SAMESH, December 2016 Are you or your friends/family/clients living with HIV and wanting to learn to cook a Christmas meal on a budget? Come along and enjoy some great food and learn some new skills. We understand how stressful Christmas can be when living on a budget, that’s why our December cooking demonstration will show you some budget-friendly meals that can be cooked for friends and...
An atlas of six South Australian communities: Mapping the influences on community wellbeing
DSCI & SA Health, 2016 An atlas of six South Australian communities: Mapping the influences on community wellbeing was produced for the South Australian Department for Communities and Social Inclusion (DCSI) and the Department for Health and Ageing (SA Health). Over the last three decades, numerous reports and studies have highlighted substantial variations in the wellbeing across the South...
Survival cooking: meals on a budget for people living with HIV (free event)
SAMESH, September 2016 This is the second cooking demonstration for people living with HIV. This demonstration continues the theme of budget cooking, minimising food waste, and creating healthy nutritious meals that can be frozen or kept for a number of days in the fridge. Details for this free event follow: Date: Thurs 27 October Time: 10am – 2pm Location:...
GK’s Cooking Demonstrations for people living with HIV
SAMESH will be running a number of cooking demonstrations aimed at people living with HIV (PLWHIV) on lower incomes, and the first demonstration will be held Thursday 25 August. The sessions will run bi-monthly from then (in August, October, and December). These classes are aimed at encouraging and teaching people how to cook healthy and nutritious meals at home. We also have a broader approach...
Study finds previously incarcerated women with HIV less likely to adhere to treatment
British Columbia Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS, July 19, 2016 The British Columbia Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS (BCCfE) has released new research that finds previously incarcerated women with HIV are three times more likely to have poor adherence to combination anti-retroviral therapy than HIV positive women who have not been incarcerated. Simon Fraser University Health Sciences...
Bobby Goldsmith Foundation financial support for PLHIV in SA
Living with HIV can be stressful and isolating. Bobby Goldsmith Foundation is here to help. Now with a base in Adelaide, BGF can provide direct financial support for people living with HIV (PLHIV) in South Australia to help people manage the cost of their health. BGF works to ensure PLHIV have access to treatments and can remain adherent to vital medications. If you are living with HIV and on low...