume68
    Issue number1
    Publication statusPublished - 2009

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