Resources
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Stephen and Mary Ann’s story – You don’t have to be the tough guy
Stephen and Mary Ann talk about their experience with the National Bowel Cancer Screening Program and the importance of encouraging loved ones to do the test.
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Cheryl’s story – I didn’t think it would happen to me
Cheryl Flanders shares her story about surviving breast cancer. Breast screening saved her life and she encourages other Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women to have the screening mammogram.
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Ernest’s story – Gugu mugu do, just do it
Ernest, an Aboriginal man from the Tjapukai tribe, is an advocate of the National Bowel Cancer Screening Program.
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David’s story – If I had the screening I would’ve been better off
David is the CEO at Pangula Mannanurna, an Aboriginal Health Service in South Australia. David shares his experience of being diagnosed with bowel cancer.
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Margarette’s story – Get your breasts screened even if you feel healthy
Margarette Fisher, a Nudendri woman, encourages Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women to have a breast screen.
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Fiona’s story – Promoting breast screening in my community
Fiona Millard encourages Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women to have a breast screen. She talks about the van that is used to provide screening services in remote areas.
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Your Cervical Screening Test
National Cervical Screening Program - Cervical screening explained
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Aunty Margaret’s story – Bring a friend for support
Aunty Margaret Lawton speaks about her experiences with breast cancer and the BreastScreen Australia program.
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Trish’s story – Regular breast screening saved my life
Trish Springsteen speaks about her experiences with breast cancer and the BreastScreen Australia program.
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Dawn’s story – Early detection saved my life
Dawn Ross, an Arrernte woman from Alice Springs, shares her story of participating in the BreastScreen Australia Program.
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BreastScreen Australia – video – Getting tested for breast cancer can save your life
This video explains why it's important to get tested for breast cancer, and what to expect when getting a test.
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John’s story – Knowledge is power
John talks about his experience with using the National Bowel Cancer Screening Program kit. Receiving a reminder letter prompted him to do the test. Listen to his story.
Independent Evaluation of HeadtoHelp and AMHCs final evaluation report
This final report shows the key findings from the evaluation which includes qualitative data collected through interviews and other artefacts and a quantitative analysis of the Primary Mental Health Care Minimum Dataset (PMHC-MDS) data.
Screening tests for your new baby – South Australia
South Australia Pathology brochure explaining how newborn bloodspot screening works in South Australia.
Cervical Screening Communications Toolkit
This communications toolkit contains key messages, social content, images, and case studies regarding cervical screening that can be used directly, or adapted or edited for external channels.
How to do the bowel screening test – fact sheet for Indigenous people
This flyer for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people explains why bowel screening is important and how to do the test. It is part of the National Bowel Cancer Screening Program.
National Bowel Cancer Screening Program – postcard for Indigenous people
This postcard is designed to encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to do the National Bowel Cancer Screening Program test when it arrives in the mail.
Understanding bowel screening – Flip chart guide for Indigenous people
The flip chart is designed to be used by health professionals talking with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people about bowel screening. It can be used with small groups or with a single person.
Indigenous people and bowel screening – Information for health workers
Health workers use this fact sheet to encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to take part in bowel cancer screening.
National Bowel Cancer Screening Program – A4 poster for health professionals with Indigenous artwork
This A4-sized encourages health professionals to talk to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people about bowel screening. For display in health services in staff-only access areas.
National Bowel Cancer Screening Program – Checklist for talking with your patients – with Indigenous artwork
This checklist includes all the key items health professionals should cover when talking with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients about bowel screening. These activities do not all need to be carried out by one health professional or all at the same time.
Increasing bowel cancer screening – tips for patient outreach
This fact sheet for health professionals explains how to increase participation in the National Bowel Cancer Screening Program.
Indigenous people and bowel screening – Information for doctors
Doctors use this fact sheet to encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to take part in bowel cancer screening.
National Bowel Cancer Screening Program – A3 poster with Indigenous artwork
This A3-sized poster is designed to encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to do the National Bowel Cancer Screening Program test when it arrives in the mail.
National Bowel Cancer Screening Program – A3 poster for health professionals with Indigenous artwork
This A3-sized encourages health professionals to talk to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people about bowel screening. For display in health services in staff only access areas.
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