Care for kids’ ears: Otitis media resources for health professionals (2011)

Description

The Otitis media resource kit for health professionals aims to assist health professionals in conveying important ear health messages to parents and carers.

The kit contains:

• a consultation tool providing ear health information and key messages to share with parents and carers
• an information booklet on how to use the kit
• a campaign brochure summarising key ear health messages
• a photobook providing an overview of key ear health messages
• stickers to reward and recognise children
• an activity book featuring the characters of Kathy and Ernie.

The Care for kids' ears website includes several additional resources for health professionals:

• the Recommendations for clinical care guidelines on the management of otitis media in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander populations (updated 2010) publication
• an anatomical model of an ear
• the Strong hearing, strong start: Care for kids' ears health promotion video.

The resources are available to download from the Care for kids' ears website and hard copies of the resource materials can be requested using an online order form. They are part of a campaign designed and produced by the Australian Government to increase awareness of ear disease and hearing loss in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.

Abstract adapted from Australian Government, Department of Health

Links

• View resource: Download resources for health professionals
• View resource: Order resources
• View resource: Recommendations for clinical care guidelines on the management of otitis media in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander populations
• View media release: New kits rolled out to tackle ear disease
• View website: Care for kids’ ears

Related program(s)

• Care for kids' ears

  The Care for kids' ears campaign has been designed and produced by the Australian Government to increase awareness of ear disease and hearing loss in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.

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