"Close the Gap" - Where are we?

In 2007 Closing the Gap Coalition of Commonwealth, State and Local Government with community based agencies like Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Community based Health Services, Oxfam and Australian Red Cross, a plan was drafted looking at improving Indigenous Health Crisis. In five years has anything improved?

The "Close the Gap" campaign proved to be popular with then Prime Minister Kevin Rudd signing off and looking at improving Indigenous Health Policy.

This year (2011) the focus is about building an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health work force, with medical, nursing, allied health and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health-workers.

Adrian Hepi Senior Health-worker (007) Acting Team Leader Mornington Island talks about what closing the gap means to him and how we can achieve this.


Closing the Gap is a great opportunity for all Australians to be involved and support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander’s to lower the gap in health issues, increase life expectancy and employment opportunities.

Tell us what is working really well in your community to help Close the Gap and what actions can we take at a community level.

We welcome discussion and comments on this topic.