The Conversation, 19/04/2017 10:04 AM AEST | Updated 20/04/2017 10:53 AM AEST Two New South Wales teenagers’ fight to get their baby daughter back has reignited debate over teenage pregnancy, and how young is too young to care for a child. While experts may agree that teen pregnancies are less than ideal, there is disagreement about what should happen in the case of the young couple —...
(Via SIN, April 2017) Laws can be complicated, but the sex worker community agrees on decriminalisation. Watch sex worker and activist Juno Mac unpack the different legal frameworks that affect sex workers, and then explain that decriminalisation is the only way forward. “If you care about gender equality or poverty or migration or public health, then sex worker rights matter to you,”...
SAMESH, March 2017 SAMESH’s next cooking class for people living with HIV is ready to serve! If you’re interested in learning how to cook healthy meals on a budget contact SAMESH and RSVP your spot today – places are limited. When: Wednesday 12 April 2017 10 am – 2 pm Where: 57 Hyde Street, Adelaide 5000 RSVP: Monday 10 April 2017 – Call SAMESH on (08) 7099 5300...
The Guardian, Thursday 16 March 2017 06.21 AEDT Good health isn’t simply determined by provision of or access to medical and allied health services. It is influenced by a range of factors impacting on human lives on a day-to-day basis including income, education, conditions of employment, power and social support – the social determinants of health. While the social determinants of health take on...
Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society, 2017 In 2015, there were just under 3,000 women living with (diagnosed) HIV in Australia, representing around 10% of the overall number of Australians currently living with HIV. The experience of living with HIV can be very different for women than it is for men. HIV Futures 8 is a survey about the health and wellbeing of people living with...
SAMESH, January 2017 The next FREE peer-led cooking demonstration for people living with HIV is coming up quickly. Healthy recipes to help keep those New Year’s Resolutions! Watch the chef demonstrate and then sample the yummy results for lunch. 10 am – 2 pm – Wednesday 8 February 2017 57 Hyde street, Adelaide Register by Monday 6 February Call SAMESH on (08) 7099 5300 to...