HIV/AIDS
Testing, Testing 1 2 3
Getting tested for HIV is the only way to know whether you are HIV positive (which means that you have the virus) or HIV negative (which means that you don’t have the virus). In most cases HIV testing is free and anonymous. This website has information about what is involved in getting an HIV test, what the results mean, and where you can go to get an HIV test in Australia.
A New Epidemic or Just Changing Times: responding to increases in HIV infection
The first HIV and AIDS diagnoses were recorded in Australia in the early 1980s. AIDS diagnoses steadily increased until 1994 when they began to rapidly decline. Presented at the Health in Difference 5 Conference - 205
Changing Voices - stories of living with HIV
People Living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) Victoria have launched ‘Changing Voices’, which consists of a book and a DVD produced by the people from the HIV Positive Speakers Bureau.
HIV AIDS Positive Stories
This website offers stories from around the globe by people who are affected by HIV/AIDS.
Reporting HIV in Australia: Information for Journalists
This guide for journalists is the third revised edition of a booklet originally published as the HIV/AIDS Media Guide.
Country Awarness Network
Country Awareness Network Victoria Inc. (CAN) is a community based, not for profit, non government membership organisation funded, in part, by the Department of Human Services Victoria (DHS).
Next Steps - a resource for people recently diagnosed with HIV
This booklet covers a range of topics, including treatments and monitoring, transmitting and preventing HIV, safe sex, relationships, sexually transmitted infections, legal rights, health maintenance, women's issues and the stages of adapting after diagnosis.
Primary Health Care Project on HIV and Depression
A short report of key findings from the 'Primary Health Care Project on HIV and Depression' is now available online.
Positively Rural
CAN (Country Awareness Network Victoria) have launched a resource called Positively Rural. Developed for People Living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA), the small booklet brochure provides tips regarding Victorian rural living.
PLWHA Victoria Outreach
People Living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) have recommenced the weekly PLWHA Victoria Outreach at the Victorian AIDS Council’s Positive Living Centre
