Sexual Health and Blood Borne Viruses in Multicultural Communities in Ballarat

The MSHN Ballarat forum was held in the newly built Ballarat Community Health Centre on 21 May 2015.

Thirty-three people attended, predominantly from Ballarat, with some state-wide agencies attending from Melbourne.

The forum provided the opportunity for participants to hear about sexual health in regional areas, with a particular focus on Ballarat and the sexual health needs of people from refugee and migrant backgrounds.

The forum was divided into two sessions:

Session 1: Presentations on sexual health in migrants and refugees in regional areas
Session 2: Group discussions about ways forward to improve the sexual health of migrants and refugees living in regional areas.

Read a full summary of the MSHN Ballarat Forum.

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