Rheumatic Heart Disease (RHD) is a preventable childhood illness that kills 2 young Australians each week. First Nations children experience rates of RHD 60 times higher than non-Indigenous Australians. 

Take Heart: Deadly Heart is a campaign raising awareness of RHD through a documentary film that highlights the impact of the disease on First Nations communities. Take Heart recognises the need for fundamental reforms to the health system to better address the needs of First Nations People.

The campaign promotes the RHD Endgame Strategy which seeks to eradicate RHD by 2031.

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Learn more about RHD:

• Heart Failure: An investigation into the hidden killer in rural Australia: An ABC Four Corners investigation into RHD.
• Aboriginal Housing, Australia’s Biggest Policy Failure: Outlines how issues with First Nations housing contribute to RHD.

Watch the film and schedule a screening for your family and friends.

Write to your Federal and State representatives demanding that more is done to eradicate RHD. ANTAR’s Campaigning for Justice guidance provides tips on how to craft an effective letter.

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