Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Nutritional concerns for ATSI children
- High incidence of dental caries
- Little or no access to dental services
- Poor dental services available in rural and remote areas
- Level of education for parents about importance of dental hygiene
- Cost of dental service
- Poor availability of toothbrushes/paste
- Nighttime bottle use/drinks other than milk/water
- High rate of underweight children especially in remote areas
- Poor access to food
- Parental neglect issues
- Drug and alcohol issues
- Parental education
- High cost of food in rural and remote areas
- Financial stress in families
- Poor quality housing
- Overcrowding/highly mobile families
- Increased rates of obesity
- Increased consumption of energy dense, nutritionally poor food and drinks
- Poor access to fresh food
- Time and cost of delivery of fresh food to rural and remote areas
- Cost of food often sold in small rural stores
- Reduced use of bush foods
- Availability of bush foods
- Impact of agriculture and mining on and around Aboriginal lands
- Decreasing elder participation and influence
- Parental education and awareness
- Poor access to health care in rural and remote areas
- Poor quality healthcare/high turn over of staff/poor access to specialist care
- Healthcare worker knowledge of specific cultural requirements
- Low numbers of ATSI healthcare workers
- Parental mistrust of healthcare workers and system
- Poor general health quality
- High rates of middle ear and ENT infections
- Inadequate vaccination delivery
- ow rate of exclusive breastfeeding/early introduction of formula and cows milk
- Distance to access healthcare
- Below recommended consumption of fruit and vegetables, Calcium, Iron and fibre
- Inadequate access to fresh food
- Cost of food, cost of food transportation to rural and remote areas
- Food insecurity
- Financial stress within families
- Parental knowledge and awareness