Edith Cowan University

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Intro

Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet is a Level II Research Centre within the Edith Cowan University (ECU). It is an innovative resource aimed at informing policy and practice in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health, by ensuring that research (and other knowledge sources) is easily accessible.

Lilo was approached to create two applications for HealthInfoNet to promote good hearing and healthy ears.

Lilo was approached to create two applications for HealthInfoNet to promote good hearing and healthy ears.

What We Did

The Hearing Each Other application

Lilo created this Android app for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Workers, for use when communicating with families about good hearing and healthy ears. The interactive app is also used by family members (on their own phones) to learn about otitis media and associated hearing loss.

The app includes an action list of prevention, management and treatment tasks for people to continue to use on their own smartphones. It was promoted to teachers, family members, health professionals, community workers, Elders, community leaders and community organisations.

Make Your Own

Indigenous health workers used the Make your Own app to create flyers or posters good hearing and healthy ears within their community. The app included sample messages based on important health issues linked with Indigenous ear health.

The purpose of the app was used to create locally meaningful resources – in local language, containing local images.

The Result

Lilo developed two apps for Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet, significantly improving ear health education. The “Hearing Each Other” app enabled health workers and families to manage otitis media and hearing loss. Meanwhile, the “Make Your Own” app empowered health workers to create local health resources. These initiatives underscore Lilo’s impactful role in Indigenous health through app development.

Sector

Property

Services

Creative Direction, Production

Technologies

JavaScript, HTML / PHP, PhoneGap

Location

Perth, Australia