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Tribute Neil Balnaves AO
Menzies School of Health Research (Menzies), its Board and staff, mourn the tragic loss of Neil Balnaves AO and extend condolences to his family and the staff at The Balnaves Foundation.
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Hopes AI program can treat Indigenous hearing loss in remote areas
Professor Amanda Leach, who runs the ear health research program at Menzies School of Health Research in Darwin, said the illness was common in remote Indigenous communities across the Northern Territory.
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New multi-platform interactive guidelines for healthy ears
The Otitis Media guidelines have been launched today to assist healthcare workers provide comprehensive and appropriate care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children with otitis media and hearing problems.
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Ear disease in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children
In remote communities across the Northern Territory (NT), only one in 10 Aboriginal children younger than three years have healthy ears, a new report in the Medical Journal of Australia (MJA) has found.
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Worimi Man Associate Professor Kelvin Kong Takes Menzies Medallion
Associate Professor Kong was presented with the Menzies Medallion in recognition of his leadership in Aboriginal health service delivery, advocacy, and research.
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University of Newcastle | Aboriginal ear surgeon honoured with Menzies Medallion
Associate Professor Kelvin Kong received the medal on Friday, recognising his leadership in Aboriginal health service delivery, advocacy and research.
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NT News | Indigenous trailblazer honoured
Australia's first Aboriginal surgeon, Associate Professor Kelvin Kong has been awarded the Menzies Medallion for excellence in healthcare.
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Aboriginal ear surgeon honoured with Menzies Medallion
Australia’s first Aboriginal surgeon, the highly acclaimed ear, nose and throat surgeon, Associate Professor Kelvin Kong has been awarded the prestigious Menzies Medallion.
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The health initiative placing Tiwi ears in Tiwi hands
Menzies has celebrated its first graduates of the Hearing for Learning Initiative, a community-based training program focused on the detection and prevention of ear health issues.
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NT News | Graduates a boost for ear health
A group of Tiwi Islanders are working to improve ear health in their communities after becoming the first graduates of a new ear infection prevention program.
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Menzies School of Health Research puts Tiwi ears in Tiwi hands
A community-based ear health training initiative is empowering on the ground health services in the Tiwi Islands.
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First Nations Telegraph | Tiwi ears in Tiwi hands
Newly graduated ear health facilitators will provide local knowledge and expertise when checking the ears and hearing of children in their community.
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Katherine recruits wanted to help with chronic ear health problems
The community-based solution to the life-long problem of hearing loss among almost all Aboriginal children is also being rolled out in Katherine later this year.
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Media release | Tiwi ears in Tiwi hands
Newly graduated ear health facilitators will provide local knowledge and expertise when checking the ears and hearing of children in their community.
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You can't learn if you can't hear - sign up to become a community ear health helper
A new community-based solution to the life-long problem of hearing loss among almost all Aboriginal children is going to be rolled out in Katherine.
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Hearing for Learning in the Northern Territory
A new community-based training initiative is focusing on prevention through early detection of ear issues in young children.
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You can't learn if you can't hear - sign up to become a community ear health helper
A new community-based solution to the life-long problem of hearing loss among almost all Aboriginal children is going to be rolled out in Katherine.
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Hearing for Learning on Bathurst Island
A new community-based training initiative is focusing on prevention through early detection of ear issues in young children.
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Hearing loss impacts school attendance among Australia's aboriginal children
The study was led by Dr. Jiunn-Yih Su with the Centre for Child Development and Education, Menzies School of Health Research, and the Charles Darwin University.
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High levels of hearing loss are linked with absenteeism
A team of researchers led by Menzies, CDU, recommend better early detection for treatment to support students with hearing difficulties.
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Hearing loss linked to poor school attendance for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children
The first study investigating hearing impairment on school attendance for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children has been released.
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Hearing loss linked to poor school attendance in the Northern Territory
Study investigating the impact of hearing impairment on school attendance for children published in the Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health.
