Awareness Campaigns

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Bay of Plenty rheumatic fever awareness campaign

Multi-media awareness campaigns ran from March to June in 2010, 2011 and 2012.

Press releases, advertorials and commissioned articles appeared in newspapers
Radio adverts were aired on eight stations
Newsletters and pamphlets were distributed to schools
A rheumatic fever website was created
Rheumatic fever presentations for local GPs were also conducted at CME sessions
Resources in English and Te reo Maori were developed and distributed

Click here to view resources developed

Click here for an evaluation of the 2010 awareness campaign

The following articles and radio adverts were used in the awareness campaigns:

2012

2011

2010

Lakes rheumatic fever awareness campaign

A community awareness campaign for rheumatic fever ran for three months from September to December 2009.

Posters and pamphlets were developed in te reo Maori and English.

A Whānau Ora Coordinator was employed through Korowai Aroha for three months and coordinated a forum to bring people with rheumatic fever together with clinicians, to learn more about their illness.

The coordinator also completed an evaluation of the administration of secondary prophylaxis and as a result District Nurses changed some of their practices to meet clients’ needs and wishes.

A contract was secured by RAPHS to develop a region-wide rheumatic fever register.