Epilepsy information kit for Aboriginal Australians (2009)

Description

Epilepsy ACT (for Epilepsy Australia) has developed a range of resources for Aboriginal Health Workers. The kit is designed to assist those diagnosed with epilepsy, their families, and community, with information about epilepsy and where to find further information and assistance to help them manage their condition.

This kit it also designed for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Workers and other health workers working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in a range of health settings. The resource kit consists of the following epilepsy information as Fact Sheets for Health Workers or brochures for clients:

• What is epilepsy?
• Treatment
• Lifestyles
• Further Education & Training
• Women
• Men
• Children
• Seizure/Fits first aid
• Driving
• References

Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract

Contact details

27 Mulley Street
Holder ACT 2611
PO Box 3744
Weston ACT 2611
Ph: (02) 6287 4555
Fax: (02) 6287 4556
Email: epilepsy@epilepsyact.org.au

Links

• View information: Epilepsy information kit for Aboriginal Australians
• View website: Epilepsy Australia

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