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Community Health Worker Resource Kit

The Community Health Worker Resource kit has been developed and trialed for use by people who train and work with Aboriginal Health Workers.

Contents cover literacy and numeracy skills needed to carry out practical health workplace tasks ranging from dosage calculations to using medical manuals. The Kit comes in durable packaging with laminated colour coded cards for easy identification of the three streams: literacy, numeracy, and workplace communication.

What the Kit Contains

• three streams for literacy, numeracy and workplace communication
• sets of colour-coded information and practice cards for each stream
• distinctive icons and graphics
• a booklet that tells the story of western medical practice
• a CD-ROM covering all kit contents.

Key Features

• durable packaging
• easy to use off the job or in the workplace
• works well in one-to-one sessions or with groups
• ideal for use where computer-based learning is not possible
• sold free of copyright restrictions.

What People Say About the Kit

'This resource kit will be a valuable asset in working with Community Health Aides and Community Health Practitioners in rural, village-based emergency and primary health care providers. The information is clear, concise, understandable, easy-to-follow and relevant. Because the information is so readily understandable, it promotes critically accurate and safe medical practices. The Community Health Worker Resource Kit is an important addition to basic health care education.'
Regina Kuhnley BS, CNM and Melany Cueva RN, MA, Anchorage Community Health Aide Training Center, Alaska Native Medical Center.

'An innovative fun way to develop and advance learning around the "health language" for anyone. Very useful for the undergraduate Aboriginal Health Workers. We had great fun learning about time, measurement and fractions in old and new ways.'
Linda Zerna, Manager Education Branch, Central Australian Aboriginal Congress.

'I have used the kit with Aboriginal Health Workers in remote communities in Central Australia ... I found them to be clear, practical resources.'
Maria Castles, Health Literacy Educator, Central Australian Remote Health Development Services

Ordering Information

Australian purchases
Price: $AUD495.00 includes GST, handling and road freight.
Air freight by arrangement

International purchases
Price: $AUD450.00
Freight by arrangement

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