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Indigenous people's health and health rights have been harmed and undermined by racism globally. There is substantial evidence that interpersonal and structural racism contributes to Indigenous people's physical and mental ill health and reduces access to health services.
In Australia, the racist violation of Indigenous human rights since colonisation has a profound impact on the social and emotional wellbeing of individuals, families and communities across generations. This has resulted in an unacceptable health equity gap, which the 2007 Closing the Gap strategy sought to address.
This MJA perspective shares more.
Author: Pat Dudgeon, Abigail Bray and Roz Walker
Article Type: Perspective
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