Health Promotion Resources Project

Health Promotion Resources ProjectBrooke Shepherd July 2013

Youth Week NSW Partnership• Partnership between STIPU, LHD HARP

Units, FPNSW and Y foundations with NSW Office of communities

• Promoting sexual health messages to YP via the 152 LGAs across NSW;

• 50% increase in LHDs engaging with and supporting LGAs;

• Youth driven seeding grants initiative across NSW; 32 enquiries and 14 applications;

• Youth Forum at NSW Parliament House- 83 attendees.

Youth Week Forum Outcomes• Submission of Youth Week Forum outcomes

to the YAC;

• Youth-specific sexual health WG as part of the YAC;

• Submission to the NSW Health Plan 2030 around sexual health from a YP perspective via SESLHD CE;

• Ongoing and sustainable LGA partnerships for LHDs that they can utilise in other areas of their work.

NSW Festvials Initiaitive• The 2012-13 report near completion;

• Data indicting initiative is having a positive influence on motivations towards:

-discussing sexual health related topics with peers and partners

-using condoms

-getting tested for STIs

• Exploring strategies for the 2013-14 season.

Get tested website• Supporting the MoH in the redevelopment;

• Integration of:

-postcode and suburb locator for General Practice

-sexual health risk assessment

-holistic sexual health messaging

World AIDS Day• Theme for 2013- Ending HIV;

• Strategies include:

• Online campaign to engage NSW Population;

• Partnership with Pacific Friends to engage media;

• GP engagement around HIV testing, using WAD as a vehicle.