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Table 1 Comparison of online material provided by each location

From: Misled about lead: an assessment of online public health education material from Australia’s lead mining and smelting towns

 

Broken Hill

Mount Isa

Port Pirie

Program Title

Lead Health Program

Living with Lead Alliance

Targeted Lead Abatement Program; Ten for Them

Slogan

“Lead it’s in our hands”

“Living safely with lead”

“It’s in our hands”

Partner Organizations

The Child & Family Centre, Broken Hill Health Service; NSW Government, Far West Local Health District

Queensland Government (Health and Department of Environment & Heritage Protection); Mount Isa Mines; Mount Isa City Council

South Australian Government; Nyrstar

Online FAQ

No

yes, although only on blood lead level

yes, comprehensive list

Online newsletter

No

Yes

No

Photo or video gallery

No

No

Yes

Links to other resources

no active links on page

No

yes, with broken links

Clearly identified subsections on:

   

  • Living with lead

No

Living with lead poster

Yes

  • Renovating

Yes

Lead in the home poster

Yes

  • Garden

Yes

Lead in the back yard poster

Yes

  • Expectant mothers

Yes

Pregnancy poster

Yes

  • Nutrition

Yes

Diet poster

No

  • Hygiene

Yes

Wet wipe poster

No

  • Occupation

Yes

No

No

Other online resources

Schematic of lead testing schedule

multiple posters

Top tip cards, community van

Currency of news section

~2014

Nov 2013

March 2015

Facebook

No

Yes

Yes

Twitter

No

yes - although with only 9 tweets

yes, but broken link