Question
Number
458
Subject
Aboriginals and Torres Strait Islanders
(First Nations Health)
(First Nations Health)
Asked by
Clay, Jo
Directed to
Minister for Health
Question asked on
15 May 2025
Answer due on
15 June 2025
Question asked
- Given the very low levels of the uptake of the Medicare Benefits Schedule: Item 715 the Aboriginal Adult Check and Child Health Check, which sits at about 17 percent and 10 percent respectively, how is ACT Health working with Aboriginal and Community Controlled Health Organisations Winnunga Nimmityjah and Yerrabi Yurwang to address this inequity.
- How will ACT Health address the disparity between first trimester visits of First Nations Women in the northern parts of the ACT (41 percent in Belconnen, 48 percent in Gungahlin, and 41 percent in Canberra north) compared to southern parts of the ACT (63 percent in Tuggeranong, 60 percent in Woden Valley, 88 percent in Weston Creek, 86 percent in Molonglo Valley, and 71 percent in Canberra south).