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© 2006 Otway Division of General Practice
Practice Capacity Building Team
Providing Support to General Practice
Closing the Gap
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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people experience a burden of disease two-and-a-half times |
Index | Accreditation | Business Development/Tools | Chronic Disease Management | Contact the Team | Diabetes Type 2 Prevention Programs | Immunisation | Nurse in General Practice | “Practice Capacity News”
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Chronic diseases tend to have common lifestyle-related risk factors such as smoking, poor nutrition, lack of exercise and obesity, which contribute to the onset of chronic disease. Modifying risk behaviour and decreasing the occurrence of risk factors can prevent or delay the onset of chronic disease and improve outcomes for those who are already unwell.
From May 1, 2010, the Australian Government introduced additional incentives to support General Practice and Indigenous Health Services to provide better care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians. |
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that of other Australians. Cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, chronic kidney disease and chronic respiratory diseases are the major diseases contributing to an unacceptable gap in life expectancy.
Reducing the burden of chronic disease requires a much greater effort in delivering
prevention programs and comprehensive, well-coordinated primary health care for Aboriginal
and Torres Strait Islander people. |
