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Outreach Workers Announcement
Posted on Feb 25 2010 at 12:50 PM

National efforts to close the gap in life expectancy between Indigenous and non-Indegenous Australians within a generation received a boost today with the announcement of 83 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Outreach Worker placements across Australia.

Minister for Indigenous Health Warren Snowdon said funding had been approved for 83 positions, more than half of the 160 positions that are being funded under a $42 million commitment to build the capacity of the Indigenous health workforce over four years.

Click on the link below to view the entire media release including attached table for placements.

Outreach Workers Announcement Media Release