who?

Welcome to Heterosexual HIV/AIDS Service (HHAS)
Australia’s largest support and education program for straight men and women with HIV/AIDS living in New South Wales

Heterosexual HIV/AIDS Service (HHAS) is the lead agency in NSW to address issues related to HIV and heterosexuality. Heterosexual HIV/AIDS can go unrecognized and misunderstood in the community. Some people may feel fearful about the future, isolated from friends and family or discriminated against. Pozhet’s aims to reduce all these negative implications of HIV infection and promote a healthy and happy way of living.

Heterosexual HIV/AIDS Service (HHAS) started in 1991 as a small volunteer led peer support service. Since that time, the service has grown in staff and scope, and has developed along with the lived HIV experience.

Under NSW Health, Heterosexual HIV/AIDS Service (HHAS) role is to enhance the physical, sexual and emotional health of our client group; increase access to medical treatments, health services and health professionals; enhance and support women affected by HIV/AIDS to gain equitable access to services and treatment information; reduce social isolation and related health effects; ensure that the needs of HIV positive heterosexuals and their partners and family members are included in HIV/AIDS education and health care initiatives; and ensure that priority issues for heterosexuals living with HIV/AIDS are on the agenda of Area Health Services and relevant non-government organisations.

We achieve these goals via involvement in social research and providing health promotion, advocacy, training and client/peer support.

why?

Heterosexual HIV/AIDS Service (HHAS)) was started in 1991 so that straight men and women who have tested HIV positive and live in NSW, can make new friendships, talk to one another and get great tips on living well with HIV/AIDS.

HIV affects the largest sexually active group- straight men and women. You’re not alone; there are other people like yourself living with the virus in Australia.