Reporting the Health and Development of Children in Rural and Remote Australia

Reporting the Health and Development of Children in Rural and Remote Australia Prepared for Royal Far West Reporting the Health and Development of Children in Rural and Remote Australia Acknowledgement We would like to thank and acknowledge the thoughtful and valuable contribution of Royal Far West staff to this report. [...] The review did this by: 1) profiling the population characteristics of children in rural and remote Australia; 2) identifying the current context and the developmental health needs, met and unmet, of vulnerable children and families in rural and remote Australia; and 3) providing an evidence-based overview of what is causing the status quo, and what is most effective in addressing these issues. [...] To support the development of outreach services, evidence indicates that the Reporting the Health and Development of Children in Rural and Remote Australia | 5 incidence of disease, the context for service delivery, addressing community concerns with visiting services, recruitment and retention of health professionals, and integration with resident and visiting health and community services must a. [...] Specifically, the review looked at: the number and proportion of children; the proportion of children experiencing poverty and social isolation; the proportion of children who lived in unemployed households, in single parent families and in families where the mother has a low educational attainment; the proportion and number of Indigenous Australians in the community; and the rate of chi. [...] Gaps vs needs While there are some services in each of the noted districts, particular gaps are evident between the accessibility and availability of appropriate services and the prevalent needs of children in these areas: Reporting the Health and Development of Children in Rural and Remote Australia | 22 Distance.