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A training program to assist Aboriginal Health Workers to provide ear health care to their communities is being delivered around the state by the Aboriginal Health Council of WA. The two week ear health training program was delivered in four different locations last year, and 23 Aboriginal Health Workers (AHWs) have graduated from the course so far. The program is scheduled to be delivered in at least four more locations this year including Perth, Broome and Kalgoorlie. More

WA’s peak Aboriginal health organisation has called on governments to invest more in Aboriginal controlled services if they are serious about closing the gap. The latest Closing the Gap report revealed very little progress was being made to improve outcomes for Aboriginal people in Australia. The report showed the life expectancy of Indigenous Australians was still on average 10 years less than non-Indigenous Australians. The report also found there had been no significant de

Aboriginal Health Workers around the state are being trained to carry out testing for Sexually Transmitted Infections, in a bid to increase testing rates among Aboriginal people. The Aboriginal Health Council of WA initially ran the pilot program ‘The Birds and BBVs’ in Albany in May last year, and since then, 49 people have participated in the training. The two-day training course has been held in Broome, Kalgoorlie, Bunbury, Roebourne and Perth. AHCWA Chairperson Michelle N