The McAdam family live every day with acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease. Cherie McAdam's daughter Kenya had recurrent acute rheumatic fever which was undiagnosed and resulted in Kenya developing rheumatic heart disease requiring emergency open heart surgery. Cherie's son Luke receives regular penicillin injections for acute rheumatic fever. By sharing their story, the family hope to raise awareness to improve care for other families.

Presented at RHDAustralia Seminar Series, Darwin, August 2014.

Berribob Watson lives in a remote area of the Northern territory. He contracted rheumatic heart disease as a young person, and he has managed the disease throughout his adult life. In this short film Berribob talks in his own language about his disease and reinforces the need for regular medical care.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are advised that this resource may contain images and voices of people who have died. 

Health Promotion Awareness in New Zealand is working with the Ministry of Health rheumatic fever prevention programme to raise awareness among parents, families and caregivers of school children within high risk communities about the importance of getting sore throats checked and treated as quickly as possible to prevent rheumatic fever. The website contains information about: All about sore throats; What is the treatment for strep throat? How does strep throat spread?

Take Heart is a moving picture advocacy project designed to put rheumatic heart disease on the global media and public health agendas. This is the official teaser of a full length feature released in 2016. It focuses on a young man in hospital having heart surgery.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are advised that this video contains images of an Aboriginal person who has died.

Aunty Mary tells the story about her nephew who has ARF, illustrated with cartoons and photos. 

This pamphlet includes an introduction to ARF and RHD for members of the community.

Comic style booklet for young people highlighting the importance of preventing and treating sore throats and skin sores.

In this 14-part radio series, Dr Alyssa Vass is joined by Yolŋu consultants to explain ARF and RHD.

A flipchart describing different skin conditions and how best to treat them. (Contains images of skin infections)

This short rap raises awareness about the importance of penicillin to treat sore throats and prevent RHD.