Emergency Department Presentations by Children in Remote Australia: A Population-based Study.

Aboriginal leaders invited us to examine the frequency and reasons for emergency department (ED) presentations by children in remote Western Australia, where Prenatal Alcohol Exposure (PAE) is common. . ED presentations (2007-11 inclusive) were examined for all children born in the Fitzroy Valley in 2002-03.

Review of Aboriginal child health services in remote Western Australia identifies challenges and informs solutions.

Background: Despite a national focus on closing the gap between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal child health outcomes in Australia, there remain significant challenges, including provision of health services in very remote communities. We aimed to identify and map child health services in the very remote Fitzroy Valley, West Kimberley, and document barriers to effective service delivery.

Methods: Identification and review of all regional child health services and staffing in 2013.

Pediatric hospital admissions in Indigenous children: a population-based study in remote Australia.

Background: We analysed hospital admissions of a predominantly Aboriginal cohort of children in the remote Fitzroy Valley in Western Australia during the first 7 years of life.

Methods: All children born between January 1, 2002 and December 31, 2003 and living in the Fitzroy Valley in 2009-2010 were eligible to participate in the Lililwan Project. Of 134 eligible children, 127 (95%) completed Stage 1 (interviews of caregivers and medical record review) in 2011 and comprised our cohort.