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The Ngangkari healers working alongside Western medical practitioners in Australian hospitals demonstrates which key principle of effective health promotion partnerships?

  1. Standardisation of health practices across all cultural contexts.
  2. Cost reduction through replacing conventional medical treatments.
  3. Temporary accommodation of traditional practices until Western medicine is accepted.
  4. Integration of cultural knowledge systems with clinical approaches.
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\(D\)

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  • D is correct as the Ngangkari healers program demonstrates effective partnership through the respectful integration of traditional Aboriginal healing practices and knowledge systems with Western clinical approaches.

Other options:

  • A is incorrect because effective partnerships incorporate cultural differences rather than standardising practices.
  • B is incorrect because the partnership doesn’t aim to replace conventional treatments but to complement them with cultural healing approaches.
  • C is incorrect as it incorrectly frames traditional practices as temporary or inferior to Western medicine.