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Gout resources for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples

Discover easy-to-understand, culturally informed resources to help you and your community manage gout.

Developed alongside Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, these guides and videos provide trusted information and practical tips for living well with gout.

What You’ll Find

Plain language resources and videos sharing must have information to manage gout.
Information on what gout is, how it affects mob, and steps for self-management.
Tips on pain relief and healthy eating.
Guidance shaped with community voices, cultural knowledge, and clinical evidence.

Artwork by: Wotjobaluk/Gunaikurnai artist Thomas ‘Marksey’ Marks. Click HERE to learn more about the artist and artwork.

Why These Resources Matter

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples experience higher rates of gout and related conditions than other Australians, and face more barriers accessing care. These resources are here to close the gap, promote self-management, and support strong, healthy communities

Gout Community Toolkit

What is the toolkit? 

The Gout Community Toolkit has been developed in consultation with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. It provides culturally safe, easy-to-understand resources for individuals, families and communities to learn about gout and how to manage it.

What is included in the toolkit? 

Fact sheet: What about gout?  

A resource covering what gout is, what causes it, common triggers, symptoms, and how to manage it.  
Download the resource.

Fact sheet: Gout and diet?  

Explains how the foods and drinks we consume can affect gout, healthy lifestyle tips to support gout management, and dispels common myths about diet and gout.  
Download the resource.

Taking Control of your Gout Booklet 

A comprehensive guide covering a range of key topics on gout designed to inform, support and empower people to manage their condition and live better with gout. 
Download the resource.

Gout Explained Animation 

A short, animated story that explains what gout is, why it happens and how it can be managed.  
Click here to view animation.

Gout Videos 

A collection of videos featuring people sharing their personal experiences of living with gout, alongside health professionals who explain what gout is, how it can be managed and debunk common myths. 
View the videos here. 

Community Presentation

Slides that you can present to or share with your community to help live better with gout.
Download PowerPoint presentation.

Postcards 

Print-out postcards to share at community events, clinics or with patients to raise awareness of the gout toolkit. 
Download printable postcards.

Digital assets

 
Share digital materials via social media or email to promote the toolkit among your networks. 
Download social tiles.

How can you use this toolkit? 

At home: use this toolkit with your family or household to learn more about gout and how to support one another.
With your health worker or doctor:  Bring the toolkit to appointments with your Aboriginal Health Worker, GP or nurse to help guide open, informed conversations about managing gout in way that works for you.    
In community clinics and programs: Health professionals and support workers can use the toolkit as an educational tool to support shared decision-making, explain gout clearly and answer questions from community.
At community gatherings: Use the toolkit at cultural events or community meetings to raise awareness and encourage healthy conversations about gout.

Staying Moving Staying Strong

The Staying Moving Staying Strong (SMSS) project has developed arthritis information resources for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples living with osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, lupus and gout.

The resources have been developed by the SMSS project team, in partnership with Arthritis and Osteoporosis Western Australia, with the support of Arthritis Australia and funding from the Commonwealth Government.

The SMSS project team consists of Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal researchers, health practitioners and Aboriginal Community members with lived experience of osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, lupus and/or gout. The SMSS project team conducted research yarns (culturally appropriate interviews) with Aboriginal peoples about their arthritis information needs and preferences, and reviewed clinical practice guidelines to create culturally informed, evidence-based information resources.

The information resources have been developed in the format of videos, as well as digital downloadable and printed brochures.

Videos are available here: Staying Strong with Arthritis – YouTube.
Downloadable brochures are available to download below.

Osteoarthritis resources for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples

Discover easy-to-understand, culturally informed resources to help you and your community manage gout. Developed alongside Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, these guides and videos provide trusted information and practical tips for living well with osteoarthritis.

Arthritis resources for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples