2011年7月2日星期六

Campaign targets hearing problems of young Indigenous

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By Tom Nightingale

Posted July 1, 2011 17:27:00

The Federal Government has started a new campaign to address higher rates of hearing loss among young Aboriginal children.

Nearly $10 million more will be spent over four years on ads in Aboriginal media outlets, and on booklets for teachers and early childhood workers.

Hearing loss among remote children has been labelled a "national emergency", and the Government says many people do not understand the nature of the problem.

The Northern Territory Health Department's Kathy Currie says the high rates are partly due to overcrowding.

"[It can be] attributable to... living conditions that we see in a lot of the remote communities," she said.

She said ear infections could be transferred between people, especially from young children to babies.

Studies have shown many young children in remote Australia suffer hearing loss, which restricts their ability to learn at school and develop life skills.

Indigenous Health Minister Warren Snowdon says many remote Aboriginal residents do not know enough about hearing loss.

"People simply don't understand it," he said.

"I think what we need to understand is that, in the bush, the communication systems are different.

"Often the way in which we talk to people needs to change so that people understand the message more directly."

Tags: indigenous, child-health-and-behaviour, programs-and-initiatives, nt, alice-springs-0870, darwin-0800


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