| Description |
1 videodisc (DVD) (26 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4in |
| Series |
Rural Health Education Foundation ; 1116 |
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Rural Health Education Foundation ; 1116
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| Contents |
The trachoma story kit -- Regional eye health program, Katherine, Northern Territory -- Eye health in Central Australia |
| Summary |
Indigenous adults suffer a disproportionate burden of eye disease compared to other Australians. The current rate of blindness in Aboriginal people over forty years is six times the rate of non-Aboriginal people. The most common cause of bilateral blindness in Indigenous adults is cataract; with uncorrected refractive error being the main cause of vision loss. Up to 94% of this vision loss is preventable or treatable. "See Strong" is a half hour documentary style program that highlights some successful programs operating in the Northern Territory that offer both prevention and treatment options to improve Indigenous eye health. This documentary is part of the Rural Health Education Foundation's Improving Indigenous Eye Health Project which incorporates two educational television programs for health professionals and the community on Indigenous eye health |
| Notes |
"This program was first broadcast on 27th September 2011" |
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Funded by the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing, IOOF Foundation, Vincent Fairfax Family Foundation and Allergan |
| Credits |
Directors, Sienna Brown, Lesley Seebold |
| Performer |
Presenter: Traci Williams |
| Audience |
Rated PG, parental guidance recommended |
| Notes |
DVD, All Regions, PAL |
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Available to Deakin University staff and students only |
| Subject |
Eye -- Care and hygiene.
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Vision disorders -- Australia.
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Aboriginal Australians -- Diseases.
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Aboriginal Australians -- Health and hygiene.
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Eye -- Diseases -- Australia.
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Crystalline lens -- Diseases.
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Cataract -- Surgery -- Prevention.
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| Genre/Form |
Video recordings.
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| Author |
Williams, Traci
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Brown, Sienna.
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Seebold, Lesley
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Australia. Department of Health and Ageing.
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Rural Health Education Foundation (Australia)
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