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Collection description
Health services, community organisations and media outlets can download, share or adapt these to suit local needs and capacity.
The resource collection includes:
- brochures
- fact sheets
- radio scripts
- audio files.
Community awareness and prevention resources
Resources for community organisations, ACCHOs, local councils, schools, outreach services, community leaders, and public health teams.
- What is diphtheria? Why childhood immunisations are important (Department of Health, Disability and Ageing)
- Diseases we vaccinate against in childhood (Department of Health, Disability and Ageing)
- Jab Up Stay Strong (Queensland Health)
- Diphtheria – upsurge in potentially fatal respiratory cases (Media statement – Australasian Society for Infectious Diseases)
- Diphtheria health alert (NT Health)
- Diphtheria (Aboriginal Health Council Western Australia and Queensland Aboriginal and Islander Health Council)
- Diphtheria and Be alert for diphtheria, safety information alert (PDF, 137 KB) (NSW Health)
- Diphtheria resources (WA Health):
- Diphtheria fact sheet (PDF, 281 KB)
- Diphtheria high-risk contact letter (PDF, 216 KB)
- Diphtheria medium-risk contact letter (PDF, 215 KB)
- Diphtheria low-risk contact letter (PDF, 213 KB)
- clinic preparedness checklist (PDF, 1.991 MB)
- prevention poster (PDF, 889 KB)
- response poster (PDF, 758 KB)
- social media tiles (PDF, 2.557 MB)
- alert for regional WA
Diphtheria poster – Torres and Cape Hospital and Health Service
This poster about diphtheria from Torres and Cape Hospital and Health Service is reproduced by permission.
Editable and reusable resources
Information and resources to help you respond to diphtheria. You can adapt this guidance for local use and different settings.
Diphtheria radio scripts
These radio scripts can be used to read as is. If you'd like our help to produce audio versions of these, please contact us.
Health worker and clinical support resources
Health workers, ACCHOs, clinics, primary care providers, public health units, outreach and environmental health teams.
Resources cover:
- testing
- vaccination
- managing contacts
- infection prevention
- public health guidance.
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General public
Health professionals