One way to improve health outcomes is through targeted health communication in local languages.
Many COVID-19 resources have been developed in partnership with local communities, including in widely-spoken Australian Aboriginal languages such as Kriol. Other initiatives have inspired new Indigenous health professionals to effectively communicate complex medical terminology and concepts to communities.
A frequent assumption among non-Indigenous people in Australia is that mainstream English media should work well for the almost 80% of Indigenous people in Australia for whom Aboriginal English is their first language.
However, communities that use Aboriginal English as their language in daily interactions require health communication messages in the same language to be meaningful and accessible.
Glenys Dale Collard
One way to improve health outcomes is through targeted health communication in local languages.
Many COVID-19 resources have been developed in partnership with local communities, including in widely-spoken Australian Aboriginal languages such as Kriol. Other initiatives have inspired new Indigenous health professionals to effectively communicate complex medical terminology and concepts to communities.
A frequent assumption among non-Indigenous people in Australia is that mainstream English media should work well for the almost 80% of Indigenous people in Australia for whom Aboriginal English is their first language.
However, communities that use Aboriginal English as their language in daily interactions require health communication messages in the same language to be meaningful and accessible.
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