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our health in our hands advocacy introduction holistic approach < research privacy confirmation of aboriginality consumer complaints holistic approach Pangula Mannamurna endorses the holistic view of health that was articulated in the 1989 National Aboriginal Health Strategy (NAHS): Health to Aboriginal peoples is a matter of determining all aspects of their life, including control over their physical environment, of dignity, of community self-esteem, and of justice. It is not merely a matter of the provision of doctors, hospitals, medicines or the absence of disease and incapacity. This Aboriginal health paradigm is beginning to be supported more widely. Among other things, the Productivity Commission recognises that there are many things that impact on the health of Indigenous people (eg, unemployment, education and overcrowded households) and that some of these should be measured so that strategies can be developed with a view to improving people's health. To view the Indigenous Compendium of the Productivity Commission's Report on Government Services 2006, click on the link below: SCRGSP, Report on Government Services 2006: Indigenous Compendium, Productivity Commission, Melbourne, 2006. Consistent with a broader view of health, Pangula Mannamurna advocates for the improvement of Indigenous people's health from not just a clinical perspective, but also a promotional and preventive perspective. Pangula Mannamurna also recognises the significance of traditional institutions on Indigenous people's health, including land. In regard to land, it believes that the development of Indigenous Land Use Agreements with substantive economic rights will have a positive impact of Indigenous people's health. For information on the Gunditjmara people's consent native title determination, click on the link below: Gunditjmara consent determination Back to Top Page last updated on 19 April 2007. http://www.pangula.org.au/advocacy2.html