STIGMA health promotion initiatives
Since the formation of STIGMA, a number of working groups have focused on developing and implementing health promotion initiatives. The promotion of regular STI testing to gay men and their health care providers has been a major focus.
This has included development of a number of resources:
- The development, promotion and continual improvement of www.whytest.org.
- The “Party Play Test” social marketing campaign which was released during Sydney’s Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras 2006 and included the launch of new electronic technologies on the whytest website. This feature provides free STI testing reminders to gay men via SMS or email. In addition, an electronic partner notification system has been developed to enable gay men diagnosed with an STI to inform their sexual partners via SMS or email.
- A review and re-printing of, Last night I picked up someone… and something! A guide to sexually transmissible infections for gay men. booklet 2008
- A bookmark for GP patient records was also developed to assist GPs to remind their gay male patients about regular STI testing. 2006
- A social marketing campaign encouraging gay men to get vaccinated for Hepatitis A and B which included the distribution of vouchers for free vaccinations at sexual health clinics. A training session for GPs on gay men and sexual health was provided as part of this project. 2004
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