📊 Part 1: Creating Your Health Bar Graph

Health Issues Affecting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Communities (per 1000 people):

1. Use the data above to create a horizontal bar graph in the space below. Remember to include a title, labels, and scale.

2. Which health issue affects the most people in ATSI communities?

Diabetes

Heart Disease

Mental Health Issues

Respiratory Disease

3. How many more people per 1000 are affected by diabetes compared to respiratory disease?

🔍 Part 2: Analysing Health Data

4. List the health issues in order from most common to least common:

Most common: ___________________

Second: ___________________

Third: ___________________

Fourth: ___________________

Least common: ___________________

5. What factors might contribute to higher rates of these health issues in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities? (Choose all that apply)

Limited access to healthcare services

Historical and ongoing impacts of colonisation

Geographic isolation in remote areas

Socioeconomic disadvantage

Cultural barriers to healthcare

6. Explain one way that communities and governments could work together to improve health outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people:

7. Why is it important to collect and study health data for different groups in our community?

8. How can understanding this data help create positive change for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health outcomes?