Aboriginal Resource and Development Services, Winnellie, Northern Territory.
Health Promot J Austr. 2011 Apr;22(1):33-7. doi: 10.1071/he11033.
This article delineates specific issues relating to health literacy for Indigenous Australians. Drawing on the extensive experience of the authors' work with Yolnu people (of north-east Arnhem Land) and using one model for health literacy described in the international literature, various components of health literacy are explored, including fundamental literacy, scientific literacy, community literacy and cultural literacy. By matching these components to the characteristics of Yolnu people, the authors argue that language and worldview form an integral part of health education methodology when working with Indigenous people whose first language is not English and who do not have a biomedical worldview in their history. Only through acknowledging and actively engaging with these characteristics of Indigenous people can all aspects of health literacy be addressed and health empowerment be attained.
本文阐述了与澳大利亚原住民健康素养相关的具体问题。本文作者根据与北领地东北部的约鲁巴人（Yolnu people）合作的丰富经验，并采用国际文献中描述的健康素养模型，探讨了健康素养的各个组成部分，包括基本素养、科学素养、社区素养和文化素养。通过将这些组成部分与约鲁巴人的特点相匹配，作者认为，在与第一语言不是英语且在历史上没有生物医学世界观的原住民合作时，语言和世界观是健康教育方法的一个组成部分。只有承认和积极应对这些原住民的特点，才能解决健康素养的各个方面问题，实现健康赋权。
