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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
HP 8976