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ARF and RHD
Guidelines

RHD Australia

Posters/Flyers

Rheumatic fever and penicillin injections: How to reduce pain - for patients

Information for people receiving penicillin injections to prevent recurrent ARF: options for managing injection pain.

Dental advice card for people living with RHD

Dental advice for people living with RHD.

Important Dental Information - Poster

A3 size poster includes messages for healthy guns and teeth.

Keeping your house clean - Flipchart

How can I look after my house to keep my family healthy? Developed by community workers and Champions4Change, this flipchart is designed as a tool to encourage conversations about keeping homes clean, using locally available products. It can be printed at point of use and left with community members as a reminder.

Acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease - resources for schools

This poster and video have been developed to provide an overview of acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease for people working in schools. School staff are well placed to assist children aged 5-14 years, their families and communities to prevent and manage these conditions.

Untreated sore throats and skin sores can lead to acute rheumatic fever, then to rheumatic heart disease, then to open heart surgery in high-risk children. Preventing sore throats and skin sores, and careful management of acute rheumatic fever prevents rheumatic heart disease.

Strong Body Strong Heart Checklist

This A4 flyer is a visual reminder of the actions they can do to keep a strong body and strong heart. It is also a reminder about when to go to the health service to get signs and symptoms checked.

How can I stop rheumatic fever? Non-Indigenous A3 Client Poster

How can I Stop Rhematic Fever? A3 size poster explaining how to prevent ARF - Non-Indigenous

What is rheumatic fever? Multi-cultural A3 Poster

This poster includes information about the causes, signs, symptoms and prevention of acute rheumatic fever. (A3 size)

ARF and RHD are notifiable poster

This poster highlights the pathway from group A streptococcal infection to acute rheumatic fever to rheumatic heart disease. An earlier version of this poster was presented by RHDAustralia at the Australian Primary Health Nurses Conference in Adelaide, 4-6th April 2019. 

QLD COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Information

Information for people who are living with acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease, and who are concerned about COVID-19 (the Coronavirus). 

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