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1995
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A programme of HIV education was established and delivered to
students in island Secondary Schools.
The ACET Parenting Programmewas developed and established to
provide parents in primary and secondary schools with the
knowledge, skills and confidence they need to provide good sex
education for their own children.
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1996
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A Portuguese translationof ACET's popular booklet for secondary
school students - HIV Facts for Life was undertaken and launched on
World AIDS Day.
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1997
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Ana de Oliveira was recruited from Portugal to fill the
new post of Portuguese Community Development Officer. Her
role was to research the health promotion needs of members of the
local Portuguese community and to develop initiatives
that would ensure that they had equal access to sexual health
information and services.
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1998
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ACET published "Towards a Healthier Community"- a research
report into the health and welfare needs of the Portuguese
community in Jersey.
A Community Development Project was established to provide a focus
for educating people whose first language is not English about
health-related issues. Special classes were provided with a focus
on English and health literacy, and life-skills.
An HIV and sexual health programme for Portuguese inmates was
established and delivered at La Moye Prison.
ACET launched and distributed a quarterly Portuguese
Newsletter-Boletim Informativo, which provided practical
information about sexual health and social services in
Jersey.
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1999
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ACET hosted the first Portuguese Health Information Fairin
Jersey, which enabled more than 30 health and social care agencies
to showcase there services to the Portuguese community.
A Family Literacy Project for people whose first language is not
English was launched in partnership with Highlands College and a
Portuguese Children's Project was launched in partnership with
Jersey Child Care Trust.
1,500 attendances were recorded at the Community Development
Project on Saturday afternoons. 12,000 copies of Boletim
Informativo were distributed to Portuguese households.
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2000
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A second Portuguese Health Information Fairwas held and a
further 100 Portuguese workers joined ACET's Family Literacy
Classes.
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2001
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ACET published the first bi-lingual Guide to Sexual Health for
Health Professionals and Portuguese adults - Adam and
Eve.
ACET also initiated a Review of States policy for Interpreting and
Translation Services and worked with a Portuguese linguist from
Lisbon University to complete a report on the subject which was
commissioned by Policy and Resources.
Over 500 people attended a third Portuguese Health Information
Fair.
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2002
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ACET developed a new practical resource pack for parents of
young children. A Parent's Toolkit was launched in December and
free copies were made available through Health Visitors, nurseries
and primary schools to all households in Jersey with a child under
the age of 12 years.
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2003
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10,000 copies ofA Parent's Toolkit were distributed and the new
publication was awarded the CIM award for Marketing
Excellence.
A new Open Learning Centre was established on the Community
Development Project in Partnership with BBC Radio Jersey who also
broadcast a series of language and literacy programmes developed by
ACET entitled 'Learn while you Listen'.
The Community Development Project hosted, Bringing People
Together, a celebration of the achievements of 80 students who had
attended ACET Skilled for Health courses in 2003.
ACET provided HIV/AIDS training for 200 Children's Workers. A
partnership is established with Centre Point Trust to expand ACET's
Children's Project for marginalised and vulnerable children.
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2004
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ACET formed a new partnership with Standard Chartered Bank, a
founding member of the Global Business Coalition on HIV/AIDS, to
challenge complacency about HIV/AIDS in Jersey.
A further 155 Children's Workers received ACET training on
HIV/AIDS. A second reprint of A Parent's Toolkit was commissioned
and a further 1,000 copies distributed.
109 vulnerable and hard to reach children benefited from ACET's
Kids Club.
ACET's Outreach Worker provided one-to-one information about
HIV/AIDS for an average of 36 people from 15 different countries
every week.
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2005
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ACET lobbied government and key policy-makers for the
introduction of an Unlinked Anonymous Testing programme to provide
more reliable evidence of the prevalence of HIV in Jersey.
133 teachers, children's workers and social workers were trained by
ACET.
A new HIV Educator for young people was appointed and began work in
schools.
HIV Facts for Life, a new publication for teenagers, was published
with sponsorship from Standard Chartered and distributed to all
secondary schools and doctors surgeries. ACET achieved Investor in
People status.
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2006
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ACET participated in the drafting of a new Sexual Health
Strategy for Jersey and published a series of health Fact Sheets
for newly arrived immigrants.
A Research Project collected evidence of the health needs of the
Polish community to inform future provision.
ACET delivered HIV/AIDS education to1,500 students in secondary
schools.
Provided the keynote address at a Symposium on HIV in the
Workplace, which was hosted by Standard Chartered Bank and lobbied
and campaigned for legal protection from discrimination for people
living with HIV in Jersey from the point of diagnosis.
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2007
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ACET worked with Standard Chartered Bank to establish the HIV
Business Forum to harness theresources and expertise of business in
educating people about HIV and challenging stigma and
prejudice.
HIV in the Workplace, a new programme of diversity and equality
trainingwas launched to help employers manage and protect HIV
positive employees.
ACET worked with the Children and Young People HIV Network in the
UK to raise awareness of the damaging effects of stigma and
discrimination on children and young people living with HIV in
Jersey.
ACET highlighted the need to revise and update the States of Jersey
HIV anti-discrimination policies and practices.
ACET secured government funding to further develop health
improvement education and access to health and welfare services for
Portuguese people living in Jersey.
ACET developed and delivered a new Parenting course for Portuguese
parents in partnership with Parenting Services at The Bridge.
ACET developed Working towards an HIV-friendly School, a new
training course staff and teachers, designed to protect children
and families from the damaging effects of HIV-related stigma and
discrimination.
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