A resource produced by Aboriginal community members based around the Tamworth area is providing valuable stroke prevention information.
Stroke Care Coordinator Rachel Peake has facilitated the development of a tailored stroke education booklet - Stroke: Written by the Mob for the Mob.
All the words in Stroke: Written by the Mob for the Mob come from the Aboriginal people of the Kamilaroi/Gomeroi/Gamilaraay/Gamilaroi nations. The booklet published by the Hunter New England Local Health District of NSW. Download Stroke: Written by the Mob for the Mob (PDF, 12 MB)
Rachel spoke to SBS Living Black Radio about the importance of the resource being made by Aboriginal people - for Aboriginal people.
It includes personal stroke stories from Aboriginal community members. The booklet is proving effective at getting authentic, relatable information across to others in the community and raising stroke awareness.
The Stroke Foundation is spreading the message that community members need to act F.A.S.T and call Triple 0 immediately if they see or feel any stroke symptoms. No need to wait for a doctor - call emergency services 000.
Stroke Care Coordinator Rachel Peake is passionate about making sure Aboriginal community members in the Tamworth area and surrounds have access to the care and support they need after stroke.
She has invested significantly in building rapport with local Aboriginal communities - hosting luncheons, volunteering at soup kitchens and undertaking extensive visits and phone consultations to foster trust and mutual respect.
Through her dedication she has significantly reduced the stigma and barriers for local Aboriginal people presenting to hospital.
Rachel has also undertaken studies on how to better engage and include Aboriginal people in stroke research and has been involved in the development of the eStroke rural education package and presented a number of papers and posters at conferences.
Rachel lives by the motto that all patients should receive top class personalised treatment - that doesn’t end when they leave the hospital.
This year we want Australian's to understand the impact time has on a stroke. A speedy reaction not only influences the treatment path for a person having a stroke but also their recovery. Most treatments for stroke are time sensitive, so it is important we Think F.A.S.T. and Act FAST! - See more at https://strokefoundation.com.au/how-you-can-help/stroke-week#sthash.svax2DXW.dpuf
This year we want Australian's to understand the impact time has on a stroke. A speedy reaction not only influences the treatment path for a person having a stroke but also their recovery. Most treatments for stroke are time sensitive, so it is important we Think F.A.S.T. and Act FAST! - See more at: https://strokefoundation.com.au/how-you-can-help/stroke-week#sthash.svax2DXW.dpuf
This year we want Australian's to understand the impact time has on a stroke. A speedy reaction not only influences the treatment path for a person having a stroke but also their recovery. Most treatments for stroke are time sensitive, so it is important we Think F.A.S.T. and Act FAST! - See more at https://strokefoundation.com.au/how-you-can-help/stroke-week#sthash.svax2DXW.dpuf
This year we want Australian's to understand the impact time has on a stroke. A speedy reaction not only influences the treatment path for a person having a stroke but also their recovery. Most treatments for stroke are time sensitive so it is important we Think F.A.S.T. and Act FAST! - See more at: https://strokefoundation.com.au/how-you-can-help/stroke-week#sthash.svax2DXW.dpuf
This year we want Australian's to understand the impact time has on a stroke. A speedy reaction not only influences the treatment path for a person having a stroke but also their recovery. Most treatments for stroke are time sensitive, so it is important we Think F.A.S.T. and Act FAST! - See more at: https://strokefoundation.com.au/how-you-can-help/stroke-week#sthash.svax2DXW.dpufhas worked with the community to produce "Written by the Mob for the Mob," a tailored stroke education booklet made by Aboriginal people for Aboriginal people. Download Stroke: Written by the Mob for the Mob (PDF, 12 MB)
Rachel is working with the community to spread the message that when it comes to a stoke people need to act F.A.S.T and that a speedy reaction not only influences the treatment path for a person having a stroke but also their recovery.
Most treatments for stroke are time sensitive, so it is important we Think F.A.S.T. and Act FAST! - See more at: https://strokefoundation.com.au/how-you-can-help/stroke-week#sthash.svax2DXW.dpuf
Khi-lee Thorpe spoke with Rachel Peake about the booklet and National Stroke Week.