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This section is currently being developed. It will contain information on other programs from government, non-government and community organisations. Material on health services will also be made available here.

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Indigenous community volunteers

Does your community want to do any projects about caring for kids’ ears and eyes?

Are there people in your community already working in the area of ear and eye health?

Would they like a volunteer to work with them to transfer skills to them and others in the community?

Indigenous community volunteers (ICV) has joined with Indigenous people as part of the national focus on reducing the incidence of eye infections and ear infections (such as otitis media), particularly in Indigenous children. Healthy ears and eyes give kids a great chance at school, it makes a difference to the way they can learn. This early intervention is generally agreed as the best way to address downstream issues of unemployment and poverty. The Myer Foundation funding will assist ICV in this focus and used for work with Indigenous and non-Indigenous leaders, and community people, on their projects in this area.

Ms Irene Nannup, of the Derbarl Yerrigan Health service in Perth WA is part of a team working with Clinical Associate Professor Harvey Coates, from the Clinical Care Unit, at Princess Margaret Hospital. This team has commenced an Ear Bus project to work with Aboriginal people in the examination and referral of children who have any ear or eye concerns needing further attention. The Ear Bus has commenced its work in WA using a unique spectrometer to diagnose the need for attention and corrective procedures in children from 0-5 yrs. These children are then able to be referred to the appropriate Indigenous health organisation or other specialist for attention. ICV is involved with this project to increase the knowledge and skills of parents, guardians and community people in the care of young children's’ ears and eyes to prevent hearing and sight problems arising. ICV has provided a volunteer to the Ear Bus Project. Ms Adriana Lee is a graduate of the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, USA. Ms Lee is also a Western Australian and a volunteer with ICV. She traveled with the Ear Bus assisting with examinations and providing training and assistance to parents, guardians and community people.

Indigenous Community Volunteers (ICV) has volunteers who want to work alongside members of your community to increase the skills and knowledge about care for ears and eyes of young children. They can work with you on your projects about:

• how to care for kids’ ears and teaching kids to care for their own ears and eyes
• developing training programs to assist in ear and eye health in communities and organisations

There are volunteers with skills in :
• Eye health
• Ear health
• Clinical (primary) health care
• Health related and community support services
• Preventative care programs
• Chronic diseases
• Sexually transmitted infections
• Aged care
• Men’s health and women’s health
• Substance use services
• Emotional and social wellbeing
• Pharmaceutical services

ICV staff will help you to complete an application form. They will find you a list of possible volunteers that can come to work with you and your community anywhere in Australia. You can choose the volunteer. ICV covers all the costs of travel and a small living away allowance for the volunteer. The community only needs to provide the volunteer with some accommodation and a cultural mentor for the time they are in the community. There is no cost to the community. The volunteer just needs an invitation.

For further information about Indigenous community volunteers contact:
Benita Cattalini
Regional Manager West Central
Level 5/33 Barrack St
Perth WA 6000
Ph: 08 6363 4502
Mob: 0422 376 458
Rhonda or Benita Ph:1800 819 542
Email:perth@volindigenous.org.au
Website: http://www.volindigenous.org.au/ (Application forms are available from the website)

World Vision Australia

World Vision Australia recognises that Indigenous Australians experience poverty, injustice and social living conditions equal to third world countries, and is therefore committed to assisting Indigenous Australians with the reconciliation process. World Vision has been working with Australian Indigenous communities for many years.

World Vision's Indigenous Partnerships

World Vision runs programs for Indigenous people in the two Northern Territory communities of Papunya and Epenarra. These programs aim to promote healthy lifestyles; help build the communities' capacity to sustain themselves over the long term; support care for the aged; and increase opportunities for Indigenous youths.

World Vision has been operating programs in the Northern Territory community of Papunya since 1996 with a focus on health, education and skills development. Epenarra is the second community where World Vision is beginning work. In 2003 World Vision will start the early stages of developing and delivering a program tailored to the Epenarra community.

For further information about World Vision's Indigenous Partnerships program view the following web pages:

Australian Indigenous

HealthInfoNet

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