About the platform
What is CrosswellHealth?
CrosswellHealth is a practitioner-researcher platform developed from ongoing doctoral research and frontline health promotion work at a sexual health clinic in Sydney. It focuses on HIV-related stigma, attitudes, acculturation and the lived experiences of Black African migrants in Australia, combining rigorous evidence with a commitment to community voice.
Research
Mixed-methods PhD study at UNSW Sydney on HIV stigma among migrant communities.
Practice
Health promotion at Clinic 16, NSW Health sexual health services.
Advocacy
Challenging structural stigma and promoting culturally safe services.
Project aims
What we set out to do
01
Translate evidence
Make PhD research accessible to communities, clinicians and policymakers beyond academia.
02
Amplify voices
Centre the experiences of people living with HIV and those navigating stigma in migrant contexts.
03
Promote safe care
Highlight culturally responsive approaches to sexual health service delivery and engagement.
04
Build connections
Foster dialogue between researchers, practitioners, community members and advocates.
The researcher
Behind the platform
CA
Collins Adu
PhD Candidate, UNSW Sydney · Health Promotion Officer, Clinic 16 NSW Health
Collins researches HIV-related knowledge, attitudes, stigma and lived experiences among migrant populations in Australia using a mixed-methods design. He also works at the intersection of clinical practice and community health promotion, with a focus on culturally safe care for underserved populations.
HIV stigma
Migrant health
Sub-Saharan Africa
Sexual health
Acculturation
Mixed methods
Cultural safety