Family Planning Queensland (FPQ)

FPQ has nine regional centres in addition to its headquarters in the Fortitude Valley.

HIV/AIDS, hepatitis C and sexual health promotion with young people project officer

FPQ’s Youth project Officer is Angela Wunsch. This role involves the development and maintenance of electronic learning resources (such as the project CD and website), identifying and responding to training needs and liaising with people working in the areas of HIV/AIDS, hepatitis C and sexual health promotion. Angela has worked as a Health Promotion Officer at FPQ for 6 years. She is based in Brisbane and can be contacted at:
youthproject@fpq.com.au

Queensland Health

HIV/AIDS, hepatitis C and sexual health coordinators

There are 6 HIV/ AIDS, hepatitis C and sexual health Coordinators across Queensland, with 2 in each Area Health Service. They have a Strategic level role to monitor and report on the implementation of the whole of Government HIV/ AIDS, hepatitis C and sexually transmissible infections Strategy via collaborative partnerships across Government, Non-Government and the Community-based Organisation sectors.

Southern AHS Coordinators:

South Brisbane, Logan, Gold Coast
Anthony Peet anthony_peet@health.qld.gov.au

Toowoomba
Bill Rutkin bill_rutkin@health.qld.gov.au

Central AHS Coordinators:

Brisbane
Joe Debattista joseph_debattista@health.qld.gov.au

Sunshine Coast, Wide Bay
Patrick Martin paddy_martin@health.qld.gov.au

Northern AHS Coordinators:

Townsville North West
Angela Hooper angela_hooper@health.qld.gov.au

Far North Queensland
Carla Gorton and Cathy O’Mullan (jobshare)
carla_gorton@health.qld.gov.au
cathy_omullan@health.qld.gov.au

HIV & HCV Education Projects

UQ's HIV & HCV Education Projects are based within the University of Queensland's School of Medicine and have been operating since the beginning of 1998. Originally the primary responsibility of the project was to design, develop, implement and evaluate courses for medical practitioners who wished to prescribe HIV antiretroviral therapies in Queensland. The HIV & HCV Education Projects now offer customised education activities on topics of choice and for particular target audiences as well as established education activities in the three core domains of HIV, sexual health and viral hepatitis. The customised education program enables workplace organisations to design an educational package to meet the diverse needs of their workforce within the constraints of time and budget.

For more information contact Stephen Lambert at:
hivandhcvprojects@uq.edu.au
www.som.uq.edu.au/hivandhcvprojects

 

Non Government Organisations

Children by Choice (CbyC)

Children by Choice provide unbiased information on all unplanned pregnancy options. CbyC’s services include: counselling, information and referral for abortion, adoption and parenting; community education and training; and a library.

Contact: (07) 3357 5570
Counselling outside Brisbane: 1800 177 725
www.childrenbychoice.org.au

Ethnic Communities Council of Queensland (ECCQ)

ECCQ is a peak body for advocating and lobbying on behalf of people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds (CALD). The statewide HIV/AIDS, hepatitis C and sexual health program at ECCQ is funded by Queensland Health to deliver health education and promotion activities such as free information sessions and printed different language resources to CALD communities in Queensland. The Multicultural Youth Health Educator role is to target primarily international students along with high-risk CALD youth and provide education on risk behaviour, consequences, choices and prevention in relation to HIV/AIDS, hepatitis C and sexual health.

Contact: (07) 3844 9166
www.eccq.com.au

Hepatitis Council of Queensland (HCQ)

HCQ is an incorporated, community based, consumer focussed, non-government organisation which recognises the diversity of, and strives to represent the interests of people affected by, or at risk of viral hepatitis.

Similar Hepatitis Councils exist in most States and Territories of Australia and all Councils are affiliated with the Hepatitis Australia, the national peak body based in Canberra. The HCQ is Queensland’s primary response to viral hepatitis in Queensland.

Contact: (07) 3236 0610
Infoline: 1800 648 491
www.hepqld.asn.au

Queensland Association for Healthy Communities (QAHC)

The Queensland Association for Healthy Communities (QAHC) promotes the health of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people in Queensland.

QAHC is engaged in the areas of LGBT Health, Sexual Health, Indigenous Health and fosters community capacity building and development. QAHC was previously known as the Queensland AIDS Council (QuAC).

Contact: (07) 3017 1777
www.qahc.org.au

Queensland Injectors Health Network (QuIHN)

QuIHN is a state wide organisation that provides Needle Syringe Programs, counselling, support services, distribution of information, education, life skills programs and services that relate to illicit drug use, blood borne viruses, sexual health and other psychological and physical health issues.

QuIHN's members, board of management, staff and volunteers are committed to supporting and promoting the health and well being of people who currently use illicit drugs, those who have used illicit drugs in the past, and members of the community touched or affected by illicit drug use.

Contact: (07) 3620 8111 (Brisbane)
www.quihn.org