Important Health Message – Acute Rheumatic Fever

Important Health Message – Acute Rheumatic Fever

SHORT FILMS Important Health Message – Acute Rheumatic Fever This is a health warning. Right now, many of our children and young males and females in our community are getting Rheumatic Fever and Rheumatic Heart Disease. This is serious. Rheumatic Fever can...

RHD Campaign – Prevent Rheumatic Heart Disease Now

Call to TAKE ACTION NOW on Rheumatic Heart Disease (RHD) An immediate commitment is needed to invest in on-the-ground action now to prevent and eliminate Rheumatic Heart Disease (RHD) which is devasting communities across Australia. RHD is the most important cause of...

Thank You For Registering

THANK YOU FOR REGISTERING Thank you for registering for a Take Heart Educational Toolkit. Toolkits will be dispatched in two batches in March 2016 and June 2016. We be in touch with you by email or phone soon! If you need to reach us, please email...

Take Heart App – Free Smartphone App for RHD Prevention

TAKE HEART SMARTPHONE APP   TAKE HEART APP AVAILABLE ON APPLE iOS & ANDROID The Take Heart App is designed to help people who require regular secondary prophylaxis (penicillin injections) to protect themselves from rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease....

About Rheumatic Heart Disease

ABOUT RHEUMATIC HEART DISEASE   10 THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT RHEUMATIC HEART DISEASE (RHD) 1.  Rheumatic Heart Disease (RHD) is a consequence of Acute Rheumatic Fever (ARF). 2.  The risk of RHD is greater with repeated episodes of ARF. ...