Eye health
Life before the drought
(1999)
Julie Weekes
Acrylic on archer paper
This artwork is provided by the Edith Cowan University Art Collection.
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The painting:
Basically the painting tells the viewer that life is controlled by the change of the environment. This change has taken place within thousands of years, yet man within an eye blink can cause the same change in the land for the sake of development.
The artist:
My mother is fifth generation Australian of European descent and my father a Torres Strait Islander. I grew up knowing I was an Islander but had no knowledge of my family or culture.
Resources
Information is collected here on health promotion resources relevant to eye health and includes details of videos, brochures, catalogues, posters, flipcharts, fact sheets and CD-ROMS.
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Health promotion resources
Health Protection Group (2006)
Trachoma eye health information [flip chart]
Perth: Department of Health
This flip chart is part of a health education package, developed to improve eye health among Aboriginal people in the Kimberley. It has been designed to assist health workers and educators to tell Aboriginal people, especially children and mothers, about trachoma. Illustrations help the user explain about the causes, prevention and treatment of trachoma. The flip chart may be used for one to one education, in class or group discussions.
Abstract adapted from Western Australian Office of Aboriginal Health website
- Further information:
- View resource: Trachoma eye health information [flip chart] (PDF - 1.2MB - large file warning!)
- Contact details:
- Department of Health, 189 Royal Street, East Perth WA 6004, PO Box 8172, Perth Business Centre, Perth WA 6849, ph: (08) 9222 4222, Consumer Health Services Directory: 1300 135 030
- View website: Government of Western Australia Department of Health
Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation
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Keep sight of your eyes! Get your eyes checked
Collingwood, Victoria: Victorian Aboriginal Community
Controlled Health Organisation
The Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (VACCHO) Eye Health Project has developed a poster to reinforce the message of regular eye checks for Koori people. The artwork is by local Aboriginal artist Lyn Briggs and the design shows the need to keep an eye on your health and that of your family.
Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract
- Contact details:
- VACCHO, PO Box 1328, Collingwood, Victoria 3066, ph: (03) 9419 3350, fax: (03) 9417 3871, website: Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation
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