S unrise Health Service Aboriginal CorporationAboriginal
Corporation Katherine NTKatherine NTGOLDFIELDS EAR HEALTH
CONFERENCE Kalgoorlie 30 th April 1 st May 2009
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E bin Tork, E bin Lern Learning to Talk,Talking to Learn The
Program Fred McCONNEL & Robin McCONNEL
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NORTHERN TERRITORY Local Government Areas Katherine Roper Gulf
Shire Darwin
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Bulman Wugularr Barunga Menyallaluk Werenbun Mataranka
Jilkminggan Minyerri Ngukurr Urapunga Katherine SUNRISE HEALTH
SERVICE Operational area Area 112.000 sq km Population 3,500
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DALYs, burden of ear disease, Ear Disease related disability
Commencement from Coordinated Care Trial 2002 Funded by Honda
Foundation through Fred Hollows foundation Program Outline
Coordinator role Evaluation AURAL HEALTH PROGRAM
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EARLY START PROJECT Ian Thorpes Fountain for Youth Literacy
Empowerment Project Early Start Project October 2005 Literacy,
books and toys, community engagement Womens Centres Health focus
Coordinator, position requirements CBW, 3 communities (top road)
Child minding service book and toy monitors
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NTER the INTERVENTION July 2007 Disclaimer Phase 1 Child Health
Checks In house Ear examinations / accuracy Prevalence AIHW Use of
data
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NTER PHASE 2 Follow up Sunrise Follow-up system (in house)
Reviews, referrals The Government review process Audiology, hearing
hats School programs Effect on Aural Health Program
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PHASE 3 EHSDI Expanded Aural Health Program To incorporate
Early Start From September 2008 Public health approach prevention
of disability Enhanced Health Service Delivery Initiative
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Standard focus on primary prevention of ear disease Secondary
prevention of disability from ear disease Tertiary rehabilitation
prevention of deterioration Frustration! New focus primary
prevention of disability Community-wide program No harmful effects
Early Words EXPANDED AURAL HEALTH PROGRAM
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E bin Tork, E bin Lern Learning to Talk, Talking to Learn The
LiTTLe Program Community-wide Spoken language program Home language
Method - 1 Piggy back
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Coordinator / consultant Coordinators/facilitators Community
Based Workers in clinic teams Training 0ngoing supervision and
development Monitoring and assessment METHOD 2
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Language based activities In the Community o Womens Centres
nutrition activities o Physical Activity / sports and recreation
dads and kids o Parenting and Family Support In Health Centres o
Antenatal & Postnatal, Immunisation, waiting rooms, specialists
visits, Aural Health program METHOD 3
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Spoken Language in other programs Compatibility with LiTTLe
Program Alliances and cooperation METHOD 4
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Monitoring / Feedback / Training Spoken language
transcripts/videos Evaluation School entry language assessment
I-AEDI Benchmarks MONITORING AND EVALUATION
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Zhao Y, Guthridge S, Magnus A, Vos T. Burden of disease and
injury in Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal populations in the Northern
Territory. MJA 180 May 2004. 498-502 Schwab RG, Sutherland D.
Literacy for Life: a scoping study for a Literacy Empowerment
Study. ANU 2004 Progress of the Northern Territory Emergency
Response Child Health Check Initiative: Australian Institute of
Health and Welfare, Canberra Dec 2008 at
http://www.aihw.gov.au/publications/ihw/pnterchci/pnterchci.pdf
accessed 22 April 2009
http://www.aihw.gov.au/publications/ihw/pnterchci/pnterchci.pdf
Morris PS, et al. Otitis media in young Aboriginal children from
remote communities in Northern and Central Australia: a
cross-sectional survey. BMC Pediatrics; 2005, 5(27): Early words -
A Western Sydney Aboriginal Early Literacy Project for Families. at
http://www.earlywords.info/aboriginal/index.html. accessed 12 Sept
2008 http://www.earlywords.info/aboriginal/index.html Communities
for Children
http://www.facsia.gov.au/internet/facsinternet.nsf/aboutfacs/programs/sfsc-
communities_for_children.htm accessed march
2009http://www.facsia.gov.au/internet/facsinternet.nsf/aboutfacs/programs/sfsc-
communities_for_children.htm I-AEDI Adaptation Study
http://www.rch.org.au/australianedi/com.cfm?doc_id=12429 accessed
March 2009http://www.rch.org.au/australianedi/com.cfm?doc_id=12429
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