A US plan to help Aboriginal mothers and their children

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With both sides of politics pledging to “close the gap” between indigenous and non-indigenous life expectancy by 2030, strategies to bring this about are starting to take shape. Aboriginal families carry a burden of disease four times greater than the non-indigenous population. Children, the most vulnerable, are often the hardest hit. Now the Rudd Government is proposing a revolutionary new approach based on an American “home visit” plan.

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