National Resource Network
As part of building capacity for workers developing hepatitis C resources Hepatitis Australia facilitates the National Resource Network (NRN). The NRN is an email group which meets face-to-face once a year. The purpose of the NRN is to:
- Facilitate collaboration and communication and provide a peer support network for resource officers within the hepatitis sector
- To share information on planning, developing, promoting, distributing and evaluating industry resources
- Reduce duplication of resources and ensure funding is used most effectively
- Facilitate best practice in resource development
- Facilitate adaptation of national resources to local use or local resources to national use
- To ensure effective distribution and sharing of Hepatitis Australia resources.
The National Resource Network currently has respresentatives from organisations involved in developing or informing national hepatitis C resources. The following organisations are currently represented on the NRN:
- Hepatitis Australia and State & Territory Hepatitis Councils
- Australasian Society for HIV Medicine (ASHM)
- Australian Injecting & Illicit Drug Users League (AIVL)
- Haemophilia Foundation of Australia (HFA)
- Multicultural HIV/AIDS and Hepatitis C Service (MHAHS)
- Association for Preventation & Harm Reduction Programs (Anex)
- National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (NACCHO) (currently vacant)
(last updated 18 May 2010)