Closing the gap is a strategy that aims to reduce Indigenous disadvantage with respect to life expectancy, child mortality, access to early childhood education, educational achievement, and employment outcomes.
Below is a link to a video by Oxfam. Please share the video to spread awareness of this important day.
https://www.oxfam.org.au/what-we-do/indigenous-australia/national-close-the-gap-day/
Below is the 2016 Close the Gap Video featuring JCU College of Healthcare Science’s Dr. Lynore K. Geia, Academic Lead – Aboriginal & Torres Strait Island Health and Dr Raymond Blackman (JCU Alumni) on Palm Island
No comments:
Post a Comment