NEW SITE! education.realtimehealth.com
10 May 10
RealTime Health, in collaboration with Education Services Australia (ESA), the Chronic Illness Alliance and six partner support groups, has launched an innovative online resource for teachers and school communities. The resource provides 50 digital video clips of young Indigenous and non-Indigenous people discussing their personal experiences of chronic illness. These Speaking from Experience clips aim to provide a deeper understanding of the impact and management of chronic illness within school communities. They cover six topics: asthma, epilepsy, families and chronic illness, hearing impairment, mental health and type 1 diabetes. The young people talk openly about their day-to-day challenges, coping strategies, and the impact on their families.
Each clip has teachers' notes and a transcript. Downloadable activities, and advice from a teacher and a school counsellor on using these resources with your class are also available. These engaging resources, used in supportive environments together with the learning activities, encourage students to develop deeper understanding of the personal impact of childhood and adolescent chronic illness.
The Speaking from Experience resource (http://education.realtimehealth.com/) is supported by funding from the Department of Health and Ageing through the Sharing Health Care Initiative.
