Hi all, At the risk of breaking my own forum rules, I would just like to let you all know that my son, Dominic, is running the Loch Ness marathon in a couple of weeks to raise money for Aboriginal Health. He has never run a marathon before so it's going to be steep learning curve for him! If anyone would like to support him, his Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/Doms-marathon-effort-for-Jimmy-Little-Foundation-197423350672323/ ) has a bit more information about him and what he is doing and donations are gratefully accepted on his 'go fund me' page (https://www.gofundme.com/DomsMarathonEffort ). 100% of all money received will be donated to the Jimmy Little Foundation. Thanks, everyone.
Dougwe said
05:21 PM Sep 16, 2016
Not sure how I missed this post sorry.
Well done to Dominic, Cindy. I hope he does well for a good cause.
I just hope no monster's jump out in front of him. Soooorry.
Mmmm, breaking forum rules hey, if it wasn't your forum Cindy, you might have ended up in the naughty room.
dorian said
08:15 AM Sep 18, 2016
Just a few weeks ago I caught up with my brother's aboriginal school friend. He now works for the local aboriginal health service. We had a long chat during which I asked him why, in an area where everyone has access to the same public hospitals and bulk billing GPs, the health outcomes for aboriginal people are lower than those of the non-aboriginal community. This is despite the fact that aboriginal people have access to additional government services specifically addressing their needs.
His answer was that aboriginal people have a cultural problem, plus lack of trust, that makes them reticent to seek medical help. He tells me that he needs to almost coerce them into seeing a doctor, even for basic checkups.
I don't mean to suggest that poor aboriginal health outcomes are not solely due to cultural problems, especially not in the remote communities, but it is an interesting perspective that should be taken onboard by those who wish us to embark on a guilt trip.
Edit: He told me that he is OK with being called aboriginal or indigenous, but he considers "abo" to be derogatory. I only say this because there was a thread along these lines in the past.
-- Edited by dorian on Sunday 18th of September 2016 09:51:10 AM
Hi all,
At the risk of breaking my own forum rules, I would just like to let you all know that my son, Dominic, is running the Loch Ness marathon in a couple of weeks to raise money for Aboriginal Health. He has never run a marathon before so it's going to be steep learning curve for him!
If anyone would like to support him, his Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/Doms-marathon-effort-for-Jimmy-Little-Foundation-197423350672323/ ) has a bit more information about him and what he is doing and donations are gratefully accepted on his 'go fund me' page (https://www.gofundme.com/DomsMarathonEffort ). 100% of all money received will be donated to the Jimmy Little Foundation. Thanks, everyone.
Well done to Dominic, Cindy. I hope he does well for a good cause.
I just hope no monster's jump out in front of him. Soooorry.
Mmmm, breaking forum rules hey, if it wasn't your forum Cindy, you might have ended up in the naughty room.
Just a few weeks ago I caught up with my brother's aboriginal school friend. He now works for the local aboriginal health service. We had a long chat during which I asked him why, in an area where everyone has access to the same public hospitals and bulk billing GPs, the health outcomes for aboriginal people are lower than those of the non-aboriginal community. This is despite the fact that aboriginal people have access to additional government services specifically addressing their needs.
His answer was that aboriginal people have a cultural problem, plus lack of trust, that makes them reticent to seek medical help. He tells me that he needs to almost coerce them into seeing a doctor, even for basic checkups.
I don't mean to suggest that poor aboriginal health outcomes are not solely due to cultural problems, especially not in the remote communities, but it is an interesting perspective that should be taken onboard by those who wish us to embark on a guilt trip.
Edit: He told me that he is OK with being called aboriginal or indigenous, but he considers "abo" to be derogatory. I only say this because there was a thread along these lines in the past.
-- Edited by dorian on Sunday 18th of September 2016 09:51:10 AM