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...

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...
Rheumatic Fever Prevention in New Zealand

Rheumatic Fever Prevention in New Zealand

SHORT FILMS Rheumatic Fever Prevention in New Zealand Rheumatic Fever Prevention In New Zealand, the disease is largely confined to the upper North Island.  The Indigenous Maori and Pacific Islander populations are predominantly affected. Together, this group...
Staying On Track with Secondary Prophylaxis

Staying On Track with Secondary Prophylaxis

SHORT FILMS Staying On Track with Secondary Prophylaxis Thankfully, most young people with Rheumatic Heart Disease (RHD) won’t need a mechanical heart valve replacement, which means they also won’t need to take Warfarin everyday. For most young people with RHD, like...
Rheumatic Heart Disease in Pregnancy

Rheumatic Heart Disease in Pregnancy

SHORT FILMS Rheumatic Heart Disease in Pregnancy The best way to make sure a woman with RHD has a healthy pregnancy for her and her baby is early diagnosis and cardiac review, collaborative care and communication with family, health workers, maternity and cardiac...