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Northern Territory Outreach Hearing Health Program: July 2012 to December 2017

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Release Date: 10 Dec 2018
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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 2018. Northern Territory Outreach Hearing Health Program: July 2012 to December 2017. Cat. no. IHW 203. Canberra: AIHW.

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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. (2018). Northern Territory Outreach Hearing Health Program: July 2012 to December 2017. Canberra: AIHW.

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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Northern Territory Outreach Hearing Health Program: July 2012 to December 2017. AIHW, 2018.

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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Northern Territory Outreach Hearing Health Program: July 2012 to December 2017. Canberra: AIHW; 2018.

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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 2018, Northern Territory Outreach Hearing Health Program: July 2012 to December 2017, AIHW, Canberra.

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This report presents information on hearing health outreach services provided to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and young people in the Northern Territory. It shows that in 2017, 1,870 audiology, 876 ear, nose and throat teleotology and 876 Clinical Nurse Specialist services were provided. Among children and young people who received treatment, 55% had improved hearing loss and 65% had improved hearing impairment over subsequent visits.

  • ISBN: 978-1-76054-462-1 (PDF) 978-1-76054-463-8 (Print)
  • Cat. no: IHW 203
  • Pages: 64
Findings from this report:
  • 65% of Indigenous children who had a hearing impairment at their first service showed improvement at their last service.

  • 61% of Indigenous children who received a service were diagnosed with at least 1 ear disease.

  • Among Indigenous children who had at least 1 ear condition, 4 in 5 experienced hearing loss.

  • 2,400 children were on the waiting list for audiology services and 2,000 were on the list for ENT teleology services.

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  • Hearing health outreach services for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children in the Northern Territory 20 Aug 2020
  • Hearing health outreach services for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children in the Northern Territory: July 2012 to December 2018 16 Oct 2019

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Northern Territory Outreach Hearing Health Program: July 2012 to December 2017

10 Dec 2018

Previous releases

  • Northern Territory Outreach Hearing Health Program: July 2012 to December 2016 28 Nov 2017
  • Northern Territory Remote Aboriginal Investment: Ear and Hearing Health Program—July 2012 to June 2016 14 Mar 2017
  • Hearing health outreach services to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and young people in the Northern Territory: 2012–13 to 2014–15 10 Nov 2015
  • Hearing health outreach services to Indigenous children and young people in the Northern Territory 2012–13 and 2013–14 26 Feb 2015

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