Progress of the Northern Territory Emergency Response Child Health Check Initiative: health conditions and referrals

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Publication table of contents

• Preliminary material
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgements
  • Executive summary
• Body section
  1. Introduction
     • 1.1 Data purpose, interpretation and quality
     • 1.2 The NTER Child Health Check form
     • 1.3 Report structure
  2. Characteristics of children
     • 2.1 Coverage of NTER Child Health Checks
     • 2.2 Demographic characteristics
  3. Health conditions
     • 3.1 Overview of health conditions
     • 3.2 Ears and eyes
       • Ear disease
       • Trachoma
       • Visual impairment
     • 3.3 Oral health
       • Untreated caries
       • Gum disease
       • Other oral health issues
       • Any oral health issue
     • 3.4 Skin
       • Skin sores
       • Scabies
       • Ringworm
     • 3.5 Cardiac and respiratory
       • History of rheumatic heart disease
       • History of asthma
       • History of recurrent chest infection
     • 3.6 Anaemia
     • 3.7 Physical growth
       • Stunting
       • Underweight
       • Wasting
       • Overweight
     • 3.8 Sudden Infant Death Syndrome risk factors
     • 3.9 Other conditions
       • Regular smoker
       • Smoker in the household
       • Immunisation status
  4. Referrals and vaccinations
     • 4.1 Overview of referrals and vaccinations
     • 4.2 Referrals
       • Primary Health Care clinic follow-up
       • Dental referral
       • Paediatrician referral
       • Tympanometry and audiology referral
       • Ear, Nose and Throat referral
       • Cardiology and cardiac investigations
       • Optometrist or ophthalmologist referral
       • Family and Community Services referral
       • Dietician or nutritionist referral
       • Any referrals provided
       • Number of referrals per child
     • 4.3 Vaccinations
• End matter
  • Abbreviations
  • References
  • Appendixes
    • Appendix 1. Prescribed NTER areas
    • Appendix 2. Missing data and CHC form versions
    • Appendix 3. Comparisons with other data sources
      • Data sources