ABSTRACT Otitis media is very common in Aboriginal children in Western Australia and chronic ear disease causes major problems in speech and language development and education. Up until recently, most programmes dealing with the problem of OM have focused on clinical interventions rather than prevention. The Enhanced Prevention Working Group was established as part of the WA Child Ear Health Strategy (2017–2021). The Group has worked collaboratively to develop a set of recommendations for prevention of OM in Aboriginal children. These recommendations were informed by WA-based health promotion interventions initiated by Aboriginal Health Practitioners at a community level. This paper provides a historical perspective of the current situation and discusses each of the recommendations from Aboriginal Health Practitioners working within their community.

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预防土著儿童中耳炎的协作方法

摘要 中耳炎在西澳大利亚州的土著儿童中非常常见，慢性耳病会导致言语和语言发展和教育方面的重大问题。直到最近，大多数处理 OM 问题的项目都侧重于临床干预而不是预防。加强预防工作组是作为西澳儿童耳部健康战略（2017-2021 年）的一部分成立的。该小组合作制定了一套预防土著儿童 OM 的建议。这些建议是由土著健康从业者在社区层面发起的基于西澳的健康促进干预措施提供的。