Background –Reproductive and sexual health is just one part of the bigger picture of health in Aboriginal communities.
The AH&MRC Sexual Health Program works with members and other key stakeholders to facilitate a range of activities including:
- Providing cultural expertise and relevant community consultation
- Providing input and advice to key stakeholders at a local and state level
- Working with the ACCHS sector to identify and target priority groups who are most at risk e.g. those who inject drugs or are living with Hepatitis C or B or HIV
- Promoting Aboriginal owned and community-led strategies to successfully tackle stigma and shame.
- Educating and empowering the ACCHS sector workforce about the role they can play in ending HIV and promoting STI screening and appropriate treatments
- Providing regular updates to the ACCHS sector on new sexual health therapies and treatments