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It’s possible to take a break from science and make a comeback
Overcoming gender bias and structural barriers is a hard task, on top of the research itself. Someone who has achieved both is Prof Amanda Leach.
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Severe specialist shortage leaves Aboriginal children at risk of hearing loss
Menzies School of Health Research professor Amanda Leach has been working in hearing health in the NT and said Aboriginal communities were becoming frustrated with service delivery.
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'I cried from happiness': Indigenous toddler hears her first words
The government has provided funding to the Menzies School of Health Research's Hearing for Learning Initiative, a five-year $7.9m program in which health project officers help Aboriginal children with hearing problems.
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Government funded health programs for NT's deaf children
The government has provided funding to the Menzies School of Health Research's Hearing for Learning Initiative, a five-year $7.9m program in which health project officers help Aboriginal children with hearing problems, NT Health Minister Natasha Fyles said.
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Media Release | Improved ear and hearing planned for children in Maningrida
The Mala’la Health Service Aboriginal Corporation has welcomed Maningrida‘s participation in the Menzies School of Health Research (Menzies) Hearing for Learning Initiative.
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Indigenous issues top to-do list as super-rich urged to dig deep
Supports for a five-year project at the Menzies School of Health Research to address hearing problems among indigenous people in the Northern Territory.
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NT News | Big Night for Territorians
Report on Professor Amanda Leach and other NT finalists in the 2019 Telstra Businesswomen's Awards .
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Indigenous health in limelight at Telstra Business Women’s Awards
Professor Amanda Leach is a Principal Senior Research Fellow at the Menzies School of Health Research, the institute leading the way in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander medical research.
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COAG Health Council | Communiqué 8 March 2019
The Federal, state and territory Health Ministers met in Adelaide at the COAG Health Council to discuss a range of national health issues.
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Menzies researchers’ finalists in the 2019 Telstra Business Women’s Awards
Two researchers from Menzies School of Health Research (Menzies) have been named finalists in the 2019 Telstra Business Women’s Awards.
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NT News | Our children's hearing crisis
To address chronic hearing problems in the NT's most vulnerable children a $7.9 million community-led program will be rolled out.
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New program to tackle ear infection crisis
The five-year Hearing for Learning program is based on research by scientists at the Menzies School of Health Research and will employ and train community residents to help spot and treat ear disease and hearing problems.
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The Australian | Silence is golden but not when it’s permanent
Meanwhile, in the Northern Territory, dozens of project officers in 20 communities will complement the work of visiting ear specialists under a $7.9m partnership between the commonwealth, the Northern Territory government and the Balnaves Foundation, supported by the Menzies School of Health Research.
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Lend me your ear: New program targets hearing problems in NT children
RACGP report on the Hearing for Learning Initiative.
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Hearing loss a serious issue
Announced in August, Hearing for Learning is a five year program of the NT Government, founded on research by scientists at the Darwin-based Menzies School of Health Research.
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Daily Mail | How 90 PER CENT of Aboriginal children are born with ear disease and most will end up half-deaf with brain development problems
A shocking 90 per cent of Aboriginal children in remote Northern Territory communities under three years old are born with an ear disease that can lead to significant development problems.
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ABC | 'Glue ear' project to fight hearing loss and improve outcomes for Aboriginal children
Up to nine in every 10 Aboriginal children in some remote Northern Territory communities have a hearing impairment, but a new project aims to tackle that by training locals and reducing fly-in-fly-out (FIFO) specialists.
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Ear Health Funding
Coverage of the Hearing for Learning Initiative Launch with the Northern Territory Government and the Balnaves Foundation on ABC TV News.
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Investing in Territory Kids and Generational Change – Hearing for Learning
A public private partnership between the Northern Territory Government, Australian Government and the Balnaves Foundation is addressing chronic hearing problems in Territory children.
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NT News 14 August 2018 OMOZ 2018 coverage and editorial
5th Australian Otitis media Conference underway in Darwin.