Investment in Indigenous community health key to reduce diabetes rates

Calls for greater funding in local health services as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people suffer from high rates of type 1 and 2 diabetes

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Australia needs to invest in local community-led health providers to reduce rates of type 2 diabetes in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, the peak body for Indigenous health services has said.

13% of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people over the age of 18 have been diagnosed with diabetes - three times the national rate for non-Indigenous people, according to data from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare.

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