Networks and Links

Here is a list of links to websites that we think might be useful. You can select a topic from the box below or browse through the complete list of links.

Links: Health and Nutrition

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Guide to Healthy Eating Poster
The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Guide to Healthy Eating is a tool to provide information about the amounts and kind of food that people need to eat each day to be healthy

ARACY (Australian research alliance for children and youth) -The Implications of Poverty on Childre

Ear and Hearing Care
This flip chart describes the difficulties associated hearing impairment and the importance of ear health checks. It describes ear problems and their implications, methods of prevention as well as

Ear Troubles
People who are affected by conductive hearing loss or auditory processing difficulties find it hard to understand what other people say in some situations, may not know that they have a listening problem. If they and the people in their family or in their work place know about the problem there are some simple things they can do to help themselves and each other. This website is here to help you and other people who are dealing with these problems directly find the information that you need to understand and manage them. There is also information for those teaching, working with or providing services to Indigenous people that have hearing loss as a result of childhood ear disease. We developed this website and the resources available on it to help ensure that the negative outcomes that can be associated with conductive hearing loss and auditory processing problems are minimized. We have also developed training packages that help to reduce the risk of social, educational and occupational problems related to conductive hearing loss and auditory processing problems. (Phoenix training programs).

Feeding Guidelines for children up to 2 years of age
This resource was developed by the NT Department of Health and Community Services as part of the Infant Feeding Guidelines Project 2005. It consists of guidelines for feeding children up to about 2 years of age.

Growing Strong - Feeding you and your baby
The Growing Strong resources have been developed to help health staff talk with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families about nutrition for mothers, babies and young children. Growing Strong resources provide information about eating well during pregnancy as well as offering suggestions for dealing with some common food and nutrition related problems during pregnancy. Information is also provided about common breastfeeding issues and the appropriate introduction of solids for babies.

Growing Strong - Feeding you and your baby resources
These free resources contain information on healthy eating for mothers, infants and small children.

Healthy Living
Healthy Living NT has several diabetes indigenous resources available for purchase. These have been designed in a flip chart format, are laminated and are spiral bound. Also available are a handbook and poster which can be used as educational support tools. The topics of these resources are Keeping Culture, Life Family Strong - Know Early About Diabetes Series Part 1 How do you feel? (Symptoms) Part 2 What is it? (About Diabetes) Part 3 What Do I Do? (Management) Part 4 What for take medicine? (Medications) Part 5 Why Me? (Risk factors) A5 Handbook (black and white, packs of 10) A2 full colour poster Keep Families Strong - One Tucker, One Family A3 Flipchart A4 Flipchart Keep Your Feet Healthy A4 Flipchart If you would like to purchase any of these resources you can do so on our online shop, printing the order form and faxing it to 08 8927 8515 or by contacting Healthy Living NT on 08 8927 8488. Cardiac Clinic Resource Guide Activities Pamphlet - Heart Attack Activities Pamphlet - Heart Surgery The National Heart Foundation has indigenous resources including Heart Story Listen to your Heart video these can be purchased though their order form Rheumatic Fever/Heart Disease resources Contact Kay McGough Rheumatic Fever Register, CDC Darwin office 08 8922 8454 Rheumatic Fever: Questions and Answers Rheumatic Heart Story, booklet and video

How Children Get Pussy Ears Poster
This wall chart explains how the pneumococcus germ lives in the back of the nose and travels through the eustachian tube to the middle ear space behind the ear drum causing otitis media or middle ear infection. It also depicts the ear drum bulging like a boil because of the build up of pus and then the ear drum perforating causing pusy or runny ears.

How Otitis Media Is Passed On
This wall chart is a visual aid for explaining how otitis media is passed between children with runny noses through kissing, sneezing and touching. This helps to explain why keeping children's faces and hands clean should therefore be a priority.

Keeping fit, keeping healthy, keeping strong
This resource is a double sided, A4 poster targeted at Indigenous people. It can be used by health professionals to assist with diet and exercise counselling. It includes a list of nutrition tips and ideas on healthy eating using foods that are easily obtainable in communities. The poster also encourages increased physical activity by giving ideas on ways to incorporate physical activity into everyday lifestyle.

Northern Territory Infant Feeding Guidelines
The purpose of the Infant Feeding Guidelines is to assist all health staff in the Northern Territory (NT) to provide appropriate and consistent nutrition advice and support to families and caregivers about feeding infants.

NT Immunisation Schedule

Nutrition Guidelines for School Breakfast Programs.
These guidelines list easy and innovative suggestions for healthy breakfast, lunch and snack foods for school children. The guidelines are presented in a clear and easy to understand chart form with recommended foods listed down one side, and less healthy foods which are not recommended down the other side.

Nutrition Guidelines for School Lunch and Snack Programs
These guidelines list easy and innovative suggestions for healthy breakfast, lunch and snack foods for school children. The guidelines are presented in a clear and easy to understand chart form with recommended foods listed down one side, and less healthy foods which are not recommended down the other side.