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TRACHOMAEye Health Information

This flip chart is part of a health education package to improve eye health amongst Aboriginal people in the

Kimberley. It has been designed to assist health workers and educators

to tell Aboriginal people, especially children and mothers, about trachoma.

The flip chart has illustrations to help the user explain about the causes, prevention and treatment of trachoma. It may be used for one to one education, in class or group discussions.

EYESTWO

HEALTHY EYES

LEN & IRIS

DON’T SHAREUSE YOUR

OWN TOWEL

DUST

DUST CARRIES

THE GERM

SHOO FLIESKEEP

THE FLIES AWAY FROM YOUR EYES

RUBBISH ATTRACTS

FLIES

RUBBISH

BLOW YOUR NOSE

BLOW YOUR NOSE ALL THE TIME

FLIES

FLIES CARRY GERMS TO EYES

WASHWASH YOUR EYES AND EARS

SORE EYESDUST, RUBBISH, FLIES AND SHARING TOWELS

CAUSE SORE EYES

WASH YOUR FACE AND HANDS

WASH

TOWELSDON’T SHARE

TOWELS

KEEP THE PLACE CLEAN

PUT RUBBISH IN THE BIN

IF YOU GET SORE EYES GO TO THE

CLINIC

CLINIC

DON’T PLAY IN DUST

TO PREVENT TRACHOMA

DON’T PLAY IN THE DUST

HARD TO SEE

IF YOU DON’T GET TREATMENT YOU WILL FIND IT HARD TO SEE

BETTER

IF YOU LOOK AFTER YOUR EYES AND

TAKE YOUR MEDICINE PROPERLY YOUR EYES

WILL GET BETTER

BLINDTRACHOMA CAN CAUSE BLINDNESS

FIXED UPMEDICINE AND EYE DROPS

HELP YOUR EYES GET BETTER

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

ORIGINALLY PRODUCED BY KIMBERLEY PUBLIC HEALTH UNIT, 1995

GRAPHIC ARTIST – RON TURVEY

REPRODUCED BY HEALTH PROTECTION GROUP © DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH 2006

GOVERNMENT OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA

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