Community education and health promotion

Providing information and education about all aspects of HIV/AIDS and sexual health is an important part of the AIDS Action Council's work. We also provide education on issues relevant to gay and bisexual men. Education occurs through outreach projects, as well as workshops, training sessions and speaking engagements.

Many people phone or drop in to get information on the transmission and prevention of HIV, the HIV antibody test and other issues. We also focus specifically on education for people living with HIV/AIDS. Education Services are available to individuals and organisations.

Please contact the Community Education and Health Promotion Unit (contact us) if you would like more information.

Services

• Workshops
  We run several workshops each year. Groups are run for both younger and older gay and bisexual men and lesbian and bisexual women. All workshops are free and confidential.
• Community education services
  The Community Education and Health Promotion Unit can provide interactive health education sessions to your groups on HIV/AIDS, safe sex, sexuality and homophobia.
• HIV/AIDS, sexually transmitted infections and sexual health information
  What you need to know about HIV/AIDS, Sexually Transmitted Infections and other sexual health related issues.
• Library
  The Library contains a wide range of HIV/AIDS related publications and audio-visual materials on all aspects of HIV.

Projects

• Campaigns
  We produce several safe sex and HIV-related campaigns each year targetting many different groups.
• Qnet - Canberra's queer youth cyberspace
  An online community for gay, lesbian, bi, transgendered and intersex people under the age of 25. It's also a place for their friends, family, teachers, supporters and peers to offer support, get information and make new contacts. http://www.qnet.org.au
• In Our Own Write
  A project run by same-sex attracted youth to develop a book about what it’s like to be a young gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender young person in Canberra in 2006.
• Sex Worker Outreach Project (SWOP) ACT
  SWOP provides support, information, education and advocacy to sex workers in Canberra.

Research

• Canberra gay community periodic survey
  The aim of the Canberra gay community periodic survey survey is to provide data on levels of safe an unsafe sexual practice in a broad cross-sectional sample of gay and homosexually active men.