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Patients, Families & Communities

Patients, Families & Communities resource page about acute rheumatic fever (ARF) or rheumatic heart disease (RHD).

Sharing a Heartbeat - Rheumatic heart disease in pregnancy: Burarra

This short film deals with issues around pregnancy and the importance of family for young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women who live with RHD. (Contains images and voice of a person who has died)

Important Health Message: prevent rheumatic fever: Torres Strait Creole

This short film highlights ARF symptoms and prevention in remote communities.  (Contains images of a person who has died)

Important Health Message: prevent rheumatic fever: Ndjebbana

This short film highlights ARF symptoms and prevention in remote communities.  (Contains images of a person who has died)

Sharing a Heartbeat 2 - Rheumatic heart disease in pregnancy: Kriol

The second short film in a series which deals with issues around pregnancy and the importance of family for young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women who live with RHD. (May contain images and voices of people who have died)

Sharing a Heartbeat 2 - Rheumatic heart disease in pregnancy: English

The second short film in a series which deals with issues around pregnancy and the importance of family for young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women who live with RHD. (May contain images and voices of people who have died)

Healthy Skin Story: Scabies, skin sores and tinea

What is scabies, how do you get scabies, how do I know if I've got scabies, crusted scabies, what should I do, getting rid of scabies, what causes skin sores, what should I do, what is tinea, what should I do?

2018 Closing the Gap Refresh

Submission on behalf of the END RHD Centre of Research Excellence and RHDAustralia. This document contains recommendations for the Closing the Gap Refresh that will retain a focus on health outcomes that matter to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Rheumatic heart disease (RHD) could provide a critical, tangible target for achieving gains in Indigenous life expectancy. RHD is the leading cause of cardiovascular inequality between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians.

Secondary Prophylaxis

A short film about secondary prophylaxis, what it is, and why it is important.

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

Heart valve surgery - Patient information

This short, animated video includes brief information about the procedures for heart valve repair and heart valve replacement. 

Valve disease

This short video is a discussion in question-and-answer format, between a woman from Thursday Island and nurse. They talk about the heart and rheumatic heart disease.

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