eMJA: Close the Gap: nursing

Close the Gap

Close the Gap: nursing

Robyn Coulthard

MJA 2009; 190 (10): 601

It’s about change, and we must start with our own attitudes

The Close the Gap campaign has brought public focus to the appalling health outcomes of many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. The initiative is welcomed by the Congress of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Nurses (CATSIN) for its collaborative and inclusive approach, and for the determination (so far) with which its goals are being pursued. However, the potential of many Close the Gap programs, both pilots and those already underway, is being curtailed by some campaign shortcomings, perhaps the most obvious arising from stereotypes of Indigenous peoples that persist among health workers.

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