Take Heart: Deadly Heart – movie on Rheumatic Heart Disease (RHD)
Karratha Red Earth Arts Precinct 27 Welcome Road, Karratha, WA, AustraliaRheumatic Heart Disease (RHD) is a cardiac condition that affects many children and young people in the Pilbara. It is completely preventable, starting with a strep throat or skin sores usually associated with disadvantaged living conditions, and can lead to permanent and irreversible heart valve damage. This disease is most prevalent in Aboriginal young people in our community, with many requiring monthly injections and inevitable heart surgery. Without treatment, RHD and its complications can be life-threatening. Take Heart: Deadly Heart provides a powerful centrepiece to National Close the Gap Day events, NAIDOC Week events and educational initiatives. If the film can reach the...







