racial origen of say aboriginals, Torres
straight islanders, because they have different
health problems/
immunization shedules etc
-In antenatal history (which may be say shared with a hospital, forwarded to a
consultant, given to patient etc) we need (or the system demands) such
diverse things such as religion, marital status, ethnicity, spouses name,
type of work, spouses ethnicity, patients living
conditions, social support, etc.
Ethnicity
Immigrant status - year
- - ? interned (not a new idea in australia, many of our local immigrants were
interned for 1939-1945)
- - country of birth
- - reasons for move (economic, religious, family, war)
Housing (house, flat, caravan, shack, tent, natural shelter, group
accommodation)
Family type in dwelling (Nuclear family, 3 generation family, multiple adults)
Education ( primary, secondary, tertiary)
Language used at home
Jobs - past and present
Actual place of work
If ever in prison
Drug use (Intravenous, smoking, oral, sniffed; substances {tobacco, alcohol,
THC, amphetamines})
Retired /Jobseeking/ Not in regular Workforce/ Subsistence existence/ Not cash
economy.
Leisure activities
Sporting activities (past and present)
Marital status/ Sexuality
Dependents
Religion
War Service (conflict, type of service eg navy, guerilla)
Political affiliation (not commonly recorded in australia, but I need to know
who when I need political messages carried)
Does another individual deal with this person's financial affairs (legal or
informal arrangement)
Does another individual deal with this person's medical decisions?
This person's goals for their own life - usually recorded along the way in
progress notes.
How to order and present all this info????