I recently graduated in medicine from Townsville, Australia, and I still enjoy writing blogs on medicine and pharmacy-related topics. I appreciate writing about my experience on different placements or topics I'm interested in. As English is my second language, writing blogs is a hobby and a fun challenge!
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I gave a presentation about the relationship of subject wellbeing, a scientific word for happiness, and the health of individuals. I then researched how high or low their subject wellbeing was and compared to their social-economic determinants of health which was very interesting and new to me. Health is essentially connected to happiness!
The Tall Man – Death and Life on Palm Island by Chloe Hooper essentially boils down to Mr Mulrunji Doomadgee, an Indigenous person, found dead in custody on the cold prison cell floor where Mr Chris Hurley, a non-Indigenous person, was the police officer in charge.
Sometimes as a student we are bound to come across unpleasant situations. So how do we cope with it or what should we do? Some scenarios can be difficult to deal with and on the moment can make someone’s mind race and go completely blank.
In 2017, the healthcare staff made a commitment to turn the tide of the impact of chronic Kidney disease and to provide the Indigenous community in Palm Island with the tools they need to take ownership of their kidney health.
Nearly all of us and every child by the age of 5, would have experienced otitis media. However; on Palm island, 75% of children suffer hearing loss from this condition. I wanted to learn more about how this situation has occurred.
I am sure we have all walked up castle hill as the sun is rising and looked out at the breathtaking view to see a number of islands surrounding our city. If we look towards the horizon we may be able to catch a glimpse of Palm Island. It may only be 65km from Townsville but the discrepancies between the two places are far further apart.
The further I researched Palm Island, the more I discovered how different it is to Australia. Palm Island could be described almost like a third world country. Palm Island has a lot of issues that needs to be addressed which is difficult when the socio-economic status is very low.
