Finn O'Keefe (AFAO) highlights the value of HIV Australia - AFAO's flagship publication - in highlighting key and emerging issues, providing a snapshot of current thinking, and as a tool for advocacy and education. This presentation was given at AFAO's Positive Services Forum 2012.

1. HIV Australia
creating communities of engagement

2. HIV Australia: AFAO’s flagship
publication

3. HIV Australia
AFAO’s flagship publication
Distributed to:
AFAO member organisations;
people living with HIV
organisations that work with PLHIV
Health and community workers
 libraries and universities
 government agencies
 and many others…

4. Distribution and reach
 Over 3000 copies of the magazine are
distributed on a quarterly basis to
organisations and individual subscribers
across Australia
 250 international subscribers, primarily in the
Asia-Pacific

6. Content development
 Thematic editions produced around key and emerging
areas, with input from a national advisory committee
and bi-annual readers surveys

7. Thematic editions:
 Highlight key and emerging issues relevant to
PLHIV and associated organisations
 Provide a snapshot of current thinking about
specific issues
 A tool for advocacy and education on soecific
issue
 Contributions both from within and ‘outside’
those who we deal with in our day-to-day

8. Reader feedback
 Themes of interest/relevance were evenly
split – articles dealing stigma and
discrimination, mental health, criminal law
and ageing were all equally popular.
 Just over 50% of the readership cited
relevance to their work as the primary reason
for subscribing.
 40% of readers said they were HIV positive

9. Reader feedback
 “This magazine has become my strongest
connection to the HIV world now. Thank you.”
 “When I was new to the sector it helped get
my head around many issues around HIV; got
the human side too”

10. Reader feedback
 “As an ex-education officer I use it as an
educational tool. Most of my clients discuss
personal issues with me. Many are men who
have sex with men but don't identify as gay or
bi. Most of these guys are totally ignorant of
risks.”

11. Reader feedback
 “HIV is not seen as much of a priority in
Tasmania (small population, low numbers)
but we've had some spikes in last few years -
good to see the magazine and be able to
display it and suggest it as a resource to
other services.”

12. HIV and the prison system

13. HIV and the prison system

14. HIV and CALD communities

17. HIV Australia online

18. Women and HIV

19. Women and HIV: the data

21. NEXT EDITION…
E-HIV: HIV AND ICT
Focusing on HIV prevention and education projects that use social
media and other forms of information and communications
technology (ICT) to disseminate information and foster two-way
communication about HIV prevention, testing, treatment, and
research.

22. NEXT EDITION…
E-HIV: HIV AND ICT
Focusing on HIV prevention and education projects that use social
media and other forms of information and communications
technology (ICT) to disseminate information and foster two-way
communication about HIV prevention, testing, treatment, and
research.