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“ Yeddung Guri Yeddung Yerra ” Project. Established in 2008 Indigenous pre- & primary school children in SNSWLHD Combined screening. Project Aims. I mprove the OH Indigenous children integrated screening Training Indigenous health professionals Establishing referral pathways
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“YeddungGuriYeddungYerra” Project Established in 2008 Indigenous pre- & primary school children in SNSWLHD Combined screening
Project Aims • Improve the OH Indigenous children • integrated screening • Training Indigenous health professionals • Establishing referral pathways • Promotional resources
Our Contribution • Literature review • Creating promotional resources • Clinician steps for OH screening • Training an Indigenous health care worker • OH promotion • Non clinical setting
Understanding Queanbeyan’s Indigenous Community Opportunistic & flexible Political & social challenges Need & value of an Indigenous health worker Communication Cultural understanding Premature aging Other discrepancies