Rural Health West

Rural Health West is the jurisdictional Fundholder for the Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care Outreach programs. The Outreach programs provide access to health services in rural and remote Western Australia including optometry, specialists eye health services as well as support for Indigenous chronic disease management (such as diabetes) commonly attributing to eye disease. 

WA Aboriginal Eye Health Advisory Group

The WA Aboriginal Eye Health Advisory Group (Advisory Group) was re-established in 2020 to provide a platform that supports all key stakeholders to work collaboratively in the delivery of eye health services across Western Australia (WA). The purpose of the Advisory Group is to facilitate a consistent approach to the planning, coordination and funding of sustainable, evidence-based eye health services to Western Australians, with a focus on improving eye health of Aboriginal communities. The Advisory Group builds upon the University of Melbourne’s Roadmap to Close the Gap for Vision, acknowledging that successful eye health outcomes involve the coordination of both eye care services and the patient journey on the eye health pathway.