Brigitta Scarfe, Kristy Apps, Naomi Sunderland, Phil Graham, Brydie-Leigh Bartleet, Glenn Barry, Darren Garvey, Rae Cooper, Clint Bracknell
ISSUE ADDRESSED: While social determinants frameworks are still popular in research about First Nations health in Australia, a growing body of research prefers cultural determinants of health models. Cultural determinants models provide a holistic, strength-based framework to explain connections between health and contextual factors, including the potential role of music and its impact on social and emotional well-being. Given the growing international recognition of links between music, health, and wellbeing through bodies such as the World Health Organisation, this article examines whether and how music practices are acknowledged in First Nations determinants of health literature...
April 22, 2024: Health Promotion Journal of Australia