{"id":194,"date":"2020-03-17T03:36:12","date_gmt":"2020-03-17T03:36:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eonnew.staging.hivedesign.com.au\/?page_id=194"},"modified":"2021-04-01T16:07:11","modified_gmt":"2021-04-01T08:07:11","slug":"our-story","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/eon.org.au\/our-story\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Story"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"194\" class=\"elementor elementor-194\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0307324 elementor-section-height-min-height inner-banner-section elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"0307324\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1d94d25 inner-banner-section\" data-id=\"1d94d25\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-edb1f2d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"edb1f2d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our Story<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8710106 elementor-section-full_width bread-page elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8710106\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bd84e1a\" data-id=\"bd84e1a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b3b4a8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5b3b4a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" breadcrumb_simple=\"\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"breadcrumb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eon.org.au\">Home<\/a><span class='seprater'>|<\/span><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8eabe2d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8eabe2d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4d1d712\" data-id=\"4d1d712\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e875d32 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e875d32\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>EON Foundation was <b>established in 2005<\/b> in response to the Telethon Institute for Child Health Research&#8217;s large-scale investigation into\u00a0<b>Aboriginal Child Health in WA<\/b>. This landmark study highlighted the extremely poor health conditions faced by Aboriginal children, particularly those living in remote communities.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-6e87d73 elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6e87d73\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e22facc\" data-id=\"e22facc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29f89d7 elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"29f89d7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>It was evident that larger established programs in operation were not making a sufficient impact on the devastating health statistics.<\/p><p>EON\u2019s Founders were inspired to adopt a fresh approach- one that was practical, \u2018grass-roots\u2019 and community-based.<\/p><p>Starting with just one pilot garden at <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Christ the King Catholic School at\u00a0<\/span>Djarindjin Lombadina in the West Kimberley of WA, within just a few months of EON&#8217;s arrival the local children were eating fresh corn, tomatoes and lettuce <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">harvested<\/span> from the garden they had helped build.<\/p><p>Since then we have grown exponentially, with the program now having been delivered to 39 communities across Western Australia and the Northern Territory, engaging and educating thousands of children and their families about the vital link between nutrition and health.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-778485f\" data-id=\"778485f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71210c5 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"71210c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"920\" src=\"https:\/\/eon.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/children-in-garden-south-hedland.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-201\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eon.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/children-in-garden-south-hedland.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/eon.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/children-in-garden-south-hedland-300x230.jpg 300w, https:\/\/eon.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/children-in-garden-south-hedland-1024x785.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/eon.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/children-in-garden-south-hedland-768x589.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c8dfc8b elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-absolute elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c8dfc8b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"298\" height=\"202\" src=\"https:\/\/eon.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/dots-dark-blue.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-203\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f6293e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5f6293e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why We Do What We Do<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-f226406 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f226406\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-88f9393\" data-id=\"88f9393\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1ef551 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f1ef551\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n \t<li>94% of Indigenous children have an inadequate daily intake of fruit and vegetables.<sup>1<sup> <\/li>\n \t<li>Healthy food baskets cost up to 50% more in remote areas than in major cities.<sup>2<sup> <\/li>\n \t<li>Hot chips, sugary drinks, high-fat processed meats, salty snacks and white bread are the highest contributors to calorific intake for remote Indigenous children.<sup>3<sup> <\/li>\n \t<li>Up to 60% of Indigenous children in remote communities are affected by anaemia, associated with nutritional deficiencies.<sup>4<sup> <\/li>\n \t<li>Poor nutrition contributes to Aboriginal children having the worst ear health of any people in the world, with 3 out of 5 children in remote communities being diagnosed with at least 1 ear condition.<sup>5<sup> <\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab76fb5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ab76fb5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<b>Many of the principal causes of poor health in remote Indigenous communities, such as:<\/b>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f98588a elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-middle elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"f98588a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"168\" height=\"176\" src=\"https:\/\/eon.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/icon-heart-disease.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-207\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Heart Disease<\/h3><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ab0ad4 elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-middle elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"6ab0ad4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"168\" height=\"176\" src=\"https:\/\/eon.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/icon-type-2-disbetes.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-209\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Type 2 Diabetes<\/h3><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-437b20e elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-middle elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"437b20e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"168\" height=\"176\" src=\"https:\/\/eon.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/icon-kidney-disease.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-206\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Kidney Disease<\/h3><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16282a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"16282a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>are nutrition related:<\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d9c12a elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"2d9c12a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5f1e7a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c5f1e7a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Indigenous children are 8 times more likely to have Type 2 diabetes than non-Indigenous children.<br \/><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e1052a0 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e1052a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/eon.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/icon-person.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1161\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a8f771d elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a8f771d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/eon.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/icon-person.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1161\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3447060 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3447060\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/eon.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/icon-person.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1161\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-396a524 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"396a524\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/eon.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/icon-person.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1161\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0116a59 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0116a59\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/eon.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/icon-person.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1161\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-01b1e78 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"01b1e78\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/eon.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/icon-person.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1161\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66d151f elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"66d151f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/eon.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/icon-person.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1161\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e3066d1 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e3066d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/eon.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/icon-person.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1161\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3732d6e elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3732d6e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/eon.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/icon-person.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1161\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-95f5ead elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"95f5ead\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-543d0fb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"543d0fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Five of the seven leading factors contributing to the health\ngap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians\n(obesity, high blood cholesterol, alcohol, high blood pressure,\nlow fruit and vegetable intake) relate to poor diet.<sup>6<sup><\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 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Health<em>InfoNet. <\/em>(2020) <em>Summary of nutrition among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people<\/em>.\u00a0 Retrieved 02 September 2020 from <a href=\"https:\/\/healthinfonet.ecu.edu.au\/nutrition\">https:\/\/healthinfonet.ecu.edu.au\/nutrition<\/a>. P8<\/p><p>(3) Australian Health<em>InfoNet. <\/em>(2020) <em>Summary of nutrition among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people<\/em>.\u00a0 Retrieved 02 September 2020 from <a href=\"https:\/\/healthinfonet.ecu.edu.au\/nutrition\">https:\/\/healthinfonet.ecu.edu.au\/nutrition<\/a>. P13<\/p><p>(4) Leonard D, et al. Early Childhood anaemia more than double the risk of developmental vulnerability at school-age among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children of remote Far North Queensland. <em>Nutrition &amp; Dietetics<\/em>. 2020;77:298-309<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/full\/10.1111\/1747-0080.12602\">https:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/full\/10.1111\/1747-0080.12602<\/a><br \/><br \/>(5) (WHO 2004) + Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 2020. Indigenous hearing health. Canberra: AIHW. 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