Visiting optometrists scheme expansion for Indigenous Australians

• Reach:

  National

• Focus area:

  Mainstream with Indigenous content

• Status:

  Current

• Evaluated:

  No

Overview

The Australian Government's Improving eye and ear health services for Indigenous Australians for better education and employment outcomes measure will provide funds from 1 July 2011 to 30 June 2014 for the Visiting optometrists scheme expansion for Indigenous Australians program. This program will provide additional resources to increase the frequency of visits by optometrists to Indigenous communities in remote and very remote areas of Australia.

Abstract adapted from the Department of Health and Ageing

Contacts

Visiting Optometrists Scheme
Director
Rural Outreach Services Section
Rural Health Services and Policy Branch
Department of Health and Ageing
GPO Box 9848
Canberra ACT 2601
Phone: (02) 6289 9293
Email: vos@health.gov.au

Links

• View information: Visiting optometrists scheme expansion for Indigenous Australians
• View information: Visiting optometrists scheme program guidelines
• View contact details: Department of Health and Ageing
• View website: Department of Health and Ageing