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We acknowledge the Whadjuk people
of the Nyungar nation on whose land we are
gathered and pay our respects to
elders past and present.
As representatives of Curtin University we are proud to honour the Nyungar people and
value this place of shared learning. We recognise the impacts of colonisation on
Indigenous Australians and as active participants in reconciliation we are committed to
moving forward together in a spirit of mutual honour and respect.
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3. Welcome
to today's class!
01
02
03
04
05
Acknowledgement of country
Module learning outcomes
Group presentations
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Reflections and discussion
Today's Agenda
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4. Learning
Outcomes
• Describe the social, colonial,
economic and cultural
determinants of the health of
Aboriginal and Torres Strait
Islander peoples in Australia.
• Define and distinguish
marginality, intersectionality,
social exclusion and social
inclusion.
• Understand how various
categories of oppression
interact and contribute to
systemic social inequality.
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6. Scenario based learning
Interrogate the scenario to
identify knowledge gaps
and develop questions that
need to be answered to
progress a response.
Catalyst
Explore research literature
and data to find answers
to help understand the
complexities in the
scenario.
Discovery
Consolidate research
findings to help explain
the scenario and develop
potential public health
responses.
Synthesis
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7. Public Health
Challenge Group 1
What is a virus?
What are zoonotic diseases?
What were the origins and
transmission modes of Ebola and
Zika in recent outbreaks?
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8. Public Health
Challenge Group 2
What are the differences and
similarities in the health system
models of Australia, Taiwan,
Germany and the United States of
America?
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9. Public Health
Challenge Group 3
What are the International
Health Regulations and what do
they do?
What powers do emergency
declarations provide
governments in controlling
disease outbreaks in Australia?
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10. Public Health
Challenge Group 4
How do vaccines work?
What are the causes of vaccine
hesitancy?
How should public health
practitioners respond to
vaccine hesitancy?
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11. Public Health
Challenge Group 5
What impact does stigma have
on our ability to control
infectious diseases?
How do we prevent or reduce
stigma and discrimination
against people and/or
communities affected by an
infectious disease?
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12. Scenario Closure
Vaccination prevents an estimated 650,000 cases of Z-21 re-animation in each annual global birth
cohort since its distribution commenced. In October 2024, the World Health Organization (WHO)
declares the Western Pacific region, including Australia to be Z-21-free. This marks an important
achievement for human health and is a true vaccination 'success story.' Since the creation of the
Global Z-21 Eradication Initiative by the World Health Assembly in 2020, the estimated number of Z-
21 cases has fallen from 350,000 to less than 3,500, a decrease of more than 99 percent.
Unfortunately, it has remained endemic in two countries: Estonia and Finland. [1]
This is not something that is merely happening to us, a cosmic misfortune, a one-off event over which
we must get up on our hind legs and howl at our governments for insufficient diligence. It is, on the
contrary, a result of things we do as a modern society—traveling, transporting people and things
speedily around the globe, having babies to the point where there are more than seven billion of us
on this planet, so that we now represent an irresistible resource for any virus that can adapt to
preying upon us—and it’s part of a longer, broader pattern. In 2012, MERS coronavirus emerged from
Saudi Arabia, stirring our concerns. In 2014 it was Ebola, blazing out of West Africa in search of a
larger host base. In 2016 it was Zika linked to an epidemic of birth defects in Brazil. In 2020 it was
COVID-19 emerging from China and crossing the world. Right now it is Z-21. Next year it will be virus
X, and the year after, virus Y. We must be ready. [2]
Quoted and adapted from:
• Roche, P. & Spencer, J. (2002) Editorial: Polio eradication in Australia and the world. Communicable Diseases Intelligence, 26(2).
• Quammen, D. (2016) Why Zika Is This Year’s Scary Virus. National Geographic. Retrieved from: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/160128-zika-virus-birth-defects-brian-damage-history-science
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13. Let's
Discuss
and
Analyze
Together
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Burden
of
Disease
Journey of health and wellbeing
Impacts of intergenerational trauma
How has colonisation impacted on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
people's health and wellbeing? Early life is an important social determinant -
what are the links between this and intergenerational trauma and health
outcomes?
Question - Early life and health outcomes
14. Let's
Discuss
and
Analyze
Together
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Burden
of
Disease
Pearson, et al. (2020). Aboriginal community controlled health organisations
address health equity...
Think back to the first module and concepts of stress, control and the health
gradient. What role might public health practitioners play in speeding up the
process of healing? What are the relationships between Aboriginal controlled
organisations and social determinants of Aboriginal health?
Question - Community control
Journey of health and wellbeing
Impacts of intergenerational trauma
How has colonisation impacted on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
people's health and wellbeing? Early life is an important social determinant -
what are the links between this and intergenerational trauma and health
outcomes?
Question - Early life and health outcomes
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Next Week:
Global Health
Now that we understand the distribution of disease affects
different populations in different ways we also need to grapple
with what that means on the global stage and differences between
high and low income countries.
Priority
Populations
![Scenario Closure
Vaccination prevents an estimated 650,000 cases of Z-21 re-animation in each annual global birth
cohort since its distribution commenced. In October 2024, the World Health Organization (WHO)
declares the Western Pacific region, including Australia to be Z-21-free. This marks an important
achievement for human health and is a true vaccination 'success story.' Since the creation of the
Global Z-21 Eradication Initiative by the World Health Assembly in 2020, the estimated number of Z-
21 cases has fallen from 350,000 to less than 3,500, a decrease of more than 99 percent.
Unfortunately, it has remained endemic in two countries: Estonia and Finland. [1]
This is not something that is merely happening to us, a cosmic misfortune, a one-off event over which
we must get up on our hind legs and howl at our governments for insufficient diligence. It is, on the
contrary, a result of things we do as a modern society—traveling, transporting people and things
speedily around the globe, having babies to the point where there are more than seven billion of us
on this planet, so that we now represent an irresistible resource for any virus that can adapt to
preying upon us—and it’s part of a longer, broader pattern. In 2012, MERS coronavirus emerged from
Saudi Arabia, stirring our concerns. In 2014 it was Ebola, blazing out of West Africa in search of a
larger host base. In 2016 it was Zika linked to an epidemic of birth defects in Brazil. In 2020 it was
COVID-19 emerging from China and crossing the world. Right now it is Z-21. Next year it will be virus
X, and the year after, virus Y. We must be ready. [2]
Quoted and adapted from:
• Roche, P. & Spencer, J. (2002) Editorial: Polio eradication in Australia and the world. Communicable Diseases Intelligence, 26(2).
• Quammen, D. (2016) Why Zika Is This Year’s Scary Virus. National Geographic. Retrieved from: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/160128-zika-virus-birth-defects-brian-damage-history-science
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