National Talkblack 190919

On todays National Talkblack via NIRS – NIRS – National Indigenous Radio Service we had:

Indi Clarke from Koorie Youth Council which represents Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people in Victoria. KYC apprecaites the voice of young people as decision-makers. By hosting events like the annual Koorie Youth Summit and a range of other activities that empower young Indigenous people and the important role they play in current issues with Indigenous issues.

Gideon Caplan – Director of Geriatric Medicine at Prince of Wales Hospital. Chatting to Wayne about a brain condition that strikes more than 100,000 Australians each year – resulting in episodes of extreme confusion, terror and paranoia – has been declared a ‘national emergency’ by medical experts who are calling for a comprehensive government response.
Katherine Thurber speaking on the socio‐economic disadvantage and cardiovascular risk factors in young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians. Sustaining the “deadly progress” in averting cardiovascular disease requires comprehensive risk assessment and Indigenous community‐specific evidence.

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