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Get Healthy Service

The Get Healthy Information and Coaching Service (Get Healthy Service) is a free telephone service staffed by qualified health coaches aimed at supporting adults make  lifestyle changes regarding:

  • Healthy eating
  • Physical activity
  • How to reach and maintain a healthy weight

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[+ Connect] February

PositiveLife NSW have invited Pozhet clients to the upcoming social inclusion event, [+ Connect],  on Thursday 25 February 7pm – 9.30pm at the Darlington Centre, 174 City Rd, Darlington. It is from 7pm until 9.30pm and will include light snacks and drinks. The event is for […]

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Women under-represented in HIV clinical trials

A recent systematic review of clinical trials of HIV antiretroviral medications showed women were less than a quarter of participants.  The authors noted that this could limit the generalisability of findings as women can absorb drugs differently and respond differently to medication (side effects). (more…)

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Another opportunity to complete the Pozhet survey

Are you a heterosexual man or women and HIV positive?  Are you the partner or a family member of a heterosexual HIV positive person?  Do you live in NSW? If you did not complete this survey at the end of last year you now have […]

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Hepatitis C treatments to be subsidised

ART Uptake StudyThe Health Minister, Sussan Ley announced at the end of 2015 that ground breaking therapies for Hepatitis C will be listed on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) on March 1st. This means that people with hepatitis C in Australia will have affordable access to treatments which don’t have the debilitating side affects of existing interferon-based treatments. (more…)

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