Harm Reduction Journal (Oct 2023)
Evaluating a complex health promotion program to reduce hepatitis C among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in New South Wales, Australia: the Deadly Liver Mob
- Carla Treloar,
- Kim Beadman,
- Mitch Beadman,
- Kerri-Anne Smith,
- Jade Christian,
- Aunty Clair Jackson,
- Beverley Tyson,
- Clayton Anderson,
- Larissa Smyth,
- Melinda Walker,
- Jennifer Heslop,
- Gary Gahan,
- Victor Tawil,
- Felicity Sheaves,
- Louise Maher,
- Julie Page,
- Donna Tilley,
- Ann Ryan,
- Kim Grant,
- Basil Donovan,
- Annabelle Stevens,
- Trevor Slattery,
- Kate Pearce,
- Franklin John-Leader,
- Andrew Walden,
- Jo Lenton,
- Margaret Crowley,
- Elena Cama
Affiliations
- Carla Treloar
- Centre for Social Research in Health, John Goodsell Building, UNSW Sydney
- Kim Beadman
- Centre for Social Research in Health, John Goodsell Building, UNSW Sydney
- Mitch Beadman
- Centre for Social Research in Health, John Goodsell Building, UNSW Sydney
- Kerri-Anne Smith
- Needle and Syringe Program, Mount Druitt Community Health Centre, Western Sydney Local Health District
- Jade Christian
- Needle and Syringe Program, Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District
- Aunty Clair Jackson
- Centre for Social Research in Health, John Goodsell Building, UNSW Sydney
- Beverley Tyson
- Dubbo Sexual Health, Western NSW Local Health District
- Clayton Anderson
- Dubbo Sexual Health, Western NSW Local Health District
- Larissa Smyth
- Byron Central Hospital, Mid North Coast and Northern NSW Local Health District
- Melinda Walker
- Centre for Social Research in Health, John Goodsell Building, UNSW Sydney
- Jennifer Heslop
- HIV & Related Programs, Mid North Coast and Northern NSW Local Health District
- Gary Gahan
- Kirketon Road Centre, South Eastern Sydney Local Health District
- Victor Tawil
- Centre for Population Health, Ministry of Health
- Felicity Sheaves
- Needle and Syringe Program, Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District
- Louise Maher
- Needle and Syringe Program, Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District
- Julie Page
- Needle and Syringe Program, Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District
- Donna Tilley
- Western Sydney Sexual Health Centre, Western Sydney Local Health District
- Ann Ryan
- HIV & Related Programs (HARP) Unit, Western and Far West NSW Local Health District
- Kim Grant
- HIV & Related Programs (HARP) Unit, Western and Far West NSW Local Health District
- Basil Donovan
- Kirby Institute, UNSW Sydney
- Annabelle Stevens
- Centre for Population Health, Ministry of Health
- Trevor Slattery
- HIV & Related Programs (HARP) Unit, Western and Far West NSW Local Health District
- Kate Pearce
- Needle and Syringe Program, Mount Druitt Community Health Centre, Western Sydney Local Health District
- Franklin John-Leader
- HIV & Related Programs, Mid North Coast and Northern NSW Local Health District
- Andrew Walden
- Needle and Syringe Program, Western NSW Local Health District
- Jo Lenton
- Broken Hill Community Centre, Far West Local Health District
- Margaret Crowley
- Dubbo Sexual Health, Western NSW Local Health District
- Elena Cama
- Centre for Social Research in Health, John Goodsell Building, UNSW Sydney
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12954-023-00885-9
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 20,
no. 1
pp. 1 – 8
Abstract
Abstract The Deadly Liver Mob (DLM) is a peer-delivered incentivised health promotion program by and for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians, and was introduced in response to the disproportionate number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians who are impacted by blood borne viruses (BBVs) and sexually transmitted infections (STIs). The goal of the program is to increase access to BBV and STI education, screening, treatment, and vaccination in recognition and response to the systemic barriers that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples face in accessing health care. This commentary introduces a series of papers that report on various aspects of the evaluation of the Deadly Liver Mob (DLM) program. In this paper, we explain what DLM is and how we constructed an evaluation framework for this complex health promotion intervention.
Keywords
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
- Blood borne viruses
- Health promotion
- Hepatitis C
- Sexually transmissible infections
