Improving HIV and STI responses through media and community engagement

HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in Western Australia are at their highest in 20 years. In response to this worrying escalation and the public need for accurate and balanced information about these diseases, the journalism department at Edith Cowan...

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Autores principales: Trevor Cullen, Ruth Callaghan
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:fe43b29ccfe845b2a8129c551b5fe5292021-12-02T12:35:51ZImproving HIV and STI responses through media and community engagement10.24135/pjr.v22i1.211023-94992324-2035https://doaj.org/article/fe43b29ccfe845b2a8129c551b5fe5292016-07-01T00:00:00Zhttps://ojs.aut.ac.nz/pacific-journalism-review/article/view/21https://doaj.org/toc/1023-9499https://doaj.org/toc/2324-2035HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in Western Australia are at their highest in 20 years. In response to this worrying escalation and the public need for accurate and balanced information about these diseases, the journalism department at Edith Cowan University, in partnership with the WA AIDS Council (WAAC), developed a pilot project that consisted of a series of media training and education programmes to enable WAAC staff to share information and stories with the media on HIV and STIs in a more confident and proactive way. The project offers a model framework for media and community engagement that can be applied to a broader range of health promotion and disease prevention issues.Trevor CullenRuth CallaghanAsia Pacific NetworkarticleAIDSAustraliahealthhealth communicationhealth promotionHIV/AIDSCommunication. Mass mediaP87-96Journalism. The periodical press, etc.PN4699-5650ENPacific Journalism Review, Vol 22, Iss 1 (2016)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
topic AIDS
Australia
health
health communication
health promotion
HIV/AIDS
Communication. Mass media
P87-96
Journalism. The periodical press, etc.
PN4699-5650
spellingShingle AIDS
Australia
health
health communication
health promotion
HIV/AIDS
Communication. Mass media
P87-96
Journalism. The periodical press, etc.
PN4699-5650
Trevor Cullen
Ruth Callaghan
Improving HIV and STI responses through media and community engagement
description HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in Western Australia are at their highest in 20 years. In response to this worrying escalation and the public need for accurate and balanced information about these diseases, the journalism department at Edith Cowan University, in partnership with the WA AIDS Council (WAAC), developed a pilot project that consisted of a series of media training and education programmes to enable WAAC staff to share information and stories with the media on HIV and STIs in a more confident and proactive way. The project offers a model framework for media and community engagement that can be applied to a broader range of health promotion and disease prevention issues.
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