Can't Hear, Hard to Learn.
Greater Southern Area Health Service
This project was entered in the 2007 NSW Health Awards, Primary Health and Continuing Care in the Community category.
Contact: Donna Lennon
Abstract
Otitis media in Aboriginal communities affects up to ten times more then the 4% that the World Health Organisation considers a massive public health problem (AIHW, 2005).
In NSW, the rate of hospitalisation for otitis media is lower for Aboriginal than non-Aboriginal children; however the prevalence of otitis media in Aboriginal communities is significantly higher, with more severe impacts.
The Aboriginal Can’t Hear? Hard to Learn program was designed and implemented by the Aboriginal Health staff of Greater Southern Area Health Service and Katungul Aboriginal Medical service to address the issue of Otitis Media in Aboriginal children in the Eurobodalla, Bega Valley, Monaro and Southern Tablelands Clusters.
The full entry document can be downloaded in the formats listed below:
Can't Hear, Hard to Learn. (36KB)
Can't Hear, Hard to Learn. (32KB)
Download the Presentation (217KB) from the 2007 NSW Health Expo
