Improving the well-being for young people living with rheumatic heart disease: A peer support pilot program through Danila Dilba Health Service

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in Australia have an inequitable burden of acute rheumatic fever (ARF) and rheumatic heart disease (RHD), concentrated among young people and necessitating ongoing medical care during adolescence. There is an unmet need for improved well-being and support for these young people to complement current biomedical management.

Citation:
Sivak L, O’Brien M, Paolucci O, Wade V, Lizama C, Halkon C, Enkel S, Noonan K, Wyber R. Improving the well-being for young people living with rheumatic heart disease: A peer support pilot program through Danila Dilba Health Service. Health Promot J Aust. 2021.

Keywords:
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander; health promotion; public health; qualitative research; rheumatic heart disease

Abstract:
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in Australia have an inequitable burden of acute rheumatic fever (ARF) and rheumatic heart disease (RHD), concentrated among young people and necessitating ongoing medical care during adolescence. There is an unmet need for improved well-being and support for these young people to complement current biomedical management.