The following is a collection of resources for patients, health professionals and departmental clinic staff. If you have any suggestions, questions, or you want to help develop additional resources, please contact us.
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| Patient Education | - Rheumatic Fever Calendar (Plain) - 2010 (Adobe PDF document - 128KB)
- Rheumatic Fever Calendar (Plain) - 2011 (Adobe PDF document - 129KB)
- The heart of the matter: learning the process of rheumatic heart disease education DVD
This DVD is a resource for health professionals. It is designed to improve the process of health education with patients who:
- do not have English as a first language
- do not have a " western" biomedical world view in their history
Access the DVD from our ePublications site.
- Rheumatic Fever DVD
In 2005, the Darwin-based Menzies School of Health Research produced an educational DVD about preventing rheumatic heart disease. It was written and produced by Aboriginal people specifically for Aboriginal people and highlighted the importance of preventing rheumatic fever.
In response to requests for the DVD to be translated from English into local Aboriginal languages, the Department of Health and Families has now translated the original DVD into Yolngu Matha and will be used for health education in hospital settings and in Arnhem Land communities where Yolngu Matha is spoken.
On this particular DVD, Yolngu Matha, English and English with sub titles for the hearing impaired is available. Additional languages will become available in the future.
The DVD is most beneficial if used in conjunction with " Rheumatic Heart Disease Story Telling Guide" which is available through the Aboriginal Resource and Development Services (ARDS). This DVD was developed by health professionals and indigenous language speakers working together to create a meaningful way to explain Rheumatic Heart Disease.
To play the DVD, click on a version below. To download, right click on the version and select "Save Target As..."
- in Yolngu Matha
- in English
- in English with subtitles for the hearing impaired
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| DHF Staff Reference | If your clinic does not have or would like additional copies of any listed resources, please contact us. |
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