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"Indigenous Australians are more than twice as likely as non-Indigenous
Australians to suffer from disease, particularly chronic diseases such as
diabetes, heart disease and kidney disease.
The health disparities are worse in remote and very remote areas. The burden of
diabetes in the remote Aboriginal population of the Northern Territory, where
it affects more than one in four adults aged over 20, is among the highest in
the world.
The Yolŋu (or Yolngu) people of Northeast Arnhem land, a large, remote area in
the NT, maintain one of the oldest continuously living cultures in the world.
They also represent one of the largest Indigenous groups in Australia.
Yet, people in these communities face the highest number of avoidable deaths in
Australia, mostly from chronic disease. A diet of too much sugar, refined and
processed food products, smoking and an unhealthy lifestyle contribute to this
region’s health crisis.
Beginning in 2014, senior Yolŋu women in Galiwin’ku, one of the largest
communities in Northeast Arnhem land, have been developing a unique diet and
lifestyle change program called Hope for Health. The program has been running
intermittently since then, and includes on-Country health retreats,
individualised health coaching, and group classes and activities.
We recently evaluated this program. We found it offers significant benefits
which could reduce chronic disease risk among the Yolŋu people."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
