Greater Brisbane Area
I spent my formative years in New Zealand, famed for its sheep and exporting anyone with an IQ over 100, this makes me (understandably) confused and still unsure of what I would like to be when I grow up. Past jobs have involved listening to people complain and attempting to use mediation to reach a solution to their problems and even a career in real estate. When listening to people whine lost its attraction and finding myself not motivated by turning a quick profit I moved into an enjoyable job facilitating men having safer sex with one another whilst I rushed around making coffee and lending an understanding ear. When this began to pall, due to too much disinfectant and too little sleep, I found myself another related job developing social marketing campaigns and health promotion programs for others to deliver. Not as recently as I thought, I moved to Queensland to offer the limited pearls of wisdom I have gained to other people who still have the motivation to seek improvement of their fellow man, something I find still motivates me (on a good day). Specialties: Commuity Engagement. Health Promotion development. Mediation. Drug and Alcohol Counselling. Operational Planning. Staff support and supervision.
Haemophilia Foundation Queensland is the Queensland state body representing people with bleeding disorders. HFQ provides greater strength and advocacy to improve treatment, care and quality of life for people with bleeding disorders through; • Representation and advocacy (to govt, health services, etc) • Information and education (eg web site, public events and promotions, Newsletter, booklets, Conferences and forums, e-news, facebook page, etc) • Support (eg funding for residential workshops and camps; Youth programs and support activities for people co-infected with HIV and/or HCV) • Promoting research.
Strategic Consulting, including operational planning; research and development of health promotion and community engagement plans. Providing onsite and offsite mentoring and support. Advising and drafting best practice policies & staffing and program structures. Included time acting as Senior Engagement and Planning Officer for MNBML, a primary health care networning organisation.
Managing the Health Promotion team for gay men and MSM HIV & STI prevention and sexual health improvement and wellbeing
Developed and delivered gay mens sexual health promotion and HIV prevention.
Sexual Health Promotion Officer at Wentworth Area Health Service