Closing the gap
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Mick Ryan, Sharelle McGuirk, Renee Van Parreren, Casey Ritchie, Renee Owen, Libby Lesock, Barwon Health Aboriginal Health team.
Closing the gap
Barwon Health is working toward closing the gap between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal Australians through health, employment and reconciliation. From humble beginnings in 1982, having employed one Aboriginal hospital liaison officer and a small number of nursing staff, Barwon Health now employs over 30 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander staff in various departments across the organisation. […]