Document 0224
 DOCN  M9590224
 TI    Diversity in the face of adversity. The delivery of HIV/STD services in
       western New South Wales.
 DT    9509
 AU    Baldwin R; Dubbo Sexual Health and HIV Service, NSW.
 SO    Annu Conf Australas Soc HIV Med. 1994 Nov 3-6;6:303 (unnumbered poster).
       Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE ASHM6/95291875
 AB    The four Health Districts of Macquarie, Orana, Castlereagh and Far West
       serve an approximate total population of 150,000 and cover 43% of the
       state of New South Wales. Prior to 1993 these four districts were
       one--the Orana Far West Region. HIV/STD Services have been provided in
       varying degrees within these Districts since the late 1980's. Specialist
       Medical Clinics are provided on a regular weekly basis in Dubbo
       (Macquarie) and monthly in Walgett (Orana). Other communities such as
       Broken Hill (Far West) and Mudgee (Castlereagh) have specialist
       counsellors/nurses to provide serology testing and referral services.
       The specialist health care workers are small in numbers and often placed
       in professionally and geographically isolated locations. The remoteness,
       diversity and small size of communities that require clinical services
       raises unique issues that confront these specialists. These issues
       include distance and time of travel, inappropriateness of local health
       facilities, specific needs of Aboriginal people and problems of service
       promotion and accessibility. This photo collage shows the diversity of
       locations and health care worker activities involved in the delivery of
       HIV/STD Services to Western N.S.W.
 DE    *Delivery of Health Care  Human  HIV Infections/DIAGNOSIS/*THERAPY
       *Medically Underserved Area  New South Wales  *Patient Care Team
       Regional Health Planning  *Rural Population  Sexually Transmitted
       Diseases/DIAGNOSIS/*THERAPY  MEETING ABSTRACT

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