Outreach Program:Ear Health Coordination
Improving ear and hearing health for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples by embedding regular, best practice monitoring and treatment (including referral for follow-up treatment) as part of the usual practice in primary health care clinics.
The aim of the Ear Health Coordination program is to enhance the monitoring and treatment of ear and hearing health in primary care. The Ear Health Coordination program focuses on increasing access to quality and culturally safe ear and hearing health services for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and youth. As part of the Ear Health Coordination program, RWAV regularly participates in partnership initiatives with VACCHO, RVEEH, PHNs, Soundfair, HAPEE and Hearing Australia to streamline Ear Health messaging across Victoria.
Ear Health Coordination Objective:
Improving ear and hearing health for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples by embedding regular, best practice surveillance and treatment (including referral for follow-up treatment) as part of the usual practice in primary health care clinics.
FAQs
The funding for RWAV is to provide coordination of ear and hearing health activities in Victoria. The program aims to:
- Improve Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ear and hearing health
- Enhance the monitoring and treatment of ear and hearing health in primary care
- Have a particular focus on supporting access to quality, culturally safe ear and hearing health services for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and youth
- Work collaboratively with primary health care clinics and other stakeholders to identify and support activity needed to improve ear health
Ear Health Coordination Impact
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