HIV AND COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT: BUILDING COMMUNITY AWARENESS,

TACKLING STIGMA AND ENHANCED HEALTH PROMOTION.

Ian Muchamore

BUILDING COMMUNITY AWARENESS

- Low levels of HAND awareness- Background of high levels of anxiety and depression- Existing barriers to engagement in health services

Messages need to be realistic and health enabling

TACKLING STIGMA

- Established PLHIV concerns about privacy and health care services

- ENUF: Challenging stigma and building resilience www.enuf.org.au

- Double stigma? HIV AND mental health

- Challenges in “mainstreaming” services

ENHANCED HEALTH PROMOTION

- Targets to increase % PLHIV on HIV treatment

- Systems approach required, beyond HIV specialist services

- Senior Voices : public speakers, education to aged care sector and building social networks