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The heart of the matter: learning the process of rheumatic heart disease education (2008)

Author

Mitchell A

Publisher

Northern Territory Department of Health and Community Services

City

Darwin

Type

Audiovisual

Description

It is a challenge for health professionals to educate people about the harm rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease has on the heart. This video uses plain language and diagrams of the heart to give health professionals and Health Workers a tool to help Aboriginal people understand rheumatic fever, and how to manage and prevent the disease.
English and Yolgnu languages are used with the help of an interpreter. The video is divided into three 'sessions', and comes with a story-telling guide.

The content includes:

introductions
setting the scene
session 1- the basics
session 2- the acute rheumatic fever story
session 3- the rest of the acute rheumatic fever story
conclusion

The videos take about 35 minutes to go through.

Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract

When to use this resource

This video can help health professionals and Health Workers to educate Aboriginal people about rheumatic heart disease and rheumatic fever. It can be used for group or individual training sessions. The video can be viewed online and is divided into separate sections so the viewer can select the part they wish to view.