You are here:

  • Print

released: 19 Dec 2008

This is the second progress report to provide findings on health conditions identified, and referrals made, during Child Health Checks (CHCs) that were undertaken as part of the Northern Territory Emergency Response (NTER) Child Health Check Initiative (CHCI). In addition, for the first time, results from three follow-up CHCI data collections - Chart review, Audiology and Dental collection – are provided. As of 17 October 2008, an estimated total of 12,263 valid Child Health Checks (CHC) have been performed. Among children who received a health check, 75% lived in a household with a smoker, 40% had untreated caries and 30% had ear disease. More than 1,600 audiology follow-up services and 1,700 dental follow-up services were provided to children. In addition, 4,387 (46%) children who participated in a health check had a chart review (used to monitor whether children received follow-up care for the referrals received at their child health check).

ISBN 978 1 74024 877 8; Cat. no. IHW 25; INTERNET ONLY

Full publication

Publication table of contents

  • Preliminary material
    • Half title and verso pages
    • Title and verso pages
    • Contents
    • Acknowledgments
    • Abbreviations
    • Executive summary
      • Child Health Check data collection
      • Follow-up: chart review
      • Follow-up: audiology
      • Follow-up: dental
      • Conclusions
      • Future data collection and evaluation
  • Body sections
    1. Introduction
      • 1.1 Overview of the data collections
      • 1.2 Data purpose, context and quality
        • 1.2.1 Data purpose
        • 1.2.2 Data context and quality
      • 1.3 Report structure
    2. Child Health Check data collection
      • 2.1 Introduction
      • 2.2 Coverage of NTER Child Health Checks
      • 2.3 CHC forms received
      • 2.4 CHC forms processed
      • 2.5 Demographic characteristics
      • 2.6 Health conditions
      • 2.7 Referrals and vaccinations
      • 2.8 Discussion
    3. Follow-up: chart reviews
      • 3.1 Introduction
      • 3.2 Information about the collection
      • 3.3 Data quality
      • 3.4 Chart review forms processed
      • 3.5 Demographic characteristics
      • 3.6 Children requiring follow-up
      • 3.7 Health conditions
      • 3.8 Type of referral
      • 3.9 Further action required
      • 3.10 Time elapsed
      • 3.11 Discussion
    4. Follow-up: audiology
      • 4.1 Introduction
      • 4.2 Information about the collection
      • 4.3 Audiology forms received
      • 4.4 Audiology forms processed and number of checks
      • 4.5 Demographic characteristics
      • 4.6 Ear health and requirements for further action
        • 4.6.1 Hearing loss status
        • 4.6.2 Middle ear conditions
        • 4.6.3 Requirements for further action
      • 4.7 Change across time
        • 4.7.1 Hearing loss status
      • 4.8 Linkage of information from the Audiology and Child Health Check data collections
        • 4.8.1 Link between audiology checks and Child Health Checks
        • 4.8.2 Link between CHC referrals and audiology checks
        • 4.8.3 Audiology check results of children who had or had not had a previous Child Health Check
      • 4.9 Discussion
    5. Follow-up: dental
      • 5.1 Introduction
      • 5.2 Information about the collection
      • 5.3 Dental forms received and processed
      • 5.4 Demographic characteristics
      • 5.5 Dental services provided
      • 5.6 Problems treated
      • 5.7 Further follow-up required
      • 5.8 Discussion
  • End matter
    • Glossary of dental data terms
    • Appendixes
      1. Prescribed NTER areas
      2. Hospital-related follow-up
      3. Data quality and its effect on interpretation
        • A3.1 Child Health Check data collection
        • A3.2 Chart Review data collection
        • A3.3 Audiology data collection
        • A3.4 Dental data collection
      4. Health conditions identified during CHCs by region
      5. Referrals and vaccinations from CHCs by region
    • References
    • List of tables
    • List of figures

Recommended citation

Department of Health and Ageing & AIHW 2008. Progress of the Northern Territory Emergency Response Child Health Check initiative: preliminary results from the Child Health Check and follow-up data collections. Cat. no. IHW 25. Canberra: AIHW. Viewed 13 June 2013 <http://www.aihw.gov.au/publication-detail/?id=6442468197>.