Australia in 2030: what is our path to health for all?

To the Editor: We congratulate Backholer and colleagues for their article.1 This is a timely, powerful call to action.

Correspondence: jessica@soundfair.org.au

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2. Department of Health. Review of the Hearing Services Program: draft report; May 2021. https://consultations.health.gov.au/hearing‐and‐program‐support‐division/hsp‐review‐draft‐report/user_uploads/review‐of‐the‐hearing‐services‐program‐‐‐draft‐report‐‐‐may‐2021.pdf (viewed June 2021).
3. Hearing Health Sector Committee. Roadmap for Hearing Health; February 2019. https://www1.health.gov.au/internet/main/publishing.nsf/Content/CDFD1B86FA5F437CCA2583B7000465DB/$File/Roadmap%20for%20Hearing%20Health.pdf (viewed June 2021).
4. DeLacy J, Dune T, Macdonald JJ. The social determinants of otitis media in Aboriginal children in Australia: are we addressing the primary causes? A systematic content review. BMC Public Health 2020; 20: 492.
5. Soundfair. The HearMe Project. https://soundfair.org.au/wp‐content/uploads/2021/03/HearMeReport_web_FINAL‐1.pdf (viewed June 2021).

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