Jhelissa

Wiggers

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Amamoo

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Visionaries: Hunter New England Local Health District contracted Inception Strategies to develop an Indigenous ‘Proud Choices’ comic that encourages young Aboriginal people to take a greater role in negotiating safer sexual health practices for themselves and their partners.

Workshops: The workshops to develop the script were held with Indigenous young people in Newcastle, NSW.

Production: Damian:

Workshops, Script, Creative Supervision

Mengling:

Project Manager

Chris:

Workshop Notes and Script

Jose:

Pencils and Inks

K.Loh:

Colours

Jaymes:

Letters

Mengling, Diane:

Editing

Kelly, Jax:

Editing

Erik, Elsie:

Proofing

Liz, Rachel:

Proofing

Lesley:

Pre-press

Thanks: John and Karen from Hunter New England Local Health District.

We hope this comic encourages Indigenous young people to negotiate safer sexual outcomes for themselves and their partners.

Damian Amamoo, CEO, Inception Strategies www.inceptionstrategies.com

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Chlamydia facts ● Chlamydia is the most common sexually transmissible infection (STI) in Australia and is passed on through sex without a condom (unprotected sex). ● The people most usually affected by this sexually transmitted infection (STI) are 15 to 29 year olds. ● Chlamydia is known as a ‘silent infection’ because it often has no signs. ● If left untreated, chlamydia can cause serious problems such as infertility meaning not be able to make babies (males) and not being able to have babies (females). ● Anyone who engages in unprotected sex with another person’s vagina, mouth or bum will be at risk of chlamydia infection. ● Signs of chlamydia may include pain on peeing, an unusual smell or leaking from vagina or penis, and lower tummy pain. ● The only way to find out if you have chlamydia is to visit your doctor or sexual health clinic and ask for a simple chlamydia pee test. ● In most cases, chlamydia can be easily fixed with a single course of antibiotics. ● Using condoms is the best way for people who are having sex to prevent getting and passing on chlamydia. ● When you are ready to have sex you should have a yarn about contraception (meaning the Pill/the Rod etc.) with a family member, local doctor, Aboriginal Health Service or Sexual Health Service.

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Jhelissa

Miranda

tyler

Haylee

REnae

Brian

Mavis

Ian

Tina

CaLeb

jayce

Montell

Teelah

Belle

max

We would like to thank the following talented people for their assistance in developing the storyline: Jayce Patrick, Tyler Ridgeway, Haylee Ridgeway, Samantha Dawson, Renae Lamb, Teelah Cooper and Montell Greentree. jhelissa.indd 28

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