Closing the gap on Indigenous eye health in sight

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are more likely to contract vision loss from diabetes than non-Indigenous Australians. This is a health gap the Federal Government has committed to closing with the launch a campaign today called ‘Check Today, See Tomorrow’. The campaign is a consultative effort between Government, community groups and the Eye Health Institute in Melbourne.

Check today, see tomorrow

Speakers:

• :aureate Professor Hugh Taylor
• Diabetes Educator and Chairperson of the Ballarat and District Aboriginal Co-operative
• Faye Clarke
• Harold Mitchell Chair
• Indigenous Eye Health
• Melbourne University