The ENDING-STIs project hosted its first community information event at Darumbal Community Youth Service in Rockhampton
on 27 September 2022 to introduce
the ENDING-STIs project to the community.
[Image: Jethro Romer, Central Queensland study coordinator, at the community information event. The resources shown are available for download from our project page.]
Coordinators Jethro Romer and Salenna Elliott led the information session with a small but enthusiastic turn out. Research team members Professor James Ward, Associate Professor Joanne Bryant and Kacey Martin joined via Zoom.
Pitjantjatjara/Narungga man and UQ Poche Centre for Indigenous Health Director Professor James Ward was impressed with interest from community members to work with the project to find the best ways to tackle sexually transmissible infections in Indigenous communities in Central Queensland and the Northern Territory.
“Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) that are easily detected and treated remain at unacceptably high levels in Indigenous communities in Australia. This research provides a unique opportunity to break new ground in STI control,” he said.
“The ENDING-STIs project adopts a different approach to doing research – we want community to take the lead in deciding what programs or services might work best for their young people. The community has been really interested to hear how we’ve flipped the usual relationships between researchers and the communites they work with,” said study coordinator Dr Salenna Elliott.
To attend an information night in the future, sign up to our project updates here.
