My body. My health. Presentations for multicultural audiences
These presentations are for multicultural audiences with low health literacy. We’ve used plain language, so they are practical and easy to understand.
These resources help educators – health professionals, bicultural workers, community workers and leaders – to deliver health information to women and girls across Australia.
Presentation topics
- Health checks: What are health checks, when do you need to have them, and how to make an appointment to see a doctor.
- Good food for good health: A healthy diet, the 5 food groups, the importance of calcium and how to prepare healthy school lunches for children.
- Move more. Sit less: The importance of physical activity, physical activity guidelines and recommendations, and tips on how to move more during the day.
- Feeling good. How to feel more positive in life: Different types of feelings, how they can impact your life and what can help when you feel bad.
- The importance of vitamin D: Why is vitamin D important, and how can you get enough vitamin D.
- Menopause and your health. Stay healthy during and after menopause: When and why menopause happens, how to manage symptoms, and how to take care of your health during and after menopause.
- Sexual health and healthy relationships: Sexual health and sexuality, the importance of consent, different types of contraception, an unplanned pregnancy and abortion.
- Periods: The menstrual cycle, what to expect during a period, what is not normal during a period, and different period products available.
