Family and community play a significant role in the health and well-being of First Nations communities

Family and community relationships play a significant role in the overall health and well-being of First Nations communities.

Filipino-Australian Kriscia Tapia PhD (middle), Research Fellow, The Matilda Centre for Research in Mental Health and Substance Use, University of Sydney has found similarities in the way First Nations and Filipino communities approach health and well-being. She oberserves that both First Nations communities and Filipinos have a holistic approach to health and well being giving importance to family and community relationships. Credit: K Tapia

Key Points

• First Nations communities have a holsitic approach to health.
• A huge part of health and well-being is related to the helath of their family and community relationships.
• First Nations and Filipino communities both value the role and wisdom of elders in the community.

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Family and community play a significant role in the health and well-being of First Nations communities

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Filipino- Australian Kriscia Tapia PhD is a Research Fellow at The Matilda Centre for Research in Mental Health and Substance Use, University of Sydney. 

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