Dear Gerard,
Having also worked in Indigenous communities, it seems to me that the poor
"compliance" with western medicine reflects the irrelevance of the western
medical approach and treatment and our lack of education about Indigenous
ways rather than their lack of education. To understand why they appear
"dyslexic" in our culture, one has to attempt to understand theirs.
Ruth Barker
MPH student,
Sydney, Australia.



>From: GERARD GROTH <[log in to unmask]>
>Reply-To: Health Promotion on the Internet <[log in to unmask]>
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: Measuring Compliance in Indigenous Populations
>Date: Fri, 7 Sep 2001 10:11:38 +0100
>
> > Having worked in remote aboriginal communuities I
>have experienced first hand the lack of "compliance"
>amongst the indigenous population in relation to
>treatment and medications. I believe that this problem
>is a by-product of grossly unsuitable education
>methods.
>My question in relation to this subject is, has there
>been research, or is there any research being
>conducted into alternative methods of education for
>the indigenous population. I vaguely recall seeing a
>program regarding the education methods for people
>with dyslexia. Would greatly appreciate any
>information on this subject.
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