Men, Women, Children, Partners, Families. You are not alone.

Straight Arrows is a not for profit organisation governed by and for heterosexual people living with HIV and is Victoria lead agency for heterosexuality and HIV.

We offer peer support, information, advocacy, health promotion and referrals for HIV positive heterosexual men, women, their partners and families. In recognition of our members' diverse needs, we provide a safe and comfortable environment that is completely confidential.

For more information about Straight Arrows, you can contact us on

For support, please email us at

support@straightarrows.org.au

 

HIV futures seven
Making positive lives count

Out now!

HIV Futures seven is the seventh national survey of Australian People Living with HIV (PLHIV) conducted by the Living with HIV program at the Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society, La Trobe University.

HIV Futures is an anonymous survey of PLHIV. It asks people about a range of issues including their health, treatments, work and financial situation. HIV Futures surveys have been conducted every two to three years since 1997, attracting responses from around 1000 PLHIV each time.

The HIV Futures survey has been developed in consultation with a variety of community groups and it is officially supported by the National Association of People Living with HIV/AIDS (NAPWA), the Australian Federation of AIDS Organisations (AFAO) and the Australasian Society of HIV Medicine (ASHM).

HIV Futures provides information to PLHIV, community organisations, service providers, doctors and government about the actual experience of living with HIV and the current needs of PLHIV.

HIV Futures seven will be run between October 2011 and 15^th January 2012. Hardcopy survey booklets will be sent out to HIV/AIDS organisations across the country. These can be returned anonymously and free of charge via the envelope attached to the survey booklet.

The survey can also be filled out online by going to:

For more information, or to request a copy of the survey booklet, contact us:
Ph: (freecall) 1800 064 398 or
Email: hivfutures@latrobe.edu.au

Make sure your experience counts. Let us know what living with HIV is like for you. Be part of HIV Futures seven.

 

The Stigma Audit

A survey about HIV stigma in Australia

An end to stigma

The stigma of HIV is something we can live without.

We want to hear from all sorts of people about what it means to be positive.When you have a spare 20mins, log on to

www.hivstigma.net.au

and complete the online survey

This research is is being conducted of NAPWA

 

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60 Minutes story

What a wonderful way to raise the profile of Positive Women in Australia.  Thank you to Susan, Deanna, Michelle, Sarah and the other women who participated for helping to bring this to the eyes of the general community.  Well done ladies.

Thinking Positive

We thought we had it all under control. But the infection rate of HIV has shot up again, and it's now straight women who are among the most vulnerable.

 

Abacavir linked to heart disease, stroke, tenofovir to heart failure, in large US study

A large study of US patients with HIV has concluded that people taking abacavir had an increased risk of heart disease and stroke, but also found a modestly increased risk of heart failure in people taking tenofovir.

The study, which analysed patient data from the Veterans Administration Clinical Case Registry, was published this month in the journal AIDS.

 

http://www.aidsmap.com/en/Email-a-friend/tpl/1412195/page/1789447/

 

What's new in the World of HIV

Female Condom

http://www.avert.org/female-condom.htm

 

More news

Daily Dose of HIV Drug Reduces Risk of HIV Infection

UNAIDS Report Finds New HIV Infections Dropped by 20% Over 10 Years, Deaths From AIDS-Related Illness Dropped by 20% Over 5 Years

http://www.thebody.com/content/art59570.html

 

"The fight with HIV, Hepatitis Viruses, Tuberculosis and Resistant  Organisms - new battles, new strategies"

The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research is running a Public Lecture on 7 June 2011 from 5.45 - 7.30 PM. The focus of this lecture is "The fight with HIV, Hepatitis Viruses, Tuberculosis and Resistant  Organisms - new battles, new strategies"

We would like to invite you to this free event.

Please note: Reservations are essential, please phone 03 9345 2555 or register online at   

www.wehi.edu.au/lecture