COMMUNITY CHILD HEALTH
PROGRAM
1139. Hon DONNA FARAGHER to the Leader of the House
representing the Minister for Health:
I refer to the
Department of Health's community child health program.
�In the 2021–22 financial
year, how many eligible children in the Perth metropolitan area received a child
health check by number and by percentage, across the following categories —
(a) zero to 14 days;
(b) eight weeks;
(c) four months;
(d) 12 months; and
(e) two years?
Hon SUE
ELLERY replied:
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question.
(a)–(e) The Child and Adolescent Health Service continues
to engage directly with families to encourage uptake of child health
checks. The information requested is provided in tabular form.
I seek leave to have the response incorporated into Hansard.
[Leave granted for the following
material to be incorporated.]
|
Contact
Type
|
Number of Children Receiving
Child Health Check
|
Number of Eligible Children
|
% of Eligible Children Receiving
Child Health Check
|
|
0-14
days
|
25,888
|
26,404
|
98%
|
|
8
weeks
|
23,778
|
26,555
|
90%
|
|
4
months
|
22,871
|
27,015
|
85%
|
|
12
months
|
11,506
|
26,581
|
43%
|
|
2
years
|
8,431
|
26,064
|
32%
|