Published on Wednesday, 11 September 2019 at 12:00:00 AM
The Shire of Derby/West Kimberley and community members from Pandanus Park, Mowanjum and Looma have joined forces to launch ‘Live Deadly’, a campaign that seeks to address the need for adult targeted health promotion programs within Indigenous communities.
Developed by the Shire of Derby/West Kimberley’s Aboriginal Environmental Health Unit and funded by the Department of Health, the campaign features local community members on the promotional posters and empowers people to address their health needs and the health needs of their community.
Over fifty people attended the launch at Pandanus Park Community on Tuesday 10 September which included community members and the Chief Executive Officers from Pandanus Park, Mowanjum and Looma Communities.
Lachlan Chapman, coordinator of the Shire of Derby/West Kimberley’s Aboriginal Environmental Health Unit said there were not issues with the technical aspect of existing environmental health promotional material, but delivering it in a concise way with the support of local people will help lead to an increase in environmental health awareness and improved public health outcomes.
“The ‘Live Deadly’ promotional material features community members from all three communities and focuses on looking after yourself, your house and your community,”
“The program has the flexibility to evolve in time with interchangeability of photos of community members to ensure the highest level of engagement is achieved,”
The ‘Live Deadly’ program has received national interest and the Shire’s Aboriginal Environmental Health Unit has been invited to present the program at the upcoming National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Environmental Health Conference in Perth on 17 September 2019.
“We are so happy to share this program with the greater community and we know our local communities are excited to be part of it too”, said Lachlan.
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| Above: Pandanus Park Community CEO Patricia Riley, Looma Aboriginal Corporation CEO Benedicta Pindan and Mowanjum Aboriginal Corporation CEO Steve Austin |
Above: Pandanus Park Community CEO Patricia Riley, Looma Aboriginal Corporation CEO Benedicta Pindan, Shire of Derby/West Kimberley CEO Amanda O’Halloran and Mowanjum Aboriginal Corporation CEO Steve Austin |
Above: Group photo of ‘Live Deadly’ launch |
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