❓ Question regarding the allocation and expenditure of $6m in State Government funding for Aboriginal Health workers and equipment to screen Aboriginal children for ear disease. The program is not yet operational as of March 2014.
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I refer to $6m announced in the 2013–2014 State Budget for Aboriginal Health workers to be employed and trained and for equipment to screen Aboriginal children at risk, or with ear disease and ask: (a) how much total State Government funding is allocated for this project for each of the following years: (i) 2013–2014; (ii) 2014–2015; (iii) 2015–2016; and (iv) 2016–2017; (b) where is the funding coming from, is it all funded through Royalties for Regions; (c) how much (if any) has been spent on this project to date; (d) how many full-time equivalent (FTE) Aboriginal Health Workers are currently employed to undertake this project; (e) how many FTE Aboriginal Health Workers have received training under this project to date; (f) please list all of the communities where this program is intended to be rolled out; (g) in which communities is this program already operational; (h) how many Aboriginal children (total) have already been screened under this program to date; (i) how many Aboriginal children screened under this program so far have been found to have otitis; and (j) how many Aboriginal children screened under this program so far have been found to have permanent hearing loss?
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Answered
6 May 2014
Responded by
Minister for Health
Response time
48 days
Answer as at 19 March 2014:
(a) The State Government allocated $6 million over 4 years in the 2013/14 budget for the Improving Ear, Eye and Oral Health of Children living in rural and remote Aboriginal Communities:
Year
Allocated funding
(i)
2013-2014
$500,000
(ii)
2014-2015
$1,500,000
(iii)
2015-2016
$2,000,000
(iv)
2016-2017
$2,000,000
(b) The initiative is funded through Royalties for Regions.
(c-e) Nil. The program is not yet operational.
(f) The program will be rolled out in Aboriginal communities with a community size of greater than 50 residents located in the Kimberley, Pilbara, Midwest and Goldfields health regions. Consultation with Aboriginal Health Planning Forums and assessment of current service deficits and access will determine which communities are prioritised to participate in the program.
(g-j) Nil. The program is not yet operational.
(a) The State Government allocated $6 million over 4 years in the 2013/14 budget for the Improving Ear, Eye and Oral Health of Children living in rural and remote Aboriginal Communities:
Year
Allocated funding
(i)
2013-2014
$500,000
(ii)
2014-2015
$1,500,000
(iii)
2015-2016
$2,000,000
(iv)
2016-2017
$2,000,000
(b) The initiative is funded through Royalties for Regions.
(c-e) Nil. The program is not yet operational.
(f) The program will be rolled out in Aboriginal communities with a community size of greater than 50 residents located in the Kimberley, Pilbara, Midwest and Goldfields health regions. Consultation with Aboriginal Health Planning Forums and assessment of current service deficits and access will determine which communities are prioritised to participate in the program.
(g-j) Nil. The program is not yet operational.
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