We all know about some of the alarming health statistics around Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health including that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are two and a half times more likely than non-Indigenous Australians to contract a chronic disease.
This Newslines Radio program looks at the great work that healthy lifestyle workers are doing in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities all around the country.
Hundreds of young people descended on the Bairnsdale Aquatic and Recreation Centre in Victoria recently for the Deadly Vibe National Indigenous 3on3 Basketball and Hip Hop Challenge – the first Vibe 3on3 event of 2013.
Branton Keys (or BJ as he is known) is a 23 year old Aboriginal man from Yarrabah, Far North Queensland who was recently featured in the Closing the Gap Prime Minister’s report 2013.
The Australian Government has launched the Quit for you Quit for two campaign targeting pregnant women, those planning to have children, and their partners, to help them give up smoking and give their children a healthy start in life.
