❓ A WA parliamentary question on notice regarding health checks for four-year-old children in Western Australia, including policy, percentage of children checked, and estimated costs. The response clarifies the government's policy of offering health checks to children entering the school system.
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HEALTH CHECKS - FOUR-YEAR-OLD CHILDREN
(1) Is it state government policy to provide health checks for all four-year-old Western Australian children wherever they may be; that is, at school, in kindergarten, in a childcare centre or at home? (2) If so, what percentage of four-year-olds receive a health check? (3) What is the estimated cost per annum to carry out the health check of four-year-olds by child health nurses in Western Australia? Hon SUE ELLERY
(1) Is it state government policy to provide health checks for all four-year-old Western Australian children wherever they may be; that is, at school, in kindergarten, in a childcare centre or at home? (2) If so, what percentage of four-year-olds receive a health check? (3) What is the estimated cost per annum to carry out the health check of four-year-olds by child health nurses in Western Australia? Hon SUE ELLERY
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I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) It is state government policy that community health staff across the state universally offer child health checks, which include vision and hearing screening and an assessment of general development for all children entering the school system. This check may be offered either at kindergarten, preprimary or year 1. The state’s child health services continue to offer services to parents with children outside the school system until the child reaches the age of five. (2) The school entry health check is universally offered to all parents. It is estimated that the program reaches more than 80 per cent of eligible children when consent is provided by the parents. (3) The school entry screening is offered as part of the broader school health service. It is estimated that 119 full-time equivalents are dedicated to the school health service in the metropolitan area alone.
(2) If so, what percentage of four-year-olds receive a health check? (3) What is the estimated cost per annum to carry out the health check of four-year-olds by child health nurses in Western Australia? Hon SUE ELLERY replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) It is state government policy that community health staff across the state universally offer child health checks, which include vision and hearing screening and an assessment of general development for all children entering the school system. This check may be offered either at kindergarten, preprimary or year 1. The state’s child health services continue to offer services to parents with children outside the school system until the child reaches the age of five. (2) The school entry health check is universally offered to all parents. It is estimated that the program reaches more than 80 per cent of eligible children when consent is provided by the parents. (3) The school entry screening is offered as part of the broader school health service. It is estimated that 119 full-time equivalents are dedicated to the school health service in the metropolitan area alone.
(3) What is the estimated cost per annum to carry out the health check of four-year-olds by child health nurses in Western Australia? Hon SUE ELLERY replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) It is state government policy that community health staff across the state universally offer child health checks, which include vision and hearing screening and an assessment of general development for all children entering the school system. This check may be offered either at kindergarten, preprimary or year 1. The state’s child health services continue to offer services to parents with children outside the school system until the child reaches the age of five. (2) The school entry health check is universally offered to all parents. It is estimated that the program reaches more than 80 per cent of eligible children when consent is provided by the parents. (3) The school entry screening is offered as part of the broader school health service. It is estimated that 119 full-time equivalents are dedicated to the school health service in the metropolitan area alone.
Hon SUE ELLERY replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) It is state government policy that community health staff across the state universally offer child health checks, which include vision and hearing screening and an assessment of general development for all children entering the school system. This check may be offered either at kindergarten, preprimary or year 1. The state’s child health services continue to offer services to parents with children outside the school system until the child reaches the age of five. (2) The school entry health check is universally offered to all parents. It is estimated that the program reaches more than 80 per cent of eligible children when consent is provided by the parents. (3) The school entry screening is offered as part of the broader school health service. It is estimated that 119 full-time equivalents are dedicated to the school health service in the metropolitan area alone.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) It is state government policy that community health staff across the state universally offer child health checks, which include vision and hearing screening and an assessment of general development for all children entering the school system. This check may be offered either at kindergarten, preprimary or year 1. The state’s child health services continue to offer services to parents with children outside the school system until the child reaches the age of five. (2) The school entry health check is universally offered to all parents. It is estimated that the program reaches more than 80 per cent of eligible children when consent is provided by the parents. (3) The school entry screening is offered as part of the broader school health service. It is estimated that 119 full-time equivalents are dedicated to the school health service in the metropolitan area alone.
