{"id":5450,"date":"2022-02-09T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-02-08T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fprs.com.au\/national-close-the-gap-day-2021-2\/"},"modified":"2022-06-24T13:23:55","modified_gmt":"2022-06-24T03:23:55","slug":"national-close-the-gap-day-2021-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fprs.com.au\/national-close-the-gap-day-2021-2\/","title":{"rendered":"National Close the Gap Day 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n\t\tDid you know that, on average, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people die around eight years younger than non-indigenous Australians?<\/div>\n
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\n\t\tThe Close the Gap campaign, which launched in 2006, aims to address the gap in health and life expectancy<\/a> of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and achieve equality by 2030. The campaign is driven by a coalition of health, human rights and community organisations (both Indigenous and non-Indigenous), which are working together to provide Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples with access to the same healthcare that other Australians benefit from.  <\/div>\n
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\n\t\tWhilst progress has been made, change isn\u2019t happening fast enough, with the 10-year review<\/a> released in February 2018 revealing that the gap continues to widen. This includes higher infant mortality rates and higher rates of preventable illness among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, such as diabetes, heart disease and kidney disease. (Download the latest Close the Gap report<\/a> for more detailed information on campaign progress)  <\/div>\n
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\n\t\tThe National Close the Gap Day event takes place on the third Thursday of March each year and is run by advocacy organisation ANTaR (Australians for Native Title and Reconciliation), with the purpose of raising awareness and support around health equality for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. On 17 March, campaign partners, along with around 200,000 Australians, will be taking part in activities to urge the State and Federal Governments to take meaningful action towards change. The key priorities of the campaign include: 
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