June 2024, eSafety Commissioner (Australia) ‘Tipping the balance: LGBTIQ+ teens’ experiences negotiating connection, self-expression and harm online’ is based on the experiences of 305 Australian young people aged 14 to 17, who identified as LGBTIQ+. This research explores the online experiences of LGBTIQ+ teens and how they negotiate connection, express themselves and deal with harm...
Multilingual resources on sexual & reproductive health
Centre for Culture, Ethnicity & Health (CEH), July 2022 New and updated resources in translation, compiled by CEH. They cover sexual & reproductive health and related topics. Various languages. Links below. Contraception – your choices This translated fact sheet explains the available options for using a worry-free contraception that suits an individual as their best protection...
Disability Support Toolkit for frontline workers – violence and abuse
1800RESPECT, March 2020 The Disability Support Toolkit has resources for front line workers supporting people with disability who have been impacted by violence and abuse. People with disability are 1.8 times more likely to experience violence and abuse, including more varied forms of abuse. (Source: AIHW Report 2019.) They are also less likely, and take longer to reach out for support. This...
New Question Builder tool assists patients’ health literacy
Australian Commission on Safety and Quality/Healthdirect Australia The Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care and Healthdirect Australia have jointly launched the Question Builder, a free web-based tool to help people prepare for their medical appointment and make the best use of the time with their doctor. Question Builder is a free web-based tool to help you prepare for a...
Improving health literacy : guidelines
Clinical Advisor, July 03, 2016 It is no longer recommended that patients with low health literacy be identified. Instead, Universal Health Literacy Precautions are recommended. While some providers are concerned that using plain language with health-literate patients will offend, studies show that patients with adequate health literacy prefer to receive health information in an easier to...
New resource showing the teach back technique in hepatitis B context
Centre for Culture, Ethnicity and Health, St. Vincent’s Hospital and the Melbourne Primary Care Network, July 2015 This 9-minute video demonstrates the use of Teach Back in a Hepatitis B context. Teach back is a technique clinicians can use with clients to reduce the chance of misunderstanding important health information. The technique can assist patients to understand and engage in their own...