Overcoming health Inequalities experienced by Aboriginal Australians:
Is there light at the end of the tunnel? The Professorial Lecture
Series will be held on the last Monday of each month, with each series
delivered by a newly appointed professor.
The first in our series is Professor Alex Brown who is a medical
doctor and researcher. Alex's lecture will commence at 6.00pm,
followed by drinks and nibbles (provided) in the foyer of the lecture
theatre.
Despite significant attention to the inequalities in health and social
outcomes experienced by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples,
the stark realities of disadvantage and marginalisation continue to
pervade contemporary Australian society. On almost all indicators,
Indigenous Australians fare worse than their non-Indigenous
counterparts. This has become one of society’s most enduring
divides. Previous policies, investments and approaches have offered
glimmers of hope, and not all indicators of disparity are heading in
the wrong direction. But progress is painfully slow - almost
imperceptible. What will it take to change the course of inequity?
What role could science play in reducing the gap experienced by our
First Peoples? What role can an institution play in such a grand
societal challenge?
HEAR MORE ABOUT OUR SPEAKER:
Professor Alex Brown has been involved in policy since he commenced as
a doctor. He has been heavily involved in engaging government and lead
agencies in setting the agenda in Aboriginal cardiovascular disease
management and control and chronic disease policy more broadly.
He sits on a range of national committees, including the Heart
Foundation, chairs the Cardiac Society Indigenous Cardiovascular
Council and was a member of the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait
Islander Health Equality Council (2009-2012). In July 2012, Alex
joined SAHMRI to lead the Aboriginal health research. He joined the
University in 2019 as a joint appointment with SAHMRI, with a focus on
Health Equity.
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