Two more Foundation programs now free on DVD
October 31, 2008Thanks to generous funding provided by Rural Health Education Foundation program partners, two recent titles have been added to the Foundation’s list of educational programs available free on DVD.
Smoking and Pregnancy: Womb to Breathe explores the health impact of smoking on pregnant women, their unborn child, and young children. It includes filmed case studies and an animation that can be used to educate patients. It also canvasses the range of effective smoking cessation interventions, including the use of Lifescript tools, and considers how and when such interventions are best delivered.
* Limited DVD copies of this hour-long program, produced in April 2008, are now available free, courtesy of generous funding from the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing.
It Takes a Village looks at the development of services that aim to reduce social isolation, and to support families and children before child abuse or neglect occurs. The program features three filmed case studies of interventions that aim to reduce isolation and build stronger networks and communities.
* Limited DVD copies of this 26-minute program, produced in October 2008, are now available free, courtesy of generous funding from a number of philanthropic groups.
Other free programs still available
Two other Foundation DVDs remain available free of charge to bona fide Australian health professionals (one copy or set per individual or organisation).
Another Shade of Blue: Depression in Older Australians aims to provide information to rural health professionals on best practice multi-disciplinary interventions for depression in older Australians, including older Indigenous Australians and older people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.
* Free distribution of this 68-minute program, produced in November 2007, is funded by beyondblue - the national depression initiative.
The Continence Education Program Series consists of three Foundation titles, available free in a DVD set:
• Continence and Men’s Health is a 68-minute program which aims to help health workers increase their understanding of the issues relating to continence for men and the need to be aware of incontinence issues that relate to a range of specific conditions and health problems.
• Continence: Children and Adolescents is a 62-minute program which aims to improve the knowledge of health professionals relating to continence for children and adolescents. It will assist health professionals to normalise incontinence in the context of children’s development, and to treat, manage or refer the problem if it becomes chronic.
• Improving Bowel Continence is a 55-minute program which aims to assist health professionals to promote good diet and bowel habits and to help their patients to regain control and manage bowel problems.
* Free distribution of this three program set, produced between November 2007 and February 2008, is funded by the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing.
How to order free DVDs
Online
Ensure you are logged in, visit the program page of the program you wish to order, click “add to cart” and complete the order process.
By email, fax or phone
Contact the Foundation directly supplying details of the program you wish to order, your postal details and contact information.