Environmental Health Education

Education resources for Environmental Health Practitioners, Animal Management Workers and Rangers

Resources
Dog health manual Dog Health Programs in Indigenous Communities - an Environmental Health Practitioners Guide by Dr Samantha Phelan.
This comprehensive guide (339 pages) has been written as a reference for people wanting to make dogs healthier in their own communities or in communities they work in.

More about Dog Health Programs in Indigenous Communities - an Environmental Health Practitioners Guide

Caring for dogs The 'Caring for Dogs, Community, and Country' DVD is a key AMRRIC resource and is a great tool for Environmental Health Practitioners as well as for use in community stores, schools and health centres.

More about 'Caring for Dogs, Community, and Country', see parts of the DVD here.

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"Keeping Dogs Healthy" DVD produced by Pakam Media for Nirrumbuk Indigenous Employment Centre.
Filmed in Bidyadanga, WA.

To order the DVD contact Nirrumbuk Indigenous Centre.

 

Pamphlets
How to keep your dog free from gut diseases
How to prevent and treat gut diseases in dogs
Dog Bogey
How to wash your dogs skin and coat. Developed by the rangers at Yarabah QLD.
Fleas
How to keep your dog free of fleas. About the flea lifecycle and products to use on your dog to kill fleas.
Worms
About the lifecycle of worms and treating worms in dogs and humans. Developed with Nirrumbuk Aboriginal Corporation, Broome
Feeding your dog
What to feed your dog and how much. About food which is harmful for your dog.

 

Info sheets
Skin problems
How to identify and treat skin problems in dogs.
Dog Census
Dog colour, condition and health census worksheet.

 

Powerpoints
  • Population control
  • Mange
  • Gut diseases
  • Zoonoses
  • Dogs and Country
  • First Aid

Please contact  AMRRIC's Education Officer for access to these resources.

 

School Resources

Want to work with the kids in your community? Go to School page for ideas