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ronniejw · by **ronniejw** on Mon Feb 25, 2008 6:55 pm

Close the Gap is Australia's largest campaign to improve Indigenous health

Supported by more than 40 Indigenous and non-Indigenous organisations, including Oxfam Australia, the campaign calls on federal, state and territory governments to commit to closing the life expectancy gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians within a generation.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders have a life expectancy 17 years less than other Australians. Yet this is a situation that can be changed. Many successful community run health programs are making a difference: the Townsville Mum's and Babies Program has increased child birth weights and cut the perinatal death rate by half. And Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander controlled health services have some of the highest vaccination rates in the country.

There is no quick fix but with a long-term commitment to work with Indigenous communities we can bring about change.

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