Clean faces, strong eyes influencing knowledge, attitudes and practice with health promotion and social marketing (2012)

Description

This poster was created for the Victorian Department of Health, Aboriginal Health Conference, 'Aboriginal health - everyone's responsibility', and uses images and bullet points to cover the following areas:

• explanation and prevalence of trachoma
• social, cultural, economic and environmental factors contributing to the spread of trachoma
• goals and strategies of trachoma elimination programs
• role of culturally appropriate health promotion resources and social marketing
• trachoma knowledge, attitudes and practice in the Northern Territory in 2011.

Health promotion and social marketing initiatives are provided as case examples, including: the Trachoma story kits, Clean faces, strong eyes, and the Milpa, the trachoma goanna, mascot.

It offers a useful summary for Aboriginal Health Workers, health professionals and other community workers looking to change attitudes and practice at the individual and community level.

Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract

Contact details

Minum Barreng: Indigenous Eye Health Unit
Melbourne School of Population Health
The University of Melbourne
Level 5, 207 Bouverie Street
Carlton Vic 3053
Ph: (03) 8344 3920
Email: flange@unimelb.edu.au

Links

• View resource: Clean faces, strong eyes influencing knowledge, attitudes and practice with health promotion and social marketing (PDF - 6.7 MB)
• View information: Indigenous Eye Health Unit posters
• View website: Indigenous Eye Health Unit

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