Indigenous children and young peoples live with an inequitable burden of acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease. In this Review, we focus on the epidemiological burden and lived experience of these conditions for Indigenous young peoples in Australia, New Zealand, and Canada. We outline the direct and indirect drivers of rheumatic heart disease risk and their mitigation. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2021
• June 2021

On 11 May 2017, over 60 attendees from throughout Australia convened in Darwin for a one-day Annual Meeting to discuss the progress of the END RHD CRE research projects, national RHD advocacy and the development of the final Endgame output. ...

• End Rheumatic Heart Disease Centre of Research Excellence
• News & Events
• 2017
• May

Learn more about the background and motivations of END RHD CRE Research Fellow Simone Reynolds. ...

• End Rheumatic Heart Disease Centre of Research Excellence
• News & Events
• 2018
• March

Telethon Kids Institute & Menzies School of Health Research will lead an international project to develop a diagnostic tool for acute rheumatic fever. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• News & Events
• News & Events at Telethon Kids
• 2017
• November

Collaboration is the driving force behind ‘END RHD Demonstration Communities’ – a new community-driven, research-backed approach to tackling rheumatic heart disease (RHD) in remote Australia. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• News & Events
• News & Events at Telethon Kids
• 2018
• July

The Telethon Kids Institute and Menzies School of Health Research have joined forces with Danila Dilba Health Service to look at improving treatment for RHD. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• News & Events
• News & Events at Telethon Kids
• 2018
• February

Researchers from Telethon Kids Institute have been awarded more than $11 million to support vital child health projects, under the Federal Government’s Medical Research Future Fund. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• News & Events
• News & Events at Telethon Kids
• 2023
• March

Rheumatic heart disease (RHD) is responsible for a significant burden of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality, and remains the most common cause of acquired heart disease among children and young adults in low-income and middle-income countries. Additionally, the global COVID-19 pandemic has forced the emergency restructuring of many health systems, which has had a broad impact on health in general, including cardiovascular disease. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2023
• Jun 2023

On 11 May 2017, over 60 attendees from throughout Australia convened in Darwin for a one-day Annual Meeting to discuss the progress of the END RHD CRE research projects, national RHD advocacy and the development of the final Endgame output. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Early Environment
• END RHD Program
• News & Events
• 2017
• May

In Australia’s north, Aboriginal peoples live with world-high rates of rheumatic heart disease (RHD) and its precursor, acute rheumatic fever (ARF); driven by social and environmental determinants of health. We undertook a program of work to strengthen RHD primordial and primary prevention using a model addressing six domains: housing and environmental support, community awareness and empowerment, health literacy, health and education service integration, health navigation and health provider education. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2021
• October 2021