A community-based service enhancement model of training and employing Ear Health Facilitators to address the crisis in ear and hearing health of Aboriginal children in the Northern Territory, the Hearing for Learning Initiative (the HfLI): study protocol for a stepped-wedge cluster randomised trial

Table 3 Participating community information (from NT Government websites)

Name	R	S	Pop	Pop < 14yo	Data	Health	School	Audiol booth	Local government councils	Land council
Ali Curung	C	S	580	142	PCIS	CAHS	DoE	Yes	Barkly	CLC
Alice Springs (CAAC)	C	L		> 300	Comm	CAAC	DoE/CE	Yes	Alice Springs	CLC
Ampilatwatja	C	S	491	140	Comm	AHCAC	DoE	Yes	Barkly	CLC
Galiwin’ku	T	L	2453	670	Comm	Miwatj	DoE	Yes	East Arnhem	NLC
Gunbalanya	T	S	1312	246	PCIS	TEHS	DoE	Yes	West Arnhem	NLC
Kalkaringi	T	S	392	103	Comm	KWHB	DoE	No	Victoria Daly	CLC
Katherine (Wurli)	T	L		> 300	Comm	Wurli	DoE/CE	Yes	Katherine	NLC
Lajamanu	T	S	703	215	Comm	KWHB	DoE	Yes	Central Desert	CLC
Maningrida	T	L	2712	617	PCIS	TEHS	DoE	Yes	West Arnhem	NLC
Milikapiti	T	S	471	101	PCIS	TEHS	DoE	No	Tiwi Islands	TLC
Milingimbi	T	L	1439	335	Comm	Miwatj	DoE	Yes	East Arnhem	NLC
Minjilang	T	S	290	81*	PCIS	TEHS	DoE	No	West Arnhem	NLC
Nauiyu	T	S	444	124	PCIS	TEHS	CE	No	Victoria Daly	NLC
Palumpa	T	S	458	144	PCIS	TEHS	DoE	No	West Daly	NLC
Pirlangimpi	T	S	436	93*	PCIS	TEHS	DoE	No	Tiwi Islands	TLC
Ti Tree	C	S	317	80*	PCIS	CAHS	DoE	Yes	Central Desert	CLC
Wadeye	T	L	2679	724	PCIS	TEHS	CE	Yes	West Daly	NLC
Warruwi	T	S	457	130	PCIS	TEHS	DoE	No	West Arnhem	NLC
Wurrumiyanga	T	L	1837	392	PCIS	TEHS	CE	Yes	Tiwi Islands	TLC
Yirrkala	T	S	951	240	Comm	Miwatj	DoE	No	East Arnhem	NLC

R, region; C, Central Australia; T, Top End. S, size; S, small; L, large (L and S for stratification purposes only ; ≥ or < 300 children < 16 years of age). Pop, population size published by NTG for 2016; Pop< 14yo, population Aboriginal children less than 14 years of age published by NTG for 2016. For Alice Springs and Katherine, the numbers are imprecise but > 300. *Population less than 14 years old is ≤ 100 but estimated to be > 100 for 0 to 16 years of age. Data: PCIS, Patient Care Information System. Comm, Communicare. Health: CAHS, Central Australian Health Service. TEHS, Top End Health Service. CAAC, Central Australian Aboriginal Congress. AHCAC, Ampilatwatja Health Care Aboriginal Corporation. Miwatj: Miwatj Health Aboriginal Corporation. KWHB: Katherine West Health Board. Wurli: Wurli-Wurlinjang Aboriginal Health Service. School: DoE, Department of Education. CE, Catholic Education. Audiol booth: Sound proof audiology booth in community. Land Council: CLC, Central Land Council. NLC, Northern Land Council. TLC, TiwiLand Council

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