SP Plus fight rheumatic fever

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Community laundromats allowing for the washing of clothes and bedding in remote Aboriginal communities have a role to play in the prevention of illnesses such as #StrepA, #RHD & #scabies. Community consultation & program evaluation remain essential 👇

https://t.co/ylVXRrIqsi

[Diana Mosca @Dmosca111]

Sharing key messages about RHD prevention @SunriseHealth ⁦@RHDAustralia⁩ ⁦@onediseaseteam ⁦@END_RHD⁩ ⁦@MenziesResearch⁩

[Rosemary Wyber @RosemaryWyber]

So exciting to see this paper published... a long road + lots of work by many people to bring it to fruition. Offers new understandings of ARF secondary prophylaxis & scope to develop a more acceptable alternative. @KadoJoseph @ReachRHD @lieslzuhlke @ktaubert @JeremiahMwangi

[Vicki Kerrigan @VickiKerrigan]

At the top of Australia, at the top of the Tiwi Islands in the beautiful community of Milikapiti talking about rheumatic heart disease. Hopefully you can see the red arrows showing where we are? @RHDAustralia @MenziesResearch @telethonkids @PlusFever @annapralph

[Vicki Kerrigan @VickiKerrigan]

Beautiful Milikapiiti, Tiwi Islands to work with Valerina Mungatopi and Angela Kelly. Talking about eliminating rheumatic heart disease and losing our minds over the baby horse! @RHDAustralia @telethonkids @MenziesResearch @annapralph

[SP Plus fight rheumatic fever @PlusFever]

Arriving at work. Catching up with Valerina our community health worker at Milikapiti. @VickiKerrigan is here as well to interview participants. Wild horses in town! @annapralph @RHDAustralia @END_RHD_CRE @telethonkids @RosemaryWyber @MenziesResearch

[SP Plus fight rheumatic fever @PlusFever]

BoomBoom stop rheumatic heart disease. Barunga kids at Barunga Festival. SP Plus Rocks!
@skinnyfishmusic @Bamyili_Kids @BoRemenyi @MenziesResearch @END_RHD @RosemaryWyber @annapralph @telethonkids @BupaAustralia

[SP Plus fight rheumatic fever @PlusFever]

Heading to Barunga Festival to see these children perform their song Boom Boom - prevent ARF

[SP Plus fight rheumatic fever @PlusFever]

Trip to Manyallaluk our new site. Stopping on the way to view red root plant. The root and purple berries are used to dye pandanus to make mats and baskets.

[SP Plus fight rheumatic fever @PlusFever]

Arriving at work. Today we liaised with the local school to run regular information sessions about preventing Strep A infections. The primary school kids are going to love our glow in the dark hand washing sessions!

[SP Plus fight rheumatic fever @PlusFever]

@END_RHD_CRE @naccho @annapralph @telethonkids @MenziesResearch @jcarapetis Thanks for spreading our news!

[SP Plus fight rheumatic fever @PlusFever]

SP Plus Aboriginal Community workers are in Darwin for a workshop. Learning more about Strep A this morning

[SP Plus fight rheumatic fever @PlusFever]

Learning from each other. Aboriginal Community Worker Segora Babui with project manager Angela Kelly (bad hair day!) Taking it to the community.

[SP Plus fight rheumatic fever @PlusFever]

Enjoying life in remote NT while talking Rheumatic stuff! Possum helping to get our message out. Sore throat and skin sores = visit clinic ASAP! Thanks Tanya and Chris and Poss!

[SP Plus fight rheumatic fever @PlusFever]

Sharing via RHD Australia https://t.co/ZmXM5YL2nM

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We support the calls of @NACCHOAustralia for funding to improve housing for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. @NACCHOAustralia press release today highlights role of housing in rheumatic heart disease. Evidence for that association here: https://t.co/f2CHVhcUSq.

[SP Plus fight rheumatic fever @PlusFever]

The seriously fabulous Anne-Marie Lee, Community Worker on the SP Plus project in the Roper Gulf region. Fighting rheumatic heart recurrence and catching up with project manager Angela Kelly. #BecauseOfHerWeCan