BE WELL COPD Resource Toolkit: Presentation slides and illustrations for health education sessions

The BE WELL COPD Resource Toolkit is a ready-to-use PowerPoint presentation containing all nine sets of illustrations from the BE WELL Yarning Scripts and Illustrations resource. Developed for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Workers and Practitioners, it is designed to support the delivery of culturally safe COPD education in ACCHS settings, pulmonary rehabilitation programs, and community health sessions. 

Why use the BE WELL COPD Resource Toolkit? 

Having the BE WELL illustrations in a presentation format makes it straightforward to deliver structured COPD education sessions in a group or one-on-one setting. Health workers can display each illustration on a screen or projector and use it as a visual anchor for yarning conversations with community members. 

Key features of the BE WELL COPD Resource Toolkit 

• All nine BE WELL illustration sets in a single PowerPoint file, covering how the lungs work, COPD’s effects, medications and inhalers, COPD Action Plans, exercise and pulmonary rehabilitation, managing breathlessness, energy conservation, anxiety and stress, and healthy eating. 

• Slide-based format designed for group education sessions, community presentations, and clinical consultations. 

• Illustrations developed in partnership with ACCHS and reviewed by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health professionals. 

• Designed to be used alongside the BE WELL Yarning Scripts for a complete, structured education program. 

Practical applications for health workers 

Well suited for pulmonary rehabilitation programs, community health education sessions, and ACCHS settings. Individual slides can be used as conversation starters, printed as handouts, or displayed in waiting areas. 

The Learning from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples living with COPD guide is a free resource developed as part of the BE WELL project. Education resources were developed with funding from the NHMRC Global Alliance for Chronic Diseases for a project tilted: Implementing evidence into practice to improve chronic lung disease management in Indigenous Australians: the Breathe Easy, Walk Easy – Lungs for Life (BE WELL) project. 

The development of the resources was led by Professor Jennifer Alison and Dr David Meharg, with support from Lung Foundation Australia.  

Illustrations by Ben Crothers from Bright Pilots. The scripts were reviewed by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health professionals.  

The Investigation team for the NHMRC GACD grant was: Prof Jennifer Alison, Prof Christine Jenkins, Prof Stephen Jan, Prof Graeme Maguire, Prof Tim Shaw, Prof Sarah Dennis, A/Prof Zoe McKeough, Dr Vanessa Lee.