(1) It is state government policy that community health staff across the state universally offer child health checks, which include vision and hearing screening and an assessment of general development for all children entering the school system. This check may be offered either at kindergarten, preprimary or year 1. The state’s child health services continue to offer services to parents with children outside the school system until the child reaches the age of five. (2) The school entry health check is universally offered to all parents. It is estimated that the program reaches more than 80 per cent of eligible children when consent is provided by the parents. (3) The school entry screening is offered as part of the broader school health service. It is estimated that 119 full-time equivalents are dedicated to the school health service in the metropolitan area alone.
(2) The school entry health check is universally offered to all parents. It is estimated that the program reaches more than 80 per cent of eligible children when consent is provided by the parents. (3) The school entry screening is offered as part of the broader school health service. It is estimated that 119 full-time equivalents are dedicated to the school health service in the metropolitan area alone.
(3) The school entry screening is offered as part of the broader school health service. It is estimated that 119 full-time equivalents are dedicated to the school health service in the metropolitan area alone.
(2) If so, what percentage of four-year-olds receive a health check? (3) What is the estimated cost per annum to carry out the health check of four-year-olds by child health nurses in Western Australia? Hon SUE ELLERY replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) It is state government policy that community health staff across the state universally offer child health checks, which include vision and hearing screening and an assessment of general development for all children entering the school system. This check may be offered either at kindergarten, preprimary or year 1. The state’s child health services continue to offer services to parents with children outside the school system until the child reaches the age of five. (2) The school entry health check is universally offered to all parents. It is estimated that the program reaches more than 80 per cent of eligible children when consent is provided by the parents. (3) The school entry screening is offered as part of the broader school health service. It is estimated that 119 full-time equivalents are dedicated to the school health service in the metropolitan area alone.
(3) What is the estimated cost per annum to carry out the health check of four-year-olds by child health nurses in Western Australia? Hon SUE ELLERY replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) It is state government policy that community health staff across the state universally offer child health checks, which include vision and hearing screening and an assessment of general development for all children entering the school system. This check may be offered either at kindergarten, preprimary or year 1. The state’s child health services continue to offer services to parents with children outside the school system until the child reaches the age of five. (2) The school entry health check is universally offered to all parents. It is estimated that the program reaches more than 80 per cent of eligible children when consent is provided by the parents. (3) The school entry screening is offered as part of the broader school health service. It is estimated that 119 full-time equivalents are dedicated to the school health service in the metropolitan area alone.
Hon SUE ELLERY replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) It is state government policy that community health staff across the state universally offer child health checks, which include vision and hearing screening and an assessment of general development for all children entering the school system. This check may be offered either at kindergarten, preprimary or year 1. The state’s child health services continue to offer services to parents with children outside the school system until the child reaches the age of five. (2) The school entry health check is universally offered to all parents. It is estimated that the program reaches more than 80 per cent of eligible children when consent is provided by the parents. (3) The school entry screening is offered as part of the broader school health service. It is estimated that 119 full-time equivalents are dedicated to the school health service in the metropolitan area alone.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) It is state government policy that community health staff across the state universally offer child health checks, which include vision and hearing screening and an assessment of general development for all children entering the school system. This check may be offered either at kindergarten, preprimary or year 1. The state’s child health services continue to offer services to parents with children outside the school system until the child reaches the age of five. (2) The school entry health check is universally offered to all parents. It is estimated that the program reaches more than 80 per cent of eligible children when consent is provided by the parents. (3) The school entry screening is offered as part of the broader school health service. It is estimated that 119 full-time equivalents are dedicated to the school health service in the metropolitan area alone.
(1) It is state government policy that community health staff across the state universally offer child health checks, which include vision and hearing screening and an assessment of general development for all children entering the school system. This check may be offered either at kindergarten, preprimary or year 1. The state’s child health services continue to offer services to parents with children outside the school system until the child reaches the age of five. (2) The school entry health check is universally offered to all parents. It is estimated that the program reaches more than 80 per cent of eligible children when consent is provided by the parents. (3) The school entry screening is offered as part of the broader school health service. It is estimated that 119 full-time equivalents are dedicated to the school health service in the metropolitan area alone.
(2) The school entry health check is universally offered to all parents. It is estimated that the program reaches more than 80 per cent of eligible children when consent is provided by the parents. (3) The school entry screening is offered as part of the broader school health service. It is estimated that 119 full-time equivalents are dedicated to the school health service in the metropolitan area alone.
(3) The school entry screening is offered as part of the broader school health service. It is estimated that 119 full-time equivalents are dedicated to the school health service in the metropolitan area alone.
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