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PiCC
Partners in Cultural Competence (PiCC) is Queensland's one-stop shop for cross cultural training and consultancy services. For more information about PiCC visit http://www.picc.org.au
 CAMS
Community Action for a Multicultural Society (CAMS), is a network of multicultural community workers undertaking systemic and group advocacy, and community capacity-building activities for the benefit of Queenslanders from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds and to strengthen multiculturalism across the state. http://www.camsqld.org.au
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HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis & Sexual Health Program
ECCQ’s HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis and Sexual Health programs seek to actively educate and inform people from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds on HIV, hepatitis, and sexually transmissible infections (STIs), and to increase CALD people's access to relevant health services.
The program is funded by Queensland Health. The Sexual Health component started in the 1980s, followed by the HIV/AIDS program in 1992, and the Hepatitis program in 2000.
The program ensures that CALD people are not disadvantaged in accessing health information and services, and that the promotion of wellbeing is appropriate for the needs of people from CALD backgrounds. Our Services The HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis and Sexual Health Program provides the following services: - Education and Training
The Program provides a variety of free workshops and presentations on a range of topics to CALD communities and youth; service providers and bilingual health workers and volunteers. Some workshops can be delivered in community languages. Further detail about the Program's workshops is available here.
- Health Facts
Information on a range of topics including: HIV, Hepatitis, Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, Sexually Transmitted Infections, Chlamydia, Gonorrhoea, Genital Herpes, Genital Warts, Syphilis.
- Publications
The Program has developed various health publications
- Community attitudes to Death, Dying and Religion, and other topics, available here.
- A range of translated publications have also been produced on topics including HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis and Sexually Transmitted Infections.These are in PDF format and can be printed.
- The provision of multilingual sexual health resources translated into community language brochures, which can be ordered and sent to service providers. Topics available are listed under each language here.
- Service Directory
ECCQ's Service Directory contains contact details for government and non-government HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis, Sexual Health services as well as legal services and multicultural organisations. Locations for the Queensland Needle and Syringe Program are also provided.
- Support Groups
Support groups for specific health issues are provided. For further information about the Program’s support groups, or if you are interested in working with ECCQ to set up a health focused support group, please contact the Health Program Coordinator, Zhihong Gu on 3846 4453 or email health@eccq.com.au
- HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis & Sexual Health Program hosting CALD social group.
Culturally and Linguistically Diverse people living with HIV and their families social group. 11am – 3pm on Saturdays Flyer here.
- Youth Program
The Youth Program is part of the HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis, and Sexual Health Program at ECCQ, and works to ensure that culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) youth are able to achieve the same positive sexual health outcomes as their mainstream peers. More information here
- Links
Links to other websites containing useful information. These can be accessed through ECCQ's Links Page.
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HIV CALD social